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Four factors underpin AI potential in health and home care

Aging in Place Technology Watch

While sometimes incorrect, self-diagnosis is here to stay. Health risk identification moved away from institutions to the pharmacy and home. Aging in place preferences parallel demand for private duty home care and home health. And while demand and costs are up – availability of workers is down.

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Over the counter hearing aids – an absurdly long time in coming

Aging in Place Technology Watch

You can test your own hearing in a Giant Eagle kiosk – likely other pharmacies will be adding these over time if they haven't already. Self-care and self-service processes and procedures are what consumers demand today – whether it is travel, making medical appointments, or shopping.

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New report: AI and the Future of Care Work 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Health risk identification moves away from institutions to the pharmacy and home. Aging in place preferences drive demand for private duty home care and home health. And while demand and costs are up – availability of workers is down. Home care growth projections are inversely proportional to worker availability.

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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Patient Engagement Pharmacy Privacy & Security Telehealth COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, has entered the lexicon as if it was always there. Analogies are often drawn between the logistics in retail and those in pharmacy. The other aspect of medication that COVID-19 soon outed was prescribing.

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Will Retail Health Really Disrupt Healthcare?

David Chou

The move comes at a price tag of $3.9 Pharmacy As The Money Maker CVS has over 10,000 retail pharmacies in the U.S. The pharmacy benefit management arm brought in $43.7 The pharmacy benefit management arm brought in $43.7 One Medical has 188 offices across 28 markets, serving approximately 767,000 members.

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A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Population Health Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 crisis has demanded innovative agility, relentlessly applied – proving again that information technology teams are crucial strategic partners for future goals. Mike Restuccia is chief information officer of Penn Medicine.