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Six Covid-19 Aging and Health Technology blog posts from May 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Then hospitals limited admissions in anticipation of an onslaught – and limiting their revenue-generating business – and some shut down completely. 65 is the new 85 – Covid-19 cultivates elements of ageism. Note the interesting behavior of ‘leaders’ during the time of Covid-19. And on and on.

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Client remote monitoring for home care agencies -- why and what?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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. . Passive: Remote monitoring of activity.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, connected health and RPM are more important than ever, because they enable physicians to monitor patients without having to come into contact with them, thus preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here you will find concise descriptions of the companies and their products.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

Fixing these problems is an international undertaking, although hospitals can do more to reduce their own waste and carbon emissions (video). The Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program, used by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rate hospitals, now contain two measures of SDoH.