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Women are less likely to use video for telehealth care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A wide-ranging study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older people, women, Black and Latinx individuals, and patients with lower household incomes were less likely to use video for telemedicine care during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GlobalMed Celebrates 20 Years Offering Virtual Health Technologies

GlobalMed

As the virtual health landscape moves toward smaller and lighter form factors, GlobalMed’s most recent new product launches and feature expansion support this market demand. Best Practices for Launching a Virtual Health Program. Virtual Health Leader Joel E. Advanced security.

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Shaping the future of health technologies

Digital Leaders HealthTech

I’m a health systems guy and these lists are about health technologies that have moved health systems forward, rather than deep or niche technologies. simulated surgery, just like the popular old flight simulator video games!). We still do. Telemedicine . Originally posted here. More thought leadership.

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Aging and Health Technology blog posts from January 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A long time ago, one writer published a charmingly-named CES overview of CES 2012 called CES in Pajamas – an entertaining read with links to 2012 videos just to see what flopped, what was canceled (remember Microsoft Kinect ?) CES 2021 – roll the press releases and turn on your computer. and what/who is still around.

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The CES 2022 Tech Trends to Watch Have Everything To Do With Health/Care

Health Populi

That AI-powered counsel can emanate from the digital health technologies, apps, and algorithms that people are increasingly using — choosing to do so on their own, as well as adopting new tools based on health care provider and wellness coach recommendations (or “prescriptions”). That’s on average.

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Epic launches new telehealth service with Twilio

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Epic Systems has tapped San Francisco-based communications tech startup Twilio to provide the video-communication backend for Epic’s new telehealth platform. Twilio also noted that it supports HIPAA-eligible workflows on Twilio SMS, voice, SIP and video-communication channels. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from June 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The regulatory change enabled "the use of smartphones, video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, and messaging services like WhatsApp; and the ability to provide care across state lines in 48 states." What use is a PERS watch without a call center?