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COVID-19 and digital transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Interoperability Telehealth The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK. A key issue has been, and will continue be, how well staff are able to adapt to the new ways of working that are required as a result.

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The Tech User Experience for Older Adults Needs A Reboot

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Broad older adult adoption of smartphones has inadvertently introduced more, not fewer barriers to achieving digital competence. And the same app on a PC, iPhone and Apple Watch are strikingly different, assuming the app interface is even visible on the watch. GPS directions, chat with a grandchild, book a restaurant.

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Ten Technologies for Aging and Health from CES 2024

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Our cutting-edge sensor technology enhances the capabilities of hearables and provides manufacturers with innovative features including gesture and context recognition, speech processing and voice enhancement, as well as precise head orientation tracking. Or do hear well but need assistance in crowded or noisy environments. Learn more.

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We recently provided testimony before the Missouri legislature about the ties between digital equity and telehealth, how not having internet connections at the requisite speeds means you can't have telehealth", says McClain Bryant Macklin, director of policy and strategic initiatives at the Health Forward Foundation.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations.

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Consider Amazon’s role in the caregiving and older adult market

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This month’s most obvious change was the introduction of Amazon CareHub , an Alexa app that can be used to help monitor potentially isolated older adults. Launched CareHub in 2020 – an app that may be yet another beginning. category tags: digital health , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Complementing BEAD is the Digital Equity Act program that is granting $2.5 billion to communities to help residents with training, digital literacy, and fighting the digital divide. To do all of that it helps to have a Killer App as well as fast, reliable Internet. billion has been awarded.