Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

From appointment booking to post-discharge follow-up, hospitals and health systems are striving to innovate and personalize the way people navigate their care journey. News Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity Experts from IQVIA say increasing diversity of data sources improves access to care and exposes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

We might learn from the upcoming American Community Survey (ACS) data release which households have broadband connectivity, own a computer or other devices – down to a level of granularity that includes that rarely surveyed category, age 85+. Why survey senior living and home care firms about client technology adoption?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2020

Lots of talk about remote care technologies -- but will the 2020 crisis convert to actual technology change? So much has changed in recent months as a result of Covid-19 -- startling changes that previously were incremental. Consider the components of technology to deliver remote care. What should they be? What should they be?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 10, 2022

The perfect storm has arrived to drive tech adoption in the home and care services. And the shortages in home care , home healthcare , skilled nursing facilities and senior living are juxtaposed with an overall labor shortage, just as the oldest baby boomer has turned 76 and has significant remaining life expectancy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

The Surgical Center at?Columbia Columbia Orthopaedic Group in Missouri, like so many ambulatory surgery centers across the country, do procedures today that are far more complex than those it did five years ago. As one of the top surgery centers in the nation per Newsweek for both 2021 and 2022, The Surgical Center at?

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Digital Health Global

JULY 11, 2023

From these submissions, 15 candidates will be selected to attend and present at Pitch Day, held at Asilomar Conference Center in Monterey, California, on Sept. This ecosystem includes connections to potential clients, users and partners within the healthcare industry. The submission period closes on Aug.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

"Megilla, the video-storytelling platform designed to bridge generations and record treasured stories, announces they are making an early version of its platform free for everyone to connect with family and friends, in a deep and meaningful way, during the quarantine. “"The The benefits of social connection—the antidote—are clear.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. It could be especially valuable for patients with long-standing medical issues who don't have a primary care doctor, or are uninsured.

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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. How do medical centers capture and assess patient feedback, and implement improvements promptly and effectively? Improving care through technology.

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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. Improving senior care and facilitating aging in place.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Innovators in 2020 helped mitigate social isolation, enable in-home strength training for seniors, provided the tech mechanics (regardless of infrastructure) to connect older adults to families? BellPal , Freedom Guardian , Bay Alarm Medical , UnaliWear , HandsFree Health , FallCall Lite (Apple) – connect to a required response center.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

So the newly developed one has more features – including step-counting, a voice-assist charge warning, and communication (from the watch) with a care circle. Connect America still shows a pendant on its website -- but that's following its acquisition of Philips Lifeline products/services – maybe a watch is somewhere in their future.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Much like hospitals, imaging centers also suffered significant losses in 2020.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

I first read about Universal Thread on The Mighty website , which is a community of over 1 million people interested in connecting on health and disabilities. Sensory-friendly shirts will have flat seams, softer material and no tags.” Oh, and health insurance, too, before there was the Affordable Care Act. Dia & Co.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring? Both types of monitoring are increasingly likely to be found by home care professionals entering a new care recipient’s home. But home care agencies can offer private pay RPM services. Essence SmartCare’s VitalOn offering performs a similar function.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 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 care ( LTPAC ), another euphemism for what it really is – care of the elderly , generally in nursing homes. Pretty wimpy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

What happens when people avoid health-related in-person care? Nearly a third of older adults, according to a National Council on Aging post , are foregoing visits to emergency rooms, afraid of contracting the virus, or avoiding outpatient visits , afraid of catching Covid-19 or concerned about cost of care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

, and as time goes on, that device needs to be connected to a monitoring center, not 911, as with Apple watch alone , to triage the nature of the person’s problem.As category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , wearables, smart watch. Move further into the smarter watch space?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. They would get frustrated with connectivity issues, inputting information and testing the devices. Bardack, CareMount Medical.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 11, 2023

2-3 at Asilomar Conference Center in Monterey, California. “We is a leader in health and wellness check software which makes health data more accessible for better care at lower costs. Representatives from Inflect Health and Bioverge will be on hand throughout the Innovation Challenge to connect with participants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

No doubt they would have been viewed in person with more time and better tennis shoes at the Sands Convention Center. There was ANOTHER convention center (LVCC) and various hotel events that remained sight unseen. Today we are more connected electronically than ever before. Learn more at Flint Rehab. Oticon Opn.

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Digital Health 96

Iris Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

While experts continue to seek effective treatment and vaccine options for the ongoing COVID-19 virus, mental health care providers face another side of this worldwide phenomenon: the unforeseen and widespread impacts on individual and community mental health and well-being. Use text messaging-based marketing. Send out an email newsletter.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Samsung , Best Buy and Amazon now group offerings that could be helpful for older adults and those who care for them. Meanwhile, as a result of Apple’s more senior-capable offering, emergency watches (PERS) with call center integration, like MobileHelp and UnaliWear, got a boost. . What other changes matter for this market?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Are those who should care about this not doing enough? Are there still senior centers or organizations that do not have high speed internet? You know where they are – maybe they haven’t figured out the right source of grants, like, for example, Grantmakers in Aging ? But you ask, so why isn’t 'volunteer' training good enough?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 10, 2019

Results-driven AI technology designed for memory care. Our call center is alerted 24/7 with nurses on call that will take immediate action should something out of the ordinary (such as a fall) occur. The Stay Smart Care mobile app will also alert all caretakers linked to your account." Learn more at Handsfree Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Reducing the cost of care requires aligning incentives of providers, payers and patients. Many want to target drug costs and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has mandated hospitals to post a list of their standard charges by diagnostic-related group, in an effort for consumers to have transparent cost options. Collection.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

No doubt they would have been viewed in person with more time and better tennis shoes at the Sands Convention Center. There was ANOTHER convention center (LVCC) and various hotel events that remained sight unseen. Today we are more connected electronically than ever before. Learn more at Flint Rehab. Oticon Opn.

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Digital Health 77

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Are those who should care about this not doing enough? Are there still senior centers or organizations that do not have high speed internet? You know where they are – maybe they haven’t figured out the right source of grants, like, for example, Grantmakers in Aging ? But you ask, why isn’t 'volunteer' training good enough?

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Telehealth 72

GlobalMed

MAY 28, 2019

When a medical emergency hits – say, a car accident or a heart attack – no one’s first concern should be about the price tag attached to the ambulance or medical air transport. And even a 30 minute delay in urgently needed care can have drastic consequences. Bringing Emergency Care to Patients. The GlobalMed Difference.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

For each of the trade show events, look for startup garages and innovation sections grouped at the back or on the side of convention centers. At the top of the retrieved page – an ad for ClearCare to help you 'improve client and employee management' – sounds like paid (agency) home care. all ahead in the remains of the year of 2018.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2019

Can you look at a list, for example, of technologies that vendor websites claim are aimed at older adults and their caregivers -- and substitute younger beneficiaries or health care recipients? 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?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2018

We believe technology has the potential to foster healthy, productive lives by enabling easier access to information and medical care," says Kurt Hulander, then senior director of health platforms at Best Buy. . category tags: Mobile PERS , cell phones, smartphones , IoT and home monitoring.

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Health Technology 59

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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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2019

Consider the slower-growing 8(8% occupied) senior housing industry – where in ten years, 81% of couples will not be able to afford the $60,000 average cost of assisted living (a number that does not reflect higher cost memory care). The report is from NIC – the National Investment Center that provides research to the senior living industry.

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Telehealth 71

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2022

Throughout, they have been dramatically accelerating their adoption of telehealth capabilities to circumvent physical, in-person care limitations imposed by the pandemic. The future of healthcare: intelligent, efficient, connected. People require expert care regardless of where they live and when they need it.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Biofourmis.

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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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