Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

It feels like the vision industry is at an inflection point at this moment, I intuited during yesterday’s convening of Decoding the Consumer: The new science of customer behavior, the theme of the 13th annual global leadership summit hosted by Vision Monday, a program of Jobson Medical Information which is part of the WebMD family.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

If a high-impact all is detected, FallCall's US-based medical monitoring service is automatically contacted* and will send emergency services if needed. This program is for everyone who takes their overall health seriously and wants to try to prevent a heart attack or stroke. Learn more at HandsFreeHealth.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2019

Was that what was meant in the concept ‘design for all’ in this prescient report ‘Connected Living for Social Aging’ sponsored by AARP in 2011? Per the report’s definition of ‘Design for all’: User experiences that appeal to all age groups, persisting across versions and devices. . What does senior-specific mean?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

Déjà vu all over again. More programs are emerging to get older adults to tech parity. Since the introduction of the Apple Watch in 2014 and its subsequent sales of more than 33 million (as of 2020), Apple has been the dominant player in the US market. Stay tuned. Maybe 2020 was the tipping point and 2021 is the year.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 31, 2018

million (one-third of the US population) and what they may have in common with each other. Their products are for ‘all’ people, no individual age-based market segments appear to matter. Today there are nearly 50 million people aged 65+ in the US, and one in five Americans will be at least that age in twelve short years.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 24, 2018

"Make your plans to join us for the 2018 LeadingAge Annual Meeting and EXPO, where you’ll join other dedicated professionals to exchange ideas, explore new strategies and master the latest best practices all while reigniting your commitment and dedication. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , senior living. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The last gasp of August and Labor Day's hurricane Dorian is behind us. Interest has grown in the use of technology to mitigate social isolation – more on that topic later this week, and the US population aged 65+ passed 52 million in 2018. What to make of all this? Think back on the cycles of tech deployment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"It helps to strengthen the patient/physician relationship, as all content and care protocols are prescribed and shaped by the patient's physicians. Today, 22 of 27 of the center's surgeons are on the platform, including all sports medicine, spine and total joint surgeons.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached. There are cost controls built into these programs, so telehealth can't increase overall costs. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

There are more than 69 million people aged 60+ in the US. The US statistics do what nearly all US data analysis does – 'older adult' equals 65+. In an article in the NY Times, Paula Span’s title said it all: Just What Older People Didn’t Need: More Isolation. Saving seniors from Covid-19 means worsening isolation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2019

With a program that touches on every facet of aging services, this is where you’ll join other dedicated professionals to exchange ideas, explore new strategies and master the latest best practices all while reigniting your commitment and dedication to the people you serve.” Learn more at LeadingAge.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

And even in our most cynical moments, we can all hearken back to our grandmothers’ kitchen table wisdom for dealing with skin issues, the flu, and broken hearts. Doing so would cause us to pay a lot more for it than we do today.”. Globally, health care trust hit 67, and in the US, 61. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 31, 2017

The program provides healthcare to 1.9 He signed the bill anyway at the urging of lawmakers concerned with the state healthcare program’s sustainability. It’s incredibly disappointing to learn that all substantive reforms have fallen by the wayside and a tax on job creators in Massachusetts will remain.”.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In Massachusetts, the state is taking action to address a budget shortfall for the Commonwealth’s Medicaid (MassHealth) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The program provides healthcare to 1.9 He signed the bill anyway at the urging of lawmakers concerned with the state healthcare program’s sustainability.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

To see all of the feature stories in the Burnout in the Age of COVID-19 series, click here. This put a lot of pressure on the physicians who oversee telehealth programs at these providers: the telehealth managers. This was all very new to patients, who already had the stress of the pandemic as a constant in their lives, she added.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 25, 2018

." Healthcare messaging apps in the UK today So if this is such a large market opportunity and everyone is using WhatsApp, what could fill the demand in the UK? We’ve made Medic Bleep super easy to use and available on 3 key platforms – web, iOS, and Android – so you can choose what works for you. Is everyone using WhatsApp?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 20, 2024

Tech user experiences are deteriorating at a rapid rate – for all. The absurdity of two-factor authentication within a single device, long complex passwords , five years of remembered password history to prevent re-use. All I want is the result of blood test, presented in an explainable way, not just “HIGH”. My Chart , myself.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Joyoti Goswami COVID-19 has spurred telehealth and remote patient monitoring adoption across the United States, with 36 percent of the US consumers now using telehealth to replace healthcare visits. To ensure these providers make the best use of the available resources while planning for the long term, CIOs must consider the following.

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TheraNest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Most of us have been there – the main thing is not to stay in that rut. Many therapists have heard about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) but very few take the time to learn how to use SEO to rank on the first page of Google results. The first organic result on a page (not an advertisement) receives about 33% of all clicks.

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TheraNest

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Most of us have been there – the main thing is not to stay in that rut. Many therapists have heard about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) but very few take the time to learn how to use SEO to rank on the first page of Google results. The first organic result on a page (not an advertisement) receives about 33% of all clicks.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Projects are underway at the University of Illinois , MIT AgeLab , Georgia Tech , and no doubt other university programs around the US. When 60% of homes in the US have smart speakers of some type, talking to tech is here to stay. category tags: AI and machine learning , Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , smart home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

During this same time, we also launched a contact-tracing program to help identify those who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to prevent future spread. A cross-functional team across the health system came together to build the program quickly. Pivoting the workforce to telecommuting. The silver lining.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2021

"As I conceptualized my launch of the Indiana Hernia Center in the face of all the developing barriers to private practice entry, it was clear that we would need a disruptive Uber-like model to deliver low-overheard, efficient, quality care that would revive the doctor-patient relationship and generate a web presence second to none.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

So how do we use technology to bridge the gap? If all I did was take the existing system and built a parallel system that was virtual, does that really solve anything? " And then, between all that, you've got a whole bunch of communication and logistics to need to figure out which provider you should actually see.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

My work with healthcare enterprises suggests that 80-90% of all outpatient visits could become "virtualized" in some way. Digital front door apps are all the rage. The pandemic has made us all afraid to touch any surface exposed to the public. If anything, the actual shift in spend could be much higher.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clinicians Taking Responsibility Naturally, the medical profession can’t fix all SDoH. A Mandate to Address SDoH According to Hillit Meidar-Alfi, founder and chief executive officer of Spatially Health , value-based care models are pushing healthcare providers to use SDoH.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

All signs point to the PHE extending for another 90-day period until January 2023 because the 60 day advance notice wasn’t given in August , but the president’s latest statement indicates this could be the final renewal, and the PHE may finally expire in the new year. Region Tag: Global Edition. healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

All signs point to the PHE extending for another 90-day period until January 2023 because the 60 day advance notice wasn’t given in August , but the president’s latest statement indicates this could be the final renewal, and the PHE may finally expire in the new year. Region Tag: Global Edition. healthcare system.

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Redox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Many of us have experienced a prior authorization (PA) process – when a doctor requests approval from a health insurance company before providing a medical service or treatment. According to the 2020 CAQH index , PA is the single largest expense for the healthcare industry with a total price tag estimated at about $767 million annually.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Some will appear in the US market, others may not until a much later date, if ever. All text is from public media. All are worth a look. . The Movano Ring will measure all the basic metrics, including heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), sleep, respiration, temperature, blood oxygen levels, steps, and calories burned.

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Health Populi

MAY 11, 2023

This week, three intriguing examples are resonating with us: The ever-evolving weight-loss industry FDA favors OTC use for Perrigo’s Opill daily oral contraceptive birth control pill The convergence of fashion and health — specifically, how an over-the-counter medicine converges with clothing that helps us feel better.

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