Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2019

Can you look at a list, for example, of technologies that vendor websites claim are aimed at older adults and their caregivers -- and substitute younger beneficiaries or health care recipients? We can tell that app stores and search engines think they know what is meant by ‘senior-specific’. Here’s a test. Thoughts welcome!

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American Well

APRIL 1, 2016

Right away, I could tell I would be joining a really strong group and working alongside a great set of people. Right away, I could tell I would be joining a really strong group and working alongside a great set of people. The potential to make an impact felt really high, which was exciting then, and remains so today!

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American Well

APRIL 1, 2016

Right away, I could tell I would be joining a really strong group and working alongside a great set of people. Right away, I could tell I would be joining a really strong group and working alongside a great set of people. The potential to make an impact felt really high, which was exciting then, and remains so today!

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Redox

JULY 24, 2018

The conference is an under-the-radar event conducted by global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and featured presentations from CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and other strategic decision makers from major health systems and insurance providers. My experience at the McKinsey conference did not do a lot to settle those concerns in my mind.

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KB Dental Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It is obligatory to maintain good oral health care during the festival season including, Thanksgiving, Christmas time and of course New Year. Children adore all the sweets in the shape of a Christmas tree or some New Year gift loaded with sugar and if parents don’t watch after their children teeth, the situation can only get worse.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 8, 2018

Eric Careel can relate. Earlier this year, Nokia hinted it wanted to offload Withings, the startup it had bought for 170 million euros ($200 million) in 2016 and rebranded as Nokia Digital Health, to prioritize its network infrastructure business instead. We want to go deeper in health,” he says. “We he told Forbes. “In

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33 Charts - Digital Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

I’ve done the heavy lifting by curating a super list of the best health care talks and events at SXSW interactive. Think of it as the ultimate guide for the health care power user. If you’ve not done Health SXSW you’re in for a treat. And health care needs more of that. And health care needs more of that.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But looking ahead, it's worth taking stock of what lasting digital health changes might emerge from this ongoing crisis. A national patient identifier is a must for effective care coordination and population health management. "The marketplace has turned to digital health solutions very quickly.

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Consumer eHealth Engagement

AUGUST 1, 2016

With the shift to value- based care, health systems are investing in mobile technologies to increase patient engagement and care quality while reducing the cost of care delivery. Geisinger, an award winning healthcare system based in the Mid-Atlantic with 12 hospitals and a 510K+ health plan, is a leader in patient engagement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

creating all kinds of chaos for CIOs and other health IT leaders to contend with. You can read past installments at this special theme portal. These executives include: Lisa Grisim, RN, vice president and associate CIO, Stanford Children's Health, Palo Alto, California. ( @LisaGrisim ). Keith Perry, CIO, St.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

If you’re in health care and don’t live under a rock, you have probably heard that United Health Group (UHG) has acquired PatientsLikeMe (PLM). health care system as fundamentally broken and inhumane, you may see this deal as either another step toward the abyss or a bridge across a chasm. A Matter of Trust, by Billy Joel.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

health care spending and what comes from it, according to Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting Poorly , a perennial report from The Commonwealth Fund that compares health system performance across eleven developed countries. The metrics compared were access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Welcome to the era of Open Source Healthcare, not only the “about time” for patients to own their health, but for the launch of a new publication that will support and continue to evolve the concept. It’s really a movement that’s already in process. Public collaboration. Modifications allowed, ongoing. “We

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 2, 2018

You want to launch a boomer/senior, home health tech, caregiving, product or service. Really now, are you ready? . Start with the home page that has modest and friendly graphics and images (not a ransom note with 27 different font size and colors) to identify what the product or service does or is.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 28, 2015

The problem with defining Privacy, even in Healthcare, is that there really isn't a single definition of Privacy. I find that it is better to understand the Privacy Principles in order to understand what the term Privacy really means. The reason is that Privacy has multiple dimensions. See some of the foundational Privacy Principles.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 30, 2019

Technology has entirely transformed our personal lives in the past few years, from the way we shop and the way we get around – right through to the way we consume entertainment. So, why is this the case, and what can be done about it? This public healthcare system is the default point of care for most living in the country.

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HIStalk Interviews

DECEMBER 17, 2018

I think we can make the pharmacist’s life better and more efficient while making the drug spend cheaper and the end result safer. We focus on things that you actually do throw away, consumables such as, in this case, drugs. We can bring data about both what’s in your hospital as well as what others are doing.

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HIStalk Weekender

JULY 20, 2018

A survey finds that both consumers and physicians recognize the benefits of virtual care, but few consumers have experienced it and few doctors offer it. Tenet Healthcare considers selling its Conifer Health Solutions business for up to $2 billion. Weekly News Recap. Best Reader Comments. AreUKiddingMe?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2022

This technology – which has finally gone mainstream, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic – can spread the expertise of specialists far and wide. As hospitals and health systems look at myriad challenges confronting them, specialty telemedicine can be a forefront solution.

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Health Populi

MARCH 20, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services on the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, published March 13, 2020, forecasts a plan looking 18 months out. The program is broadcasting public service announcements (PSAs) across many channels and platforms to message the themes of social distancing, personal hygiene and mental health.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Health insurance giant Cigna and UnitedHealth's Optum are also using risk scores. Health insurance giant Cigna and UnitedHealth's Optum are also using risk scores. Overestimating risk might lead health systems to focus their energy on the wrong patients; a low risk score might cause a patient to fall through the cracks.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

OCTOBER 6, 2018

I won the big platinum #PatientsIncluded ring (much better than brass) this year with an opportunity to attend the Cochrane Colloquium , the global health science and health services research meeting that happens somewhere on Planet Earth every year. THAT was a really good day around here! Did someone say … podcast?

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 1, 2018

France-based Withings buys back the consumer digital health business it sold to Nokia two years ago and will restore the brand to the market. Joseph Health modifies its EHR to store patient advance directives and display them to clinicians during care events. Providence St. Best Reader Comments. Another Dave ). Genteel Giant ).

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