Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

If an older adult us impacted, the older device stops working. And basic Medicare still does not cover, although Medicare Advantage plans (like United Healthcare , for example) in some locations do. category tags: smartphones , smart home , AI and machine learning , Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , fall prevention, fall detection.

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ACA Times

APRIL 20, 2016

While these advancements have proven beneficial to patients, they continue to arrive with a hefty price tag. The figures might surprise you, as they include figures comparing the United States’ prescription drug costs with those of other countries. For questions about the ACA contact us here.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

When it comes to people, the US Census has all the data. From its American Community Survey (ACS) summary files and detailed tables , we know as of November, 2021, for example, the US population (315 million), the number of housing units (133 million) and whether they are owner-occupied.

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Telehealth Nursing Medicare Patient Experience 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 3, 2018

traveled during the US Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA. It was month to think further about concepts introduced in October about caregiving technology – why is it so unclear what it is, who makes it, what is the form factor for presenting it and how should people be using it? Many (54 million!) More on that in future posts.)

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Biofeedback & Wearables: Company: BioSerenity (PainPod) - This device uses biofeedback and gentle electrical stimulation to help users manage chronic pain through relaxation techniques. Non-invasive neuromodulation: Devices like TENS units and biofeedback for pain relief, potentially improving adherence to medication regimens.

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Pain management Mental health Telehealth healthcare technology 56

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Joyoti Goswami COVID-19 has spurred telehealth and remote patient monitoring adoption across the United States, with 36 percent of the US consumers now using telehealth to replace healthcare visits.

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FHIR EHR Telehealth EMR 175

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2020, telemedicine truly, finally hit the mainstream in the United States. “Having a robust telemedicine program allowed us to have a work environment where our high-risk providers – older, immunocompromised or pregnant – could contribute safely to the pandemic response,” he said.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

After all, AARP has surveyed us for 2018 – staying there is apparently what 76% want, though only 59% expect that they will. Concerns included the need for transportation regardless of physical status, ability to stay active in the community, and availability of hospitals nearby ( though that 911 call can fail to find us ).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 18, 2019

At $38/camera for each of 30,000 assisted living units in the US – that’s just over $1 million for all the units, assuming there is even a single organization that could purchase them and no organization to lobby against it. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , senior living.

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Nursing 98

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2019

Clearly this is a company with management issues – and someday will either fail (unlikely), be broken up , or be regulated , even in the US, which has for some unknown reason done nothing to date, unlike privacy actions taken in Europe. million are using Facebook. We can Clear Cookies on our web browsers, but how many of us do?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2019

Clearly this is a company with management issues – and someday will either fail (unlikely), be broken up , or be regulated , even in the US, which has for some unknown reason done nothing to date, unlike privacy actions taken in Europe. million are using Facebook. million of them, 31.9 Is it relevant at all?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

.” (page 25) A similar call for equity through the use of SDoH data, including community engagement, was made in an IBM paper in 2022. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. SDoH data can help us identify and help these people—perhaps even before they have diagnosable diseases.

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Public Health HIE Medicare Health IT 109

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 18, 2019

At $38/camera for each of 30,000 assisted living units in the US – that’s just over $1 million – for all the units, and that’s assuming there is even a single organization that could purchase them. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , senior living.

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Nursing 48

Redox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Payers, providers, regulators, and patients rarely agree, but they are united in their disdain for prior authorization. Many of us have experienced a prior authorization (PA) process – when a doctor requests approval from a health insurance company before providing a medical service or treatment. But, fear not.

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Interoperability EHR Patient Experience 59

Import Immunity

AUGUST 21, 2015

And that’s great, because it puts us one step closer to actually fixing immune-related diseases. These thumbprints, and the way they group together, tell us some incredible things about the state of the immune system. Here’s how: Take a sample and distribute it randomly across N (we used 96) wells.

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Health Populi

MAY 11, 2023

This week, three intriguing examples are resonating with us: The ever-evolving weight-loss industry FDA favors OTC use for Perrigo’s Opill daily oral contraceptive birth control pill The convergence of fashion and health — specifically, how an over-the-counter medicine converges with clothing that helps us feel better.

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Telemedicine Digital Health Mental health Telehealth 156