Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Telehealth Women In Health IT Workforce The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar. Patients embrace the digital shift. " Listen to the full webinar here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. How do medical centers capture and assess patient feedback, and implement improvements promptly and effectively? Department for Veterans Affairs.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 13, 2023

This will include a look at home health care, home care, and the discharge processes from hospitals. category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care , AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , AgeTech Perhaps it is time to take a more detailed look at the possibilities in care delivery in the home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Isolation has produced an increase in mental health issues, loneliness and depression – and that would be for those who have a good grasp of what is going on – for those in long-term care , for those with dementia, unable to be hugged by family, it is far worse. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2019

AudioCardio™ quickly assesses your hearing and delivers a once a day, one hour hearing therapy for your ears. Through three focus areas; Active Life Mealtime and Digital care, Camanio Care wishes to support people's basic needs and increase accessibility and quality within health care." category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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APRIL 7, 2021

The coauthors argue that these groups could be disproportionately harmed if biased mobility data is used to allocate public health resources. This SafeGraph data use? “ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employs it to identify health systems nearing capacity and to guide the agency’s public health communications strategy.”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

It's a good idea that intermediaries will be required to assess the utility of the responses and the offerings that present them, at least in the short term. But here are 'answers': Bing Chat: There are many AI-enabled technologies that are available today to help older adults with various aspects of their health and well-being.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Independa. "T he Independa Health Hub enables LG smart TVs to offer an intuitive interface for users to initiate a video chat with a caregiver or access a menu of relevant professional services. category tags: Television/Smart TV , computers, broadband, and social networking. Learn more at Caavo. Learn more at UniperCare. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

A well-known consulting firm assesses the growing care gap. category tags: Home Care , home health care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , tech-enabled home care. y do an interesting analysis built around the premise that some people who could work do not because of care responsibilities.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 28, 2020

Note that PACE programs for frail and low-income elderly are now directed by CMS to use remote technology for "activities that would normally occur on an in-person basis," such as scheduled and unscheduled participant assessments, care planning, monitoring, communication, and other activities.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A survey from digital health platform Babylon found that 46% of Americans have gone into debt from their medical bills , while 34% are currently struggling to pay their medical and insurance bills. Haleon is using the the Microsoft Seeing AI app to provide more detailed labels on more than 1,500 of its consumer health products.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Caravan Health President and CEO Tim Gronniger previously was chief of staff and director of delivery system reform at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2020

Combine staffing information, offer aggregate information about health status of residents, and create predictive analytics about where future issues may emerge. That could help families assess quality and also help management do a better job. category tags: Seniors , SNF , senior living.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Except for the deep-pocketed Medical Guardian which bought ads everywhere , these were all bracelets to help emergency workers determine a health issue. A well-known consulting firm assesses the growing care gap. category tags: Home Care , Mobile PERS , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , social media.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A competition winner here, a spotlight on hearing there , health tech here – here a robot , there a drone – everywhere a bus ride and 170,000 people, all apparently young and agile. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. Learn more. Kinesis Balance App. Learn more. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Those language barriers can discourage patients from making appointments and addressing their health concerns, as well as those of their children. “Parents who did not have paid time off or sick days could not afford to take a day off and address the health concerns of themselves and/or their children. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2023

Government & Policy Population Health Telehealth The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is funding new efforts to help counties and municipalities build high-speed broadband networks. Here's what that could mean for telehealth, as more funding enables new opportunities for care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 6, 2020

As with other market segments, the hearing health market saw the opportunity to promote their teleaudiology (or tele-audiology ) services for those who already own telehealth-capable hearing aids that may need adjustment. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , medication management , social isolation , covid-19 , Aging, ageism.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If their loved one is hesitant, a self-assessment could be used to encourage a visit to a professional. Perhaps there is an unrelated health issue, and they're concerned about whether he/she is taking medications correctly or making it to medical appointments. Private health websites, managing medications. Tech Categories.

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AUGUST 28, 2018

Keenly Health. Keenly Health is the leading developer of advanced biomonitoring technology for use in senior living facilities and home health. Learn more at Keenly Health. category tags: Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection , medication management , Family caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 10, 2019

AARP recently surveyed the health impact (that’s good), but not the cost of correcting hearing loss. So let’s see – uncorrected hearing loss is correlated with poorer health outcomes, one of which could be fall risk, another dementia. category tags: hearing loss , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging , seniors and aging policy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Also in September, Medicare changes were introduced encouraging technology use by health providers, particularly telehealth services -- perhaps boosting the use of telehealth technology (for example remote visitations) which has seen a rise of consumer interest in recent polling , though not well-adopted yet by the majority of physicians.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 9, 2022

Define Break-Glass A method used by authorized clinical people to gain access to information that the patient has indicated they want held more confidential, when that clinician has made a medical assessment that there is a safety concern that the confidential information may help shed light. Used only in Treatment use-cases.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care. " MARKETPLACE. To read the special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The IoT technology and location sensors behind RTLS feature active-radio frequency identification (RFID) badges and tags to offer immediate enterprise visibility into the precise location of equipment, colleagues, or patients, while increasing workflow efficiencies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

"She’s a state of the art, 3D animated caregiver designed to engage aging and chronically ill clients throughout the home to supplement their care and to provide various health and safety features. She measures health performance, rewards her users for making progress, collects vitals and conducts in-home examinations." Alma Home. "By

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

With a MedWand on the patient's side, clinicians can conduct remote office visits, and through the real-time collection of multiple vital sign readings and key patient assessments, detect and follow numerous medical conditions from across town, or around the world." Learn more at MedWand. Learn more at Zibrio.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Today, perhaps due to pending boomer bulge, innovators and their funders may be having a somewhat easier time, at least in some market categories – health, home care, transportation come to mind. ReemoHealth Remote Mobile Health Platform. Learn more at Reemo Health. Learn more at Oticon. Currently expanding throughout Florida."

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ACA Times

AUGUST 31, 2017

Under the Further Regulating Employer Contributions To Health Care bill, starting in 2018, the employer medical assistance contribution (EMAC) to MassHealth will increase from $55 to $77 per employee. The post MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

AI & Machine Learning: Personalized pain prediction, risk assessment, and treatment recommendations. Email lloyd@nelsonadvisors.co.uk HealthTech M&A Newsletter from Nelson Advisors - HealthTech, Health IT, Digital Health Insights and Analysis. Subscribe Today!

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

"She’s a state of the art, 3D animated caregiver designed to engage aging and chronically ill clients throughout the home to supplement their care and to provide various health and safety features. She measures health performance, rewards her users for making progress, collects vitals and conducts in-home examinations." Alma Home. "By

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In Massachusetts, the state is taking action to address a budget shortfall for the Commonwealth’s Medicaid (MassHealth) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Signed by Governor Charlie Baker in August of 2017, “An Act Further Regulating Employer Contributions To Health Care” went into effect in January.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Note that hearing loss has been linked to dementia and to social isolation – and that in turn has been connected to poorer health outcomes. Experts also see the trend in self-care for all types of health concerns now includes hearing loss. category tags: hearing loss , Technology - AARP.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The black market price tag of stolen protected health information (PHI) can go for $60 a record, compared to roughly $1 for a credit card or social security number. Some providers have ignored both trends, dismissing the benefits of telemedicine while underestimating the need for a strong cybersecurity program.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Telehealth Workflow CIOs need to look beyond just EHRs and explore standalone platforms to enhance care delivery – keeping focused on reliable patient data and streamlined clinical workflows. These use cases must be assessed before shortlisting devices by specialty.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. Bardack, CareMount Medical.

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Waracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The IoMT ( Internet of Medical Things ) enables these devices to collect, interpret and disseminate health data via the cloud and it’s predicted that within the next ten years the number of connected medical devices across the world could exceed 50 billion. Today we’re exploring how the IoMT is transforming healthcare.

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