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Only 1 in 4 People Over 50 Use a Mobile Health App – And They Tend to Be Healthier and Wealthier

Health Populi

use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S.

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

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Meanwhile, Medicare Advantage plans telemarket home nurse visits which provide an opportunity to assess risk scores , enabling them to boost insurer reimbursements from Medicare based on that assessment, independent of whether the insured has already been assessed at the doctor’s office. With persuasion? That’s 5 percent! Just saying.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health is unquestionably becoming part of healthcare lexicon and fabric. Electronic health records (EHRs) and personal fitness trackers have helped create awareness through use. These are what I consider the ‘biggest bang for the buck’ ones doable today.

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Five Public Health Needs for Digital Health Technology

The Digital Health Corner

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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Focus on Technology for Older Adults Sharpens in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Medicare Advantage changes may revive tech-enabled home care services. A far-reaching change began in 2018 to expand benefits for the chronically ill -- resulting in the likelihood that in 2019 non-skilled in-home care services will be reimbursed under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, which covers a third of Medicare beneficiaries.

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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.