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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jennifer Splawski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Director of Clinical Strategy at Bluesight In the ever-evolving landscape of patient safety, a groundbreaking solution has emerged to combat medication errors and enhance operational efficiency in hospitals. Despite their vigilance, errors remained an ever-present risk.

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Monitoring at home will be the norm for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Home care vs. assisted living – the demand is for home care. Hospitals continue to close , especially in rural areas. Acute care delivery at home for Medicare recipients has been endorsed by the American Hospital Association – and bills supporting it may pass. Bills are in Congress will make it permanent. million users by 2025.

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Four factors underpin AI potential in health and home care

Aging in Place Technology Watch

While professional care providers will play a key role, increasingly their work will be augmented by software -- apps, machine learning and conversational AI. While professional care providers will play a key role, increasingly their work will be augmented by software -- apps, machine learning and conversational AI.

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Three Ways Enterprise Visibility and Automation Benefit Staff and the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Scott Hondros, Vice President of Professional Services at CenTrak. Healthcare professionals have remained resilient over the course of the pandemic and the resulting stress has been well documented. It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention.

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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Whilst the system used by NHS General Practice is fairly well embedded, there is nothing similar for private practices or for any hospitals or dental services. It seems to have become part of everyone’s lives including the way in which we interact with doctors and other healthcare professionals. The doctor will see you now.

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The Future of Sensors and Older Adults -- Looking Forward 5 years

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Older adults who live alone do not want to be transferred to a nursing home after hospital discharge. Discharge processes in the future will need to incorporate an easy-to-setup sensor package, with monitoring by professionals and family. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , digital health , fall prevention, fall detection.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth can harness and focus broadband and hospital IT investments into digital advancements for urban and rural communities. Craig Settles Every mile of broadband that the U.S. Department of Commerce subsidizes in its $42.5 As the pandemic graphically revealed, there are many hundreds of miles of homes without broadband.