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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

My firm's work with health systems on their digital health and digital transformation programs suggests that while telehealth technologies have matured rapidly in the wake of the pandemic, the implementation of virtual care programs has been a struggle. Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? The smartwatch category, with fitness tracking, is hot in 2018, some “smarter” than others.

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CES 2023: Ten New Technologies for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In other wrap-up surprises, entrepreneurs are shifting to the enterprise for funding, or that the digital health user experience is key to senior uptake. The Petnow app can solve the problems of the existing pet identification methods such as microchips, tags, and collars that are prone to damage or loss, and it is beginning to enter the U.S.

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DexCare Lands $75M to Merchandise Care

Digital Health Wire

The platform matches patients to best-fit providers, settings, and care modalities, then facilitates seamless appointment booking. The Takeaway Although the “digital front door” tag might be overplayed, DexCare’s platform really lives up to the title.

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Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Older people, consumers of a significant portion of healthcare spending, will need and use many of the so-called digital health technology categories. . category tags: AgeTech , AI and machine learning , home health care , IoT and home monitoring. Smart displays and interfaces will be ubiquitous.

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Consider the potential for wearables and older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Today’s wearables market for older adults includes smart watches and necklaces, fall detection wearables (with or without watch faces) and related apps, fitness devices, smart clothing, hearables, dementia tracking, and health monitoring. category tags: wearables, smart watch , digital health , games, fun and fitness.

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From the 2021 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

But this is January, 2021, in the time of Covid-19 and the time of the all digital Consumer Electronics Show -- this time with at least 70,000 online attendees from around the world and the tech industry -- and so new companies are surfacing with technologies that will generate interest and even excitement during 2021.

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