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Why are older adults demeaned by the health and tech industry?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider an upcoming HIMSS event in Orlando with the charming title: Monitoring Grandma: Adoption of Connected Health Tech by Seniors. The 2017 Harvard article indicates that 1 million had signed up for these home nurse visits – but there were 19 million people covered by Medicare Advantage plans in 2017. With persuasion?

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Bringing Digital Health to Those Who Need It Most

Chilmark Research

Under Armour’s $400 Health Box ? It’s for athletes with money to burn, not seniors on Medicare collecting Social Security. Yet digital health appeals to the young, the affluent, and the health literate. The post Bringing Digital Health to Those Who Need It Most appeared first on Chilmark Research.

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Four tech and aging blog posts from September 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

But as inevitable as those changes are, other notable events occurred during September – including AARP’s partnership with Getty Images to combat age bias in advertising. Consider upcoming fall events. Soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home health tech product or service, or maybe a caregiver advisory service.

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Three Trends Shaping the Future of Telehealth

Advanced Medical Reviews

In a recent report to Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS) stated that telehealth laws limit the service as a healthcare option. Currently, Medicare only pays for telehealth services if an enrollee is in a rural area that has a shortage of healthcare professionals. Exhibiting Innovation.

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Five Ways a Good Digital Health Registry Addresses Healthcare System Needs

The Digital Health Corner

The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) has been used since 2015 as a metric to determine negative Medicare payment adjustments to providers who do not meet quality standards. A corollary to adverse events and efficacy is patient safety. I will discuss below some of the most useful applications of such exemplary registries.