Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

And the multiple cell phone calls that are silenced are labeled as ‘Potential Spam’ if out of area just keep coming, sometimes 9 per weekday. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors And no voicemails left behind.

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Medicare 129

Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

actual Classroom : January 17 afternoon at the HL7 Workgroup meeting in Vegas This will be a refreshed version of the Tutorial I have given mostly annually to HL7.

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FHIR 52

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JUNE 23, 2021

link] This will be a refreshed version of the Tutorial I have given within HL7 before. My slides are freely available on google sheets at this easy to type address [link].

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FHIR 65

mHealth Watch

JULY 7, 2023

Similar is the case if we develop moles, skin tags, or warts. Dermisolve is a highly efficient corrector serum that offers you a quick herbal-based remedy to help you get rid of moles, skin tags, and/or warts. Dermisolve is a corrector serum for Moles, Skin tags and/or Warts. What is Dermisolve? Now isn’t that cost-effective?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2020

The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. Livindi. “ Livindi keeps families connected with LivindiPad, a tablet for seniors. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , wearables, smart watch , IoT and home monitoring , healthcare. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Are users keeping up with the pace of technology 'improvements?' category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , robotics , AI and machine learning , VR/AR technology. Because the rate of change accelerates, even with the most sophisticated skills, it is becoming difficult for everyone, including older adults, to stay current.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Keep everyone connected and regularly updated. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19 Featured Decision Content: Establish a centralized intranet site for disaster management and communication.

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EHR Telehealth EMR Telemedicine 192

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JUNE 14, 2022

Virtual Classroom : July 12-14 This will be a refreshed version of the Tutorial I have given annually to HL7 2021 , 2020 , and 2019.

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FHIR 52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Vital signs sensors traditionally used for cardiac and respiratory monitoring involve adhesives or tape to keep the sensors in place on the skin. category tags: wearables, smart watch , wearables , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline. Here are five examples of sensor-enabled smart clothing: HexoSkin. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Google long ago offered up that bane of existence, two-factor authentication, to help you ‘ keep your passwords secure ’ – no, no, not your data, just your passwords. category tags: smartphones , privacy, security , seniors and aging policy , computers, broadband, and social networking We are back to the beginning.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Home Care Magazine provided details about the just-announced Dementia Care policy changes, called the GUIDE Model , including care coordination services, support and payment to family caregivers to help keep care recipients out of nursing homes, and respite help. This is an 8-year program, and a part of the CMS Innovation initiatives.

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HIPAA Nursing 118

Digital Health Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The press release definitely leaned into the “unlabeled round” theme, offering neither a Series title nor a dollar value, although it did tag the funding for growing NeuroFlow “to match the increase in demand for its solutions” among health systems, payors, and government agencies.

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Digital Health Mental health EHR 59

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Payors will reimburse to keep people well. As Medicare Advantage penetration expands beyond 51%, the plans’ offerings will begin to focus on ways to keep consumers healthy, or at least healthier over time. To do so, these plans will depend on data collected from a variety of sources and analyzed with AI tools.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The shortage is keeping people in the hospital for longer than their health status warrants. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , tech-enabled home care , Family caregivers. Sixty-one percent of nursing homes have limited admissions due to staff shortages. Some worry the industry cannot recover.

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Nursing 135

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

WatchRx visual medication reminders and caregiver notifications help keep seniors and chronically ill patients compliant with their medication regimen." category tags: senior living , healthcare , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While health care tech is necessary as the pandemic proved, and reimbursement certainly keeps the company going, it is not sufficient. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , vehicle/transportation technology-services. Along with CareAngel and Papa , the company now focuses, no surprise, on healthcare. Check it out !].

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Nursing 136

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Families are relentless about keeping aging relatives at home. Well of course -- that day will come, just as we no longer notice that we are using web browsers, search engines, category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , aging in place What is the context for technology change in 2023?

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Nursing 48

Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased. I layered in some fashion-themed scrapbook paper and a tagline from an old magazine ad: “Bracelets and gloves to charm the feminine heart.” “H” is for hand-washing.

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Public Health Leadership Life Science Nursing 295

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JUNE 5, 2023

Tagging all of the data in an EHR is non trivial, and there is not good advice on how to do that well, say nothing of how to do it without fail. Advanced is using security sensitivity tagging, and is what is most of the time referred to as "Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P)". Why do I express this?

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HIPAA Interoperability FHIR Health Information 71

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

The news articles pile up – assisted living and nursing home staffing shortages ; stranding older adults without home health care ; keeping patients in hospitals longer because of lack of care; nursing home staffing crisis ; Medicaid paying family members to provide care , low wages and low unemployment worsen care situation , and on and on.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2020

Upon entering a new calendar decade, I thought I'd share a few reflections on past achievements, lessons learned – and thoughts to pave the way forward in setting new goals to keep trailblazing on the technology landscape. I find that it’s important as a leader to express gratitude.

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Telemedicine Leadership healthcare technology Telehealth 97

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

Consider the scenario noted here which sounds helpful: “a patient with diabetes wouldn’t have to postpone a regular follow-up visit with the doctor to keep safe — he or she could do it via Skype.” category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. and here’s home care. More when there’s more.

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HIPAA Telehealth mHealth Medicare 145

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2022

category tags: IoT and home monitoring , baby boomers , senior living. Learn more.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. Medical record requests are digitized, and specific data requirements are tagged. Keep Tabs on Privacy, Accuracy, and Turnaround Time Automated workflows like the one described above is designed to maximize quality while optimizing efficiencies.

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Life Science Health Information EHR Leadership 82

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

There is a vicious feature race underway, and we can only try to keep up or opt out. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. So we sigh, search the forums, download the mandatory update, and if necessary, restart the device.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Pressure is growing in senior living to ‘keep people well’ in conjunction with a higher level of acuity of care needs. Report is published -- read it here ] category tags: caregivers , healthcare , tech-enabled home care , home health care , senior living Doctors and nurses are burning out, especially in the ER.

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Medicare Nursing 58

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached. The incentives are to treat sickness, rather than paying providers to keep people well and out of the hospital. CMMI leadership is keeping its focus on the outcome of broad health system transformation.

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Accountable Care Medicare Telehealth Public Health 174

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

It is intriguing to speculate on how much (or little) the world of care in the home has changed since 2012 -- despite Covid-19, the trend to keep seniors at home versus in care settings, and the much-repeated shortage of home care workers. . category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The Act defines “consumers” as people residing in Washington state as well as people whose health data is collected in Washington and those identified through quote, “unique identifiers.”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 7, 2023

Then there is the AI laundry list of anxieties that keeps the media busy. See recent report: The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , Home Care , tech-enabled home care The past few weeks have brought broad-based wails of AI anxiety.

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Leadership Nursing 53

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2018

When your family needs to keep an extra eye on mom, coordinate her care, manage her meds, make sure things are in order or just keep everyone in the loop, Kinto has you covered. Whether it's managing medications, keeping track of important documents or simply keeping a list of everything there is to do.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

By bringing family, friends, and even neighbors into a coordinated care team circle, iamfine helps keep a watchful eye on those that live alone. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline You stay at home longer, where you can remain comfortable, independent and can live in familiar surroundings.

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Nursing 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Of management?) , drop certain development efforts , or perhaps they just feel compelled to keep up with everyone else who is downsizing and don’t want to be left out. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , SNF , seniors and aging policy , AI and machine learning. Here are five examples of sensor-enabled smart clothing.

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Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

HandsFree Health™ is committed to creating health and wellness platforms that keep you and your loved ones on track to good health. WellBe is the HandsFree Health virtual assistant that connects voice recognition technology with health expertise, keeping your health habits on track. Learn more at EnvoyatHome. Handsfree Health.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 133

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2023

Most businesses are simply unable to recruit, hire, and train enough workers to keep pace with the attrition rate of employee turnover. Keep the Customer Journey in Mind: While brainstorming, pay special attention to mapping the customer journey. Analyze every touchpoint to get a clear picture of what your customers experience.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

The apple sticker at the bottom right is a little touch of sad irony with the fruit being associated with that axiom, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The photo underneath the star was printed from a local newspaper article showing public health and LTC staff wearing hazmat-type suits. L is for lockdown.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Patients love it and doctors are coming around on the idea that these messages can actually save them time since then they don’t have to play phone tag with the patients. I could keep going, but I think you get the point. We’ve all seen the explosion in patient messages through a patient portal.

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