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In the senior care market, Aging 2.0 has become a very big deal

Aging in Place Technology Watch

"Hospitals in the USA are struggling with lack of timely availability of the proper non-emergency patients (NEPTS) transportation. WatchRx Medication Adherence. Two-thirds of medication non-adherence is due to inattention and procrastination that often result in hospitalization. Learn more. Learn more.

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Saving Money, Saving Lives: Replacing Emergency Air Transport with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

When a medical emergency hits – say, a car accident or a heart attack – no one’s first concern should be about the price tag attached to the ambulance or medical air transport. But the sad truth is that many patients will avoid requesting emergency transportation because they fear the cost.

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Ten More Technology Offerings from CES 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Addison monitors your activity, reminds you to take medications and verifies adherence and provides real-time assessments if a client develops evidence of increased risk of falling or health decline. RoundTrip. "Expand access to care through transportation. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at RoundTrip. Learn more at MediPense.

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Ten More Technology Offerings from CES 2019 -- Beyond Gadgets

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Addison monitors your activity, reminds you to take medications and verifies adherence and provides real-time assessments if a client develops evidence of increased risk of falling or health decline. RoundTrip. "Expand access to care through transportation. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at RoundTrip. Learn more at MediPense.

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We are the guinea pigs in cars and online

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And the adoption of digital health by providers – 44 % non-adoption in hospitals. As for consumers, 82% do not use telehealth, explaining why patient depart hospitals with CDs of the medical record. category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , finance , fraud protection , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth.

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How communities can better prepare for post-emergency telehealth deployments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than video conducts with doctors, it’s using Internet and intranet technologies to facilitate many medical activities associated with healthcare and wellness of the body and mind. Telehealth is either real-time appointments, some variation of store and forward data exchange, or digitized medical knowledge.

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Breaking the Cycle of Financial Toxicity

GlobalMed

at least, we now expect that extensive medical treatment – whether that’s chemotherapy, ongoing dialysis visits or surgery to repair a broken femur – may involve significant medical bills. Hospital stays, outpatient visits, tests and medications can all add up, even when patients have health insurance. In the U.S.