Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

CES begins next week – but never mind – what mattered in 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? Deadline is December 31, 2022, for Verizon – other carriers already switched. 4G cell phone. The high price?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In October 2023 the company created the Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATco) to collaborate with health systems in re-imagining and implementing a blueprint for “interoperable” health care. Retail health-meets-Medicare. Walmart launched a ten-year collaboration with Optum in late 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

On the other hand, and not surprisingly, the percentage of patients accessing information electronically saw the biggest jump from 2020 (38%) to 2022 (57%) amid the pandemic. In addition, AVIA published its Top Interoperability Companies Report , with Andor Health topping the list.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

UpStream supports physicians operating under full-risk, value-based arrangements who are providing care to seniors on Medicare with an integrated platform that emphasizes care quality, health equity and total cost of care. Originally announced December 1st, 2022. For more information, please visit upstream.care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

Healthcare accounted for 36% of all enterprise data breaches in 2022 , according to the latest research from ForgeRock. The report also cited a 50% increase in breaches from 2022 as compared to 2021. Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine released a mobile app that digitizes Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Handbook.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Let’s be real—nurses are, to put it lightly, still being stretched very thin. I’ve been talking with hospitals all over the country this year, and in recent conversations I’ve heard more and more about virtual nursing. Staffing issues, record losses, and burnout continued to plague the healthcare industry in 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

29, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus spending bill. The biggest news for healthcare IT was the extension of telehealth expansion under Medicare through the end of 2024. DirectTrust and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission completed their merger , which was first announced in November 2022.

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