Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Other health systems, notably Providence Health, have actively invested in startups and have seen significant gains from successful exits. Notably, even the larger firms in the telehealth space are not profitable today. Region Tag: Global Edition. One of Conversa's lead investors is Northwell Health in New York.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

Also notable, considering that most wearables are still paired with them, smartphone ownership has risen most sharply among the 70+, with 77% of survey responders indicating they own one. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Technology - AARP. More when there’s more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

This is the breakthrough push that the healthcare industry -- notably providers – needed to accelerate telehealth adoption. category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. So telehealth services will broadly expand during this coronavirus calamity. The key phrase in this?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

The ‘tipping point’ of telehealth is here – and tipping with a suddenness that is unnerving for vendors and most notably, difficult for providers who may lack the equipment and/or processes to deal with patients remotely, despite the risks to themselves with in-person interaction.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Notable at the end of 2022, the Administration for Community Living published the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. Click here to for the Technology for Aging 2023 Market Overview category tags: Family caregivers , seniors and aging policy Another study noted that the average family caregiver is a baby boomer woman.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

Using the most recent data, home broadband adoption drops off notably in the upper age ranges, down to 59% of the 65+, though surveying of the older age ranges is infrequent. category tags: covid-19 , Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones. The average cost of broadband in the USA is $60/month.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

million smart speakers installed in the US , a notable percentage ( perhaps one-fifth ) are owned by those 65+. category tags: Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. It could alert based on activity – and also based on no activity – still in bed? Perhaps unwell?

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Telehealth 80

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But before we dive into the startups next week, here is one more look at 2022 – what was notable that could/might/will serve and help older adults? category tags: smartphones , smart home , AI and machine learning , Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , fall prevention, fall detection. For those attending, tennis shoes will be required.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 15, 2020

These are compelling, but the overall story is about the oldest on the wrong side of the Digital Divide, which is notable and particularly pitiful in settings like nursing homes , Note in the Johns Hopkins Covid-19 guidance about nursing homes , at the very end, authors acknowledge the risk of social isolation and make a few (lame) recommendations.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 17, 2022

category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones. Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps. Learn more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The ability to ask Mayo Clinic a question or get an update on a prescription will be a notable benefit to older adults who own smart speakers or have phone-based assistants. category tags: wearables, smart watch , smartphones, cell phones , hearables/hearing technology , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the end of June, the federal government published its status report on aging-related initiatives, which was especially notable for including tech investment in ombudsman programs. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , medication management , social isolation , covid-19 , Aging, ageism.

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Health Technology Telehealth Medicare 91

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2020

Take a look at states like Florida and Arizona , which have a notable percentage of older people. category tags: senior living , social isolation , covid-19. And worker shortages already plaguing this industry are expected to worsen as workers call in sick, out of fear for themselves or their families. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2020

Take a look at states like Florida and Arizona , which have a notable percentage of older people. category tags: senior living , social isolation , covid-19. And worker shortages already plaguing this industry are expected to worsen as workers call in sick, out of fear for themselves or their families. .

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Nursing 53

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

The ‘tipping point’ of telehealth is here – and tipping with a suddenness that is unnerving for overstretched vendors and most notably, difficult for providers who may lack the equipment and/or processes to deal with patients remotely, despite the risks to themselves with in-person interaction.

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Nursing Telehealth Remote care 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2020

Take a look at states like Florida and Arizona , which have a notable percentage of older people. category tags: senior living , social isolation , covid-19. And worker shortages already plaguing this industry are expected to worsen as workers call in sick, out of fear for themselves or their families. .

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Nursing 48

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

But as inevitable as those changes are, other notable events occurred during September – including AARP’s partnership with Getty Images to combat age bias in advertising. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Technology - AARP. Fall and red leaves arrived as typical late in the month. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

The hearing aid industry has been undergoing disruption in recent years, most notably from the Over The Counter initiative and the growth of hearables , which have legitimized the use of devices hanging from, versus hidden inside the ear. Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps. Otherwise the market has moved on – to remote monitoring.

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Health Technology Telehealth Nursing 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

The insights quoted here could be generalized, not just to Skilled Nursing Facilities, but to all types of care delivery – and are particularly notable in the context of last week’s New York Times article: " How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers.”

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Nursing 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2018

category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , voice/AI technology , senior living , robotics. As Dr. Nazir notes, it’s not just doctors who can be frustrated by over-emphasis on technology. Empathy is what you do, not what you feel." Really? How comforting.

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Nursing 60

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Finally, the pace of tech improvement is notable – lower cost and improved utility of on body (or in-room) sensors, predictive analytics, and device integration – with smartphones, health systems, and broader solution sets. Currently expanding throughout Florida." Learn more at Joinpapa.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Voice First and Health – What’s Notable and Not So Much? category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Voice First/AI technology , Family caregivers. Others have asked as well – noting the obvious missing link, family satisfaction with the nursing home, including dealing with the staff. For starters. Read more here.

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David Chou

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Simultaneously, there have been notable reforms taking place in the healthcare market to ensure appropriate healthcare services to the entire population as well as increased quality and the ability to meet diverse patient needs.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

The encounter was brief, as the patient was notably irritable from having to wait. Region Tag: Global Edition. I was behind as usual, and I could sense the frustration in the air from my patients who had been waiting for a while. I knocked and entered a room to meet a patient for follow up on his MRI study.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

It helps that the Apple Watch, notably stripped of health monitoring features prior to its April launch, barely made a dent in FitBit’s market share.) Expect FitBits, Jawbones, and smart watches to rule the wearable tech market for the next few years. Over time, though, the limitations of watches and wristbands will continue to manifest.

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