Connected Health Pulse

A Guide to Managing Cloud Tagging Policies

LeanIX

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Companies across industries often entrust these tasks to a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), a cross-functional team focused on creating visibility in the cloud and identifying the ways in which cloud resources support business.

MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers

ACA Times

AUGUST 31, 2017

A new $750 fine will be assessed on employers for each non-disabled worker receiving health benefits through MassHealth or the Massachusetts Health Connector. It’s incredibly disappointing to learn that all substantive reforms have fallen by the wayside and a tax on job creators in Massachusetts will remain.”.

Masshealth Changes Come With a Hefty Price Tag For Employers [UPDATE]

ACA Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Some states, such as Maryland , are considering state legislation that would create a statewide individual mandate similar to the ACA’s (which is scheduled to be repealed starting in 2019 as part of the new federal tax law passed by Congress in December). Some in the state’s business community are not enthusiastic about the new bill.

Telehealth playing a larger role in clinical research

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth playing a larger role in clinical research Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Telehealth

VIP Patients in #FHIR

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 30, 2024

The FHIR security tag `VIP` is used to indicate that a patient's health information is considered to be highly confidential and requires heightened security measures. VIP is a designation of a person, not a designation of the data. This may be due to the patient's public profile, occupation, or other factors.

FHIR

FHIR Health Information

Innovative digital tools may be a silver lining to COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 27, 2020

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Innovative digital tools may be a silver lining to COVID-19 Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Europe/UK Right Now:

Telehealth

Why telemedicine is a good fit for patients who need birth control

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Why telemedicine is a good fit for patients who need birth control Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Telehealth

RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by Peter Bloch, Market Development Manager – Healthcare at Avery Dennison Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is revolutionizing healthcare, by improving efficiency, patient safety, and supply chain management. Valued at USD 3.95

HIPAA

HIPAA Interoperability Pharmaceuticals Health Information

Leveraging Automated Telehealth During a Capacity Crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Clinical Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Leveraging Automated Telehealth During a Capacity Crisis Region Tag: Global Edition Sponsor: Bright.md

Telehealth

COVID-19 brings a boom in use of virtual consumer-centric care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2020

Primary topic: HIMSS20 Digital Coverage Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19 brings a boom in use of virtual consumer-centric care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Here are 22 health systems billing patients for certain EHR and text messages

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 16, 2023

Online messages have become a linchpin of many patients’ relationships with their doctors. | An influx of patient portal messages during recent years are taking a toll on clinicians. As a result, at least 22 systems across the country have added a price tag to the subset of missives demanding the most time and expertise.

EHR

Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

MAY 17, 2024

Hospitals are not alone in price cliffs, with health insurance premiums spiking last year at the fastest rate in a decade, the Labor Statistics data showed. New research in The Lancet this week looks into inflation and health on a global level. we see, moving our lens from the global to the U.S. adults in April, 2024.

Mental health

Consider ever-changing tech hurdles for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The more technology changes, it’s a step back for some. And in a macro sense, maybe it is. A small army of elderly (post baby-boomer) arrived before their holiday flight at a Florida airport to have a sit-down breakfast. But everyone will soon have a smartphone, won’t they? Didn’t think of that?

Telehealth is the new norm, but a lot work needs to be done

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth is the new norm, but a lot work needs to be done Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Telehealth

WHO: Digital can help build a culture of health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2021

Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: WHO: Digital can help build a culture of health Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now: Primary topic: Quality and Safety.

Promoting Better Customer Service During a Pandemic

Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Patients engaged in rounds of “phone tag” with their doctors, or […]. The article Promoting Better Customer Service During a Pandemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

Virtual care has a part to play in post-COVID-19 specialty care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Virtual care has a part to play in post-COVID-19 specialty care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Telehealth

A framework for developing game-changing telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Sponsor: Star Global Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: A framework for developing game-changing telehealth Region Tag: Global Edition

Telehealth

How to Leverage Mobile Technology to Build a High Value Virtual Care Program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Sponsor: Stratix Corporation Primary topic: Innovation Pulse Topic: Innovation Pulse Telehealth Resource Central: On Demand Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How to Leverage Mobile Technology to Build a High Value Virtual Care Program Region Tag: Global Edition

Telehealth

Predictions from report -- The Tech User Experience Needs an Upgrade

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 9, 2024

The decline of our tech experience was slow – it was barely noticeable for a while. All are confronted with buggy software and frequent bug fix releases , such as a problem on iPhones that an embarrassed Apple redirected software work towards fixing. An AARP report notes, "No one prefers badly designed, over-complicated products."

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But a key limiting factor of these many sensors generating data has been inadequate backend algorithms that address signal noise and limited EHR integration, the authors observe. The second illustration gives us their view on the future of HaH through the lens of a data life cycle. In a webinar broadcast on 28 February, Prof.

EHR

EHR HIPAA Digital Health Interoperability

Exercise programs look to play a larger role in cardiac care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Exercise programs look to play a larger role in cardiac care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

Telehealth

Aging in place -- moving costs money -- and so does staying home

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 1, 2024

Ironically, in those days, it may have been a practical idea -- but as older adults age into the years in which they need care, the rising cost of the care they need may outpace their ability to pay, so what then? A lot of ifs. Family members help out if there are any, if they can, if they're nearby, and if they are willing.

Telehealth

The care future for older adults needs housing and tech support

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Harvard study describes a bleak care future. For low-income individuals, home and community based services may have a 3-year wait to obtain them. Senior living – unless a very expensive house is sold – is not within reach. You should be able to obtain a cheap package, perhaps subsidized if needed. In what year?

Telehealth

The Future of Pet Tech at CES 2024

Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A key example is Birdfy ’s AI-powered bird feeder. For more mobile companions, the Pawport smart pet door unlocks a new level of freedom. For more mobile companions, the Pawport smart pet door unlocks a new level of freedom. This device allows pets safe and controlled access to the outdoors using facial recognition or RFID tags.

Digital Health

Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tech for all ages is remaining stubbornly difficult to use, whether it is the frequency of upgrades, the multiple steps to authenticate that the user is not a robot (including checking a box that one is not a robot! ) ChatGPT has absorbed a great deal of knowledge and text understanding. and so it goes.

Remote care

Remote care Digital Health Health Technology Telehealth

Health Care Costs for a Couple in Retirement in the U.S. Reach $300,000

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2021

To pay for health care expenses, the average nest-egg required for a couple retiring in the U.S. I’ve tracked this survey for over a decade here on Health Populi, and updated the annual chart shown here to reflect a $40,000 increase in retiree costs since 2016.

Mental health

Mental health Medicare

Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

These virtual patient engagement encounters have become a critical factor in the manner in which a patient will view the competency of their clinician and their overall confidence with the health system that the clinician represents. Multiple industries have previously migrated to a more digital experience for their customers.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Accountable Care Patient Experience Telehealth

With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Paddy Padmanabhan The pandemic has given us, among other things, a new buzzword: the "next normal." " As health systems adjusted to dramatic increases in virtual visits, they experienced a steep learning curve in a very short time. A significant percentage of ambulatory care will never return to a clinic.

Telehealth

Telehealth EMR Digital Health Primary Care

Post Call: How a pandemic transformed healthcare for the future

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Post Call: How a pandemic transformed healthcare for the future Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

EMR

EMR Interoperability EHR Telehealth

For big tech, "Ready, Fire, Aim" design approaches are user-hostile

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 17, 2024

What happens when a firm believes that no matter what, the customers will buy? Will customers return a device they don’t understand? A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.” Stripping features from app versions – this also appears to be a ‘discoverability’ issue.

Barriers to full benefit of AI for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

The lack of standardization of electronic records has been a major impediment to AI access and accuracy of retrieved information or assessment. For example, despite broad implementation of a tool to detect sepsis via EHR software , it turned out to do a poor job at detection, and worse, doctors did not really understand how it worked.

EHR

Care coordination for older adults – still elusive, does tech help?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Catching my eye – a relatively new company, Sage, offers a ‘ care coordination’ platform for senior living , just received another $15 million. Care coordination in healthcare is largely a pipe dream. Would a care coordination system in healthcare link to home and home care?

Using mobile internet to build a healthier future for children

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Primary topic: Mobile Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using mobile internet to build a healthier future for children Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Asia Pacific

Test Data - in production

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 14, 2023

It is more and more important to have Test Data to use to assure that: Your client is connected to the right server Your client is properly connected to the oAuth service Your client understands the profiled data This could be done with a sandbox server that contains only test data, but this only can address #3. Could be regularly tested.

FHIR

FHIR Health Data

HHS requiring hospitals to report flu data; mental health a preferred use for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Primary topic: Government & Policy Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: HHS requiring hospitals to report flu data; mental health a preferred use for telehealth Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

Mental health

Mental health Telehealth

It's time for solutions -- not products -- for aging in place

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2021, we published a report, The Future of Smart Homes and Older Adults. Imagine a home with a smart doorbell, security system, smart energy monitoring, voice control of lights, temperature, garage doors and more. Because this market is still a laundry list of products, purchased and deployed one or a few at a time.

Medicare

How Twitter Revealed Consumer Health Care Trends in the Pandemic

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Three mega-trends bubbled up on the platform for health — telemedicine and virtual care, broadband access, and mental health, discussed in a Birdseye Report Industry Deep Dive into Health from Brandwatch, partnering with Twitter. The report tells of a re-tweet from the Office of the Second Gentleman (i.e.,

Mental health

Mental health Telemedicine Telehealth Digital Health

Our future tech interactions mandate personalized user experiences

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 25, 2024

In the future, we will need a new paradigm for tech user experience that can span our multiple interactions, driven by an opt-in profile about preferences and personal characteristics that can better shape interactions. We will expect that our profile will drive technology access. In the future their use will be expanded.

Five new technologies for older adults – May 2024

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 15, 2024

Eve Communications, Inc, a startup with a mission to provide a cure for loneliness and social isolation, today announced the official launch of Eve , a virtual companion designed for seniors and other people who live alone. Learn more at Iameve.ai. GrandPad Grandie. Learn more at GrandPad. Kalogon Orbiter Med. Lotus Ring.

RTLS & AI: Solving the Riddle of Healthcare Inefficiency

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Manifold, CMO at Ubisense. Healthcare providers are increasingly turning to technology to help shoulder these burdens, but are fancy tech deployments really the cure or just another placebo? But what are they exactly and how could they contribute to a more efficient healthcare environment?

Nursing

Nursing Healthcare IT Health IT

Dermisolve Review

mHealth Watch

JULY 7, 2023

With advancements in the field of medicine, a cure has been found for the majority of these problems. Similar is the case if we develop moles, skin tags, or warts. There is always a way to get rid of these problems without having to worry about side effects or spending too much. All of us go through skin problems.

HealthBeacon focuses on a specialized need

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: HealthBeacon focuses on a specialized need Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

Telehealth

The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Stacy doubled down on the explanation of being a “healthcare executive” before morphing into patient advocate. for herself and for her son, Emmett.

Life Science

Life Science Leadership Pharmaceuticals Nursing

A Guide to Managing Cloud Tagging Policies

MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers

Trending Sources

Masshealth Changes Come With a Hefty Price Tag For Employers [UPDATE]

Telehealth playing a larger role in clinical research

VIP Patients in #FHIR

Innovative digital tools may be a silver lining to COVID-19

Why telemedicine is a good fit for patients who need birth control

RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Leveraging Automated Telehealth During a Capacity Crisis

COVID-19 brings a boom in use of virtual consumer-centric care

Here are 22 health systems billing patients for certain EHR and text messages

Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Consider ever-changing tech hurdles for older adults

Telehealth is the new norm, but a lot work needs to be done

WHO: Digital can help build a culture of health

Promoting Better Customer Service During a Pandemic

Virtual care has a part to play in post-COVID-19 specialty care

A framework for developing game-changing telehealth

How to Leverage Mobile Technology to Build a High Value Virtual Care Program

Predictions from report -- The Tech User Experience Needs an Upgrade

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Exercise programs look to play a larger role in cardiac care

Aging in place -- moving costs money -- and so does staying home

The care future for older adults needs housing and tech support

The Future of Pet Tech at CES 2024

Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Health Care Costs for a Couple in Retirement in the U.S. Reach $300,000

Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Post Call: How a pandemic transformed healthcare for the future

For big tech, "Ready, Fire, Aim" design approaches are user-hostile

Barriers to full benefit of AI for older adults

Care coordination for older adults – still elusive, does tech help?

Using mobile internet to build a healthier future for children

Test Data - in production

HHS requiring hospitals to report flu data; mental health a preferred use for telehealth

It's time for solutions -- not products -- for aging in place

How Twitter Revealed Consumer Health Care Trends in the Pandemic

Our future tech interactions mandate personalized user experiences

Five new technologies for older adults – May 2024

RTLS & AI: Solving the Riddle of Healthcare Inefficiency

Dermisolve Review

HealthBeacon focuses on a specialized need

The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

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