Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Focus on the benefits of digital technology for nurses and patients, with continuity of care ensured through remote consultations. Patients have embraced the shift to digital, with nurses supporting digital engagement. “It takes time and imagination to find accessible solutions to engage patients digitally,” she continued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | October 17, 2023 News Covenant Health advances hospital-at-home program Dr. By Bill Siwicki | August 09, 2023 News Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM Remote patient monitoring has helped the health system boost patient engagement, improve patient.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Both platforms are now in position to deliver value and benefit to older users -- and thus the opportunity to speak and be heard. Comparisons between an individual’s status and the general population will be made prior to a suggestion about health, activity, and engagement. Use cases have proven valuable for seniors.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Smart TVs, a treasure trove of data , according to Elizabeth Parks, CEO of Parks Associates, can also deliver access to telehealth services, share family photos, and provide engagement for older adults who may be homebound. category tags: Television/Smart TV , computers, broadband, and social networking. Learn more at Independa.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2018

Groundbreaking research presented at this week’s ASCO meeting found that some women diagnosed with certain forms of cancer do not benefit from undergoing chemotherapy. ” A genetic test that costs $3,000 helps to identify women who could benefit from avoiding chemo. The test is called the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

TigerTouch allows providers to control communication by initiating communications with a patient’s cell number via text message, thus solving phone-tag and voicemail problems. TigerTouch is designed to help healthcare providers improve patient experiences, the company said, by providing: Direct engagement with healthcare providers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 31, 2023

But there is one benefit of having an actual conversation with a call center rep, as well as watching TV Medicare Advantage advertising. And they cannot sign up directly because they are convinced that they need a broker – which is what one-third of plan beneficiaries actually engage -- and who makes a sizable commission on the sale.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 27, 2022

One exec noted in a July 26 2022 article : “We are going to have to start looking at different ways to do some tasks that really don’t enhance the quality of life of the residents in an engagement sense and utilize the technology to accomplish that.” category tags: senior living , homecare , SNF , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Throughout the crisis, virtual visits, remote monitoring, and patient engagement tools have effectively reduced foot traffic at clinics and delivered a large portion of office visits virtually. Frost & Sullivan research indicates a growth of nearly 20-25% in patient engagement management solutions in 2021 alone. More than 1.2

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2020

Consider reimbursement for telehealth technologies , a wave of free engagement software, distribution of tablets to senior centers and Echo Dots to senior living , to remote care voice tech for high needs seniors and government-funded competition to combat social isolation. Consider the components of technology to deliver remote care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

in senior living ), Alexa Together (for remote monitoring in the home) or SafelyYou for fall prevention, AI platforms for care like CarePredict , safety-focused offerings Constant Companion , Aloe Care , social isolation offerings like ElliQ or engagement offerings from iN2L.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 19, 2023

While the category has obvious benefits for those with visual and motor difficulties, its power to improve the lives of all older adults is significant. Within five years, doctors will see the benefit in guiding older adults to their usage. This report discusses the opportunities, both in 2018 and moving forward.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

Has the future arrived for the technologists who invented Voice First and the broad market of consumers who bought and benefited, from the early days? Furthermore, senior living communities also quickly adopted Zoom and VR during the pandemic to provide engagement beyond speech. Is voice first indistinguishable from magic?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

Not just telehealth, but robots for cleaning or engagement technologies to mitigate isolation are ramping up. As the world settles into a post-pandemic phase , what will matter most for the care of and benefit for older adults ? And for home care – is there a better way to engage and retain the worker ?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 9, 2019

For 2019, here are five VR offerings that specifically note benefits for older adults. We use an innovative combination of filmmaking, software development, educational design, and interactive media to create engaging experiences your staff will look forward to using." Learn more at E mbodiedLabs. VR for those who need it the most.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

The time is right for engaging with an AI-powered avatar for health advice, including assisting with fall prevention. F rom Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits to savings on your prescription drugs, we will help you reduce your daily out-of-pocket expenses by finding validated ways to save.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Technology is radically improving care for veterans Featured Decision Content:

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In addition to low pay and benefits, non-medical and home health jobs can be lonely, with no onsite supervision or peer relationships. The vision included ideas such as: The care recipient is engaged in their own care. category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care.

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Digital Health Global

JULY 11, 2023

While providing resources, guidance, connections and mentorship to entrepreneurs and thought leaders, CharmHealth and its community benefit from the fresh perspectives, creative problem-solving, and disruptive thinking rising startups share. Another crucial aspect of the Innovation Challenge is knowledge exchange.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But they're also gaining big benefits in quality improvement, cost efficiency, and more. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Patient Engagement Here's how some pioneering health IT leaders are using AI today, and how they're planning for the future.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The oldest baby boomer, it should be mentioned, is 74 now, but the youngest is 56 and may have aging parents who could benefit, depending on health status, from these five offerings from that report. MusicGlove works by motivating users to perform hundreds of therapeutic hand and finger exercises while playing an engaging musical game.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Patient engagement. For example, take patient engagement. Manually engaging patients—sending them appointment reminders, dispensing preventive medicine information, allowing them to reschedule appointments—is a time-consuming process that requires staff resources that many providers don’t have.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

He shared this image from Cracked Labs which illustrates the many data sources beyond the legacy health care claim that stakeholders can access and, if used for good, can benefit patient care and health outcomes. The tag line of the book is how AI can help humanize health care. Globally, that calculated to a value of $2.36

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2019

Lacking access to smartphones, Internet, in-home broadband/WiFi cuts oldest out of access to modern telehealth, communication and engagement, in-home sensors, outside-home GPS, fall detection, and device integration with smartphones. The benefit still unclear? Not adopting tech -- it's not okay. Is the coverage spotty?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

HIMSS 2019 is where 40,000 health IT enthusiasts engage. Per their own by-the-numbers charts , you see a picture of the scale of it -- more than 40,000 attendees wanted to be in Orlando, braving weather-related travel obstacles, obtain any required continuing education units – and ideally see as much as possible of the 1300 vendor exhibits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Older adults benefit from voice-AI enabled innovation and deployment. And it looks like they will continue to benefit in 2022 and beyond. Advice to seniors seeks to help older adults understand how to benefit from voice while aging in place. Researchers want to understand how best to create a voice assistant. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But the benefits of technology may not just be related to disease management and lifestyle. Centenarians of the future will benefit from technology (r)evolution. However, while Internet access is growing globally , the oldest old may still be non-participants in the benefits accrued with being online. Implication/Benefit/risk.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 31, 2018

Surely that would turn into a reason why Google (Nest or otherwise) would engage. So what year is the right year for Google to be “shipping products” to benefit them? Was that accidental innovation that benefits older adults? category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging , smart home , Voice First/AI technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Patients with chronic diseases or those who are discharged from hospitals may benefit from the use of RPM technology to monitor significant chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and especially to avoid a recurrence of an issue that would require readmission. .

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Back 20 years ago, there seemed to be an expectation that when a clinician recorded some fact, they would also tag that fact with a sensitivity tag. Thus when an access request was made these tags could be inspected by the access control engine to determine if the data could be accessed by the individual requesting access.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

Indirect costs are an additional layer of value: for companies, workers using OTC meds generate $34 billion in workplace productivity benefits. For example, Anthem and Walmart introduced the Healthy Benefits program, a card that covers $50 to $330 of OTC spending per quarter depending on the plan. Combe Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 6, 2020

Here are the four July posts: Hearing loss: Covid-19 sharpens the benefits of teleaudiology. Consumers are on board with telehealth , and engagement technologies like smartphones and tablets are offered through Medicare Advantage , plus a wave of other pandemic-related tactics and free offerings appeared.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

of Medicare providers engaged in telehealth billing practices that pose a high risk to Medicare that may indicate fraud, waste, or abuse. The OIG recommended an “effective, targeted oversight of telehealth services to ensure that the benefits of telehealth are realized while minimizing risk.” Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 3, 2022

So much happened in 2021 that should benefit older adults. It should be more feasible to purchase hearing aids ‘ over the counter’ without an exam (offered for many years in Japan , but whatever.) Lowe’s prioritized helping older adults and partnered with AARP , which should help older adults benefit from smart homes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

of Medicare providers engaged in telehealth billing practices that pose a high risk to Medicare that may indicate fraud, waste, or abuse. The OIG recommended an “effective, targeted oversight of telehealth services to ensure that the benefits of telehealth are realized while minimizing risk.” Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 24, 2019

The research/report process seeks to understand the role that voice-activated technologies can play in monitoring and improving health, engaging multiple age groups, including boomer-senior adults living at home or in senior living. Please feel free to comment directly to this post or send thoughts to laurie@ageinplacetech.com.

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