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Care coordination for older adults – still elusive, does tech help?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Handoffs across disparate providers is described as a software capability by one player, WellSky, that can reduce readmissions – and they tout the integration they already have tracking 30% of annual discharges to 130,000 post-acute facilities. category tags: healthcare , home health care , Home Care , tech-enabled home care

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Five technologies for older adults – 2023 wrap-up (2 of 2)

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Our intuitive technology enables quick identification of the ‘vital few’ requiring attention from the often ‘overwhelming many’, empowering providers to take proactive measures to reduce readmissions and improve care. We can offer a complete solution or fill in missing pieces from an already implemented program.

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TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

TigerTouch allows providers to control communication by initiating communications with a patient’s cell number via text message, thus solving phone-tag and voicemail problems. The system also enables care providers to securely exchange photos, videos and file attachments on their smartphones. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Tech-enabled home care 2012-2021 -- are we there yet?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care. Furthermore, shrinking reimbursement rates for rehabilitation/nursing home stays and reduction in Medicaid coverage boosts risks to those frail elderly who are most likely to be readmitted to the hospital post-discharge and who may be least equipped to take care of themselves.

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Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

with home-based virtual care Also through its Virtual Care at Home program, Augusta has been able to show a reduced readmission. Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Five pivotal posts from Aging and Health Technology Watch March 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Patients with chronic diseases or those who are discharged from hospitals may benefit from the use of RPM technology to monitor significant chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and especially to avoid a recurrence of an issue that would require readmission.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As we're addressing such a big percentage of patient concerns through the combo of the Force platform and our nurse navigation program, our doctor offices are not getting bogged down in the back-and-forth of phone tag just to answer a simple patient question." " Then there are lower readmission and infection rates.

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