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Remote Care Technology and Older Adults - Filling in the basics 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In the 2020 OTI report, The Cost of Connectivity , researchers examined 296 data plans in the US, finding that only 64 of them meet the FCC definition of broadband. Senior living and nursing homes have long lagged in delivering broadband access though that is likely to change. Broadband access. Device access. Training access.

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How Legacy Health expanded from inpatient to ambulatory telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Legacy Health had an established telehealth program, which involves specialty-care services providing remote consultations to a variety of facilities. Eight telehealth-equipped hospitals. " The majority of care providers were trained over a period of a few weeks. Adding ambulatory telemedicine.

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United Methodist Communities has early successes with telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With more than 110 years of continuous operation, the organization has grown to 13 locations offering independent, residential and assisted living; Tapestries Memory Care; respite; rehabilitation; long-term care; Bridges Hospice and Palliative Care; affordable senior housing; and live-in and in-home personal care through HomeWorks.

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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The 400-bed hospital joint venture by Ramsay Health Care Australia and Sime Darby Malaysia seeks to "revolutionise" healthcare delivery through its latest service called Connected Care.

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With the Silver Tsunami on its way, telehealth is ready for its moment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. We've been talking about it for decades, after all. ATA was founded way back in 1993.

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UMass Memorial Health proves RPM virtual sitting is as effective as in-person care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Telehealth quickly became a prominent means of contact precaution across our inpatient care settings. "With everyone scrambling for mobile video solutions, Caregility rose to the challenge and equipped us with one hundred of their new APS250 mobile telehealth carts," he continued. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Former Amazon medical officer examines Surgeon General's clinician burnout warning

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Murthy’s warning to the industry was that unless significant steps are taken to reduce the crisis of stress, exhaustion and burnout among physicians, nurses and other clinicians, the nation’s health will suffer through worsening of access to care and quality of care due to lack of resources. Please expand on this.