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Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults 2020 -- Themes Emerge

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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. This work began in the summer of 2020 as the Covid-19 lockdown was underway. The total of 34.5

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Telehealth Research Used to Support New Policy Initiatives for Expansion

care innovations

Changes to policy regarding telehealth and remote patient management (RPM) — and, specifically, changes affecting the reimbursement for these services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — are having an effect on the usage of digital delivery on the larger healthcare industry.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the start of 2020, widespread adoption of remote patient monitoring was still in the distance. As healthcare further shifts from a fee-for-service to a value-based care approach, care delivery is shifting from an in-clinic, episodic, reactive model of care to one that is continuous and proactive, and a blend of in-clinic and remote.

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The Digital Transformation of Home for Health – Brainstorming with Karsten Russell-Wood of Philips

Health Populi

As Deeptha Khanna, Philips’ Chief Business Leader for Personal Health, said in the company’s virtual press conference, “We have [also] witnessed the reinvention of our homes as a core element of the healthcare pathway, with telehealth, virtual and remote care technologies as the key drivers for change during COVID-19.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first.

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Some Face Dire Consequences for Delaying Care During Pandemic

Henry Kotula

In January, the American Cancer Society, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and 73 other organizations, including many major health care systems, issued a statement stressing the urgency of preventive care. “We Nearly half of those surveyed didn’t receive care for their nonurgent health problems.