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Covid-19 and Mid-Year Look at 2020 Tech Trends for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving. And ageism and the digital divide got worse. The resulting loneliness and depression revealed a glaring digital divide between the technology haves and have-nots among older adults.

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Frenemies: what is big tech getting wrong in healthcare?

Lloyd Price

The last few weeks has seen a lot of debate about big technology companies involvement in healthcare, what they are getting right, what they are getting wrong and why big names such as Google have made the decision to withdraw from the market again, having previously scaled down their interest in 2012. Build it and they will come.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"During the early stages of the pandemic, we had many patients that were afraid of going to physical therapy, and several facilities were shut down for extended periods," Lovewell recalled. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. " Dr. Bradley Crotty, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. " Dr. Lisa R.