Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other year in our history.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Also for sure, the use of healthcare portals has seen increased penetration – in 2020, 60% of patients in the US were offered access to a portal, and 40% accessed their records through it. . category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , SNF , wearables , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Remote monitoring products and services built with sensors have been around for decades. Grandcare Systems was founded in 2004 followed by a sensor-based remote monitoring startup and consolidation wave in 2009-2010. Predictive AI can make healthcare simple, affordable, and accessible without compromising the quality of care.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

With job turnover and shortages, care-related services now see the opportunity of AI chatbots, machine learning, and predictive analytics to mitigate some of the staff-related challenges they face. For example, in healthcare, innovators are looking at AI as a way to analyze unstructured data.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

November – the month for giving thanks -- remotely. In November, a long report (the third of 2020 ) called The Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults was published, the result of 30 interviews with executives from organizations large and very small. It was a strange Thanksgiving for many – staying (stuck?) GetSetUp.io

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

One-third of physicians have concerns about using virtual care services, such as medical errors that may result, access to technology, and data security. Deloitte surveyed 624 physicians and 4,530 consumers to gauge each stakeholder group’s perspectives on digital and virtual healthcare technologies, opportunities and concerns.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

" As I reflect upon the year 2020, it is unequivocally highlighted and underscored as the most significant year in my lifetime thus far regarding the healthcare industry's response to the desperation generated by the coronavirus. The year 2021 can be the most exciting for the healthcare industry.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring? The objective of these remote monitoring technologies is to help healthcare teams, care workers and/or families understand if any issues are occurring inside the home when they cannot be there in person. But home care agencies can offer private pay RPM services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Some other thoughts about 2023 tech trends: Remote (health) care technology should add socialization. Or Alexa Together will move beyond remote monitoring towards mitigating social isolation (as its name implies). Along with CareAngel and Papa , the company now focuses, no surprise, on healthcare. Caregiving technology trends.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

Note the wave of announcements of 'free' tech services and sea changes. If your firm is in the remote care/caregiving space (health, telehealth, engagement), please comment or email and I will add to this list. Remote engagement technology is suddenly a must-have in senior living. But nursing homes, specifically?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Some examples are: Remote home monitoring: Elder care robots that can assist nurses and caregivers to focus on the elderly person’s needs 1. Portable devices and wearable intelligence: Gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services 1 2.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

New advances in cloud and telehealth/remote monitoring are forcing the issue. David Chou Healthcare chief information officers had a lot to take in at HIMSS22 this past week. Healthcare cloud is everywhere. It will be challenging to have many healthcare cloud-like solutions. Healthcare at your doorstep.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2022

In-home healthcare services will persist and expand. The dream of reimbursement for remote care is a reality. Telehealth services will remain to replace or supplement in person visits likely throughout 2022, and Dispatch Health’s in-home urgent care service is now available nationwide.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Many healthcare systems around the world are overburdened. But what are they exactly and how could they contribute to a more efficient healthcare environment? How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Amongst these tragic circumstances there has also been a lot of attention on technology in healthcare and public health. Whilst the system used by NHS General Practice is fairly well embedded, there is nothing similar for private practices or for any hospitals or dental services. The doctor will see you now. Apps, apps and more apps.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations. A second wave of digital transformation?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2020

Lots of talk about remote care technologies -- but will the 2020 crisis convert to actual technology change? So much has changed in recent months as a result of Covid-19 -- startling changes that previously were incremental. Consider the components of technology to deliver remote care. What should they be? What will be the priority?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

By all indications, the digital transformation of healthcare is fully underway and it's time to party like it's 1999. Health systems are rapidly transforming their healthcare delivery models with online access and patient engagement tools, remote monitoring and other virtual care modalities.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Entrepreneurs clearly see the opportunity for providing tech-enabled services to help care for older adults. With Curadite’s MMP, healthcare providers and loved ones have tangible evidence that medication is being taken as prescribed. Remote Home Check. LeadingAge in San Diego and more. Learn more at Curadite.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Technology was essential for many adults stuck at home during the pandemic, providing some social connection, access to online shopping, home delivery services, and requests for transportation. This is the last blog post in the series about The Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults 2020 , a research report to be released soon].

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

One article author cites the growth of digital health but swaps in terms like “remote services” and “virtual consultations.” Consider the components of next generation remote technology to deliver care. These include senior housing, skilled nursing facilities, home care, home healthcare, or healthcare providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Necessity will drive AI usage in care work across all five care types (healthcare, home health care, home care, senior living, and Skilled Nursing Facilities). The report is published , the feedback positive, observations strike a chord. Avatars are emerging built on health protocols and voluminous data sets.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Success Stories & ROI Having gained some hard-won wisdom about the dos and don'ts of information technology investments in recent years, healthcare providers are getting bolder in their digital transformation spending.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Telehealth: Remote consultations and monitoring for improved accessibility and convenience. Remote patient monitoring: Continuous data collection for proactive intervention and improved outcomes. Challenges: Data privacy and security are crucial concerns in a data-driven healthcare landscape. Subscribe Today!

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What is the status and future of remote care technologies? As the research interviews for the 2020 report “Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults” wind down, a few themes become apparent. million services including children represented a 2,632% increase over the prior period. The total of 34.5

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

We can save so much money and time that's going into healthcare if we take full advantage of the telehealth and telemedicine tools. But big companies often have high prices, suboptimal service and weak infrastructure , so communities nationwide are building their own. These networks profit the people they serve.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Note the top trends that matter this Many changes underway in the enabling tech categories for older adults – including the importance of tech for home care agencies – not just the apps for the workers, but for care recipients, such as remote monitoring. Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

So we know that ‘remote care’ and ‘caring’ in its various forms, including telehealth , seem to be heating up as a priority , whether for senior living organizations , families, healthcare provider organizations. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Family caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

Each of those devices is enabled for older adults by either more targeted marketing and packaging, enabling software, or bundling into training and solutions for in-home caregiving and/or healthcare. The service improves elders' safety and makes communication and care collaboration intuitive and easy. Here are five of them: Aloe Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Weird and wacky, teeny-tiny, virtual, augmented, robotic, metaverse-y – remote this-and-that. And basic Medicare still does not cover, although Medicare Advantage plans (like United Healthcare , for example) in some locations do. The press releases for next week’s 2023 Consumer Electronics Show are stacking up.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

The next generation response device and service would be personalized and encompass wellness monitoring and visibility to status for caregivers. category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection , Remote monitoring , AI and machine learning Next generation response systems were described…in 2013. Are we there yet?

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Once upon a time, in a language far, far away… We used terms like long distance , remote , and telepresence to describe services and experiences that were taking place somewhere else. We were guided on how to cope with these remote processes where we were not present to manage or experience. Virtual dementia tour.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

As the newly published vision states: “No longer is telehealth merely a virtual urgent care service. The offering of remote consultation, diagnosis, and suggested treatment is now a white-labeled offering embedded inside insurance, health care providers, and employee wellness services. Learn more. ?Mcare Mcare Home Health Hub.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The following is a guest article by Stephen Dean, Healthcare CRM Expert and Co-Founder of Keona Health. Splinters in the relationship can also begin remotely, brought about by frustrating telehealth systems. Today’s patients want seamless, holistic, and reliable health care access, self-service, and communication.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Yet for them, digital literacy is even more critical – when you consider how much useful information is available from or about our healthcare providers and related services. So easy, on your Siri Remote, press and hold a button to open the control center, select the SharePlay button then choose what to watch together.

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