Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

Covid-19 fallout pushed the care industries into the home. Home care vs. assisted living – the demand is for home care. Hospitals continue to close , especially in rural areas. Acute care delivery at home for Medicare recipients has been endorsed by the American Hospital Association – and bills supporting it may pass.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Companies emerged or announced updates addressing dementia care. The concept of an AI Caregiver to augment limited staffing took on new significance as the crisis in care work worsened throughout the year. RubyWell helps all family caregivers save and make money, so you can regain financial stability and focus on caring.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

The key takeaways included: Focus on collaboration and support amongst nurses to prepare and support the frontline pandemic response in both acute and primary sectors. Systemic issues of the nursing shortage, critical care capacity and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) were common across countries. Lack of testing adds to pressure.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray. These tags store critical information and respond by reflecting radio waves from RFID readers. In the inherently human realm of healthcare, errors are an unfortunate reality.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Then there is the cost of 24x7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care ($53-54K annual). But families are still in a position of finding and then managing the care workers, even with agency assistance. You get the idea.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Then there is the cost of 24x7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care ($53-54K annual). But families are still in a position of finding and then managing the care workers, even with agency assistance. You get the idea.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

And it created a big challenge for the multiple PR firms engaged to help create that visibility to innovation in care. As the newly published vision states: “No longer is telehealth merely a virtual urgent care service. Following cancellation, phone calls replaced nearly all 10 scheduled in-person meetings. Learn more. . Learn more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Camanio Care. Camanio Care is a care tech company that develops innovative solutions for a good care at home with the individual in focus. Through three focus areas; Active Life Mealtime and Digital care, Camanio Care wishes to support people's basic needs and increase accessibility and quality within health care."

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The latest patient engagement survey from Stericycle Communication Solutions found that nearly half of patients have booked appointments online (48%) or sought care from a non-traditional provider (45%) in the last year, with half of those patients using retail care and one-third using virtual care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Silver Cloud is a behavioural health company that has developed digital care models equivalent to face-to-face encounters. In the short term, they can exploit synergies between the acquired companies (Conversa chatbots can complement Silver Cloud's virtual care model for behavioural health) to increase organic growth opportunities.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

Recently there was an opportunity to query executives in senior care, including Dr. Arif Nazir, Chief Medical Officer, Signature HealthCARE, who was asked about the technology impact on long-term care jobs. We must follow the economic models -- in an academic setting, each opportunity to provide care is an opportunity to teach.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 25, 2018

Says Ken Dychwald in the WSJ article : “We’re going to have to look to nontraditional care,” says Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, a consulting firm. Or is the real issue the low growth of population in the appropriate age range (45-64) of people to provide care to people who are aged 80+? The numbers are daunting.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Many will need to be monitored in their home for chronic diseases and in-home risk of falling – Amazon noticed with Alexa Together – Verizon noticed with its Care Smart Watch. Home care companies, senior living companies, skilled nursing facilities are all desperate for workers to address this increasingly overwhelming market.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Yes that is vertical integration in the continuum of care – specifically for health services to elderly Medicare recipients. And the $146 million that went into PointClickCare – that is software for long-term post-acute care ( LTPAC ), another euphemism for what it really is – care of the elderly , generally in nursing homes.

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. With a software update and perhaps a few new peripherals, some with price tags as little as $10, your original machine can now work for everyone.

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. With a software update and perhaps a few new peripherals, some with price tags as little as $10, your original machine can now work for everyone.

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Telehealth HIPAA Interoperability Telemedicine 48

American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. With a software update and perhaps a few new peripherals, some with price tags as little as $10, your original machine can now work for everyone.

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Telehealth HIPAA Interoperability Telemedicine 48

American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. With a software update and perhaps a few new peripherals, some with price tags as little as $10, your original machine can now work for everyone.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 31, 2017

While healthcare is expected to continue to be discussed when Congress reconvenes in September, some state governments are taking steps of their own to shore up the Affordable Care Act impact on healthcare services at the state level. The post MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers first appeared on The ACA Times.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

While healthcare continues to be talked about by the federal government, some state governments are taking steps of their own to shore up the Affordable Care Act (ACA) impact on healthcare services at the state level. The post Masshealth Changes Come With a Hefty Price Tag For Employers [UPDATE] first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 25, 2018

of doctors and nurses own a smartphone, and critically around 35% of them use web-based messaging apps to discuss patient care and send clinical information on a regular basis. Jules felt that a significant proportion of the patients he saw in clinic could be cared for without coming to see him in person.

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American Well

JUNE 28, 2015

The use of telemedicine across state borders has long been predicted as a way to improve access to care—particularly for patients in rural areas—as well as to give physicians and patients access to talented sub-specialists. Virtual Care a Growing Trend Locally, Nationally. Dark Daily.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

Here's what he's learned so far about their feelings on virtual care. A brief background about myself and my practice: I am an occupational medicine physician working under a not-for-profit health care system. In addition, avoid telehealth visits during the acute infection and trauma phase.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I’ll be honest, it was refreshing to hear a President & Co-Founder of a healthcare IT company celebrating the dropping of the word “interoperability” from their tag line. Without careful consideration of improving workflows to bring efficiency to care providers and comfort to patients you risk falling short of adoption. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Biofourmis’ remote patient monitoring and AI-based analytics technology, Biovitals, provides personalized predictive care by leveraging active and passive data collected from clinical-grade patient wearables that continuously monitor more than 20 physiological parameters, as well as patient-captured data from a mobile app. Biofourmis.

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