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Here are 22 health systems billing patients for certain EHR and text messages

FierceHealthIT

Online messages have become a linchpin of many patients’ relationships with their doctors. | An influx of patient portal messages during recent years are taking a toll on clinicians. As a result, at least 22 systems across the country have added a price tag to the subset of missives demanding the most time and expertise.

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Aging in place -- moving costs money -- and so does staying home

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The ForbesHealth survey about aging in place may reveal a market opportunity for local tech service providers to message/market their ‘aging well’ offerings, including home networks that enable telehealth, in-home fall detection and remote safety and health monitoring.

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Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve all seen the explosion in patient messages through a patient portal. 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. All of these messages provide convenient access to the doctor.

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It's time for solutions -- not products -- for aging in place

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The business opportunity is clear, the marketing message is murky. category tags: Home Care , smart home , aging in place , AgeTech , baby boomers And despite smart home device adoption, consumers still struggle, those surveyed say that devices make tasks more complicated than they need to be.

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Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

August 22, 2023 Sponsored Enhancing healthcare collaboration through the power of secure instant messaging Secure messaging apps are proving to be a key tool for healthcare organizations. Region Tag: ASIA Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Analytics Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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The death of the landlines -- yes, it DOES harm older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Did you know that 911 calls from cellphones/smartphones are misrouted because almost 50% of US call centers cannot locate the person, and further, cannot receive a text message or a photo (of the location). Hopefully. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , Technology - AARP , AgeTech

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Five notable technology offerings for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. Care Smart comes with a number of pre-loaded messages making it easier than ever for seniors to respond to text messages. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , wearables, smart watch , IoT and home monitoring , healthcare.