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The 'giant sucking sound' of digital health consolidation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For Amwell, Teladoc and others, acquiring smaller firms is really about strategic positioning for market share growth and profitability in the long term. Hang on tight for the wild ride ahead. Region Tag: Global Edition. Notably, even the larger firms in the telehealth space are not profitable today.

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Five Offerings from the Boston Connected Health Conference 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Coral Health: Founded in 2017, Coral Health is a technology company that is building a more connected future in healthcare by enabling secure, real-time, shared access to validated medical information. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare. Learn more at Medisanté.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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.

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Self-driving cars - not yet for older adults or anyone else

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And of course, ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft reduce traffic in big cities, right? category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , seniors and aging policy , Aging. Well, that takes care of that, right? Not exactly – see data from New York.

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The T1 Female Heart: Avoiding Heart Disease in Your Life

Insulin Nation

Consider breaking up the routine with a weekly yoga class, a hike with the dogs, a sunset bike ride, and other activities that you enjoy that will also get your heart pumping. Take your children outside for a long game of tag or chase them while they ride their bikes up and down the street. Involve the family.

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Pandemic-era burnout: Telehealth managers get pushed to the max

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Riding that kind of growth curve was incredibly stressful for Davis and his colleagues. Shared experience and camaraderie are critical for resiliency, he said. “Personally, I certainly did not predict to see 900% volume growth in our virtual urgent care over a period of 10 days.” " Dr. Chris Davis, UCHealth.

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How communities can better prepare for post-emergency telehealth deployments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

First responders have the lion share of immediate medical responses when disasters hit. Innovations are coming down the pike such as continuous-monitoring medical devices and artificial intelligence "health coaches" that will help communities ride out the storms. Region Tag: Global Edition.