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

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The authors also discuss the barrier of incentive conflict, with America’s volume-based “sick care” system incentivizing in-person visits and the use of services which get reimbursed. Varda Shalev of Team8 discussed prospects for Care At Home Transformed tag-teaming with Deborah Di Sanzo, President of Best Buy Health.

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EHR HIPAA Digital Health Interoperability

Five new technologies for older adults -- 2023 wrap-up (1 of 2)

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

CareYaya. " CareYaya is the fastest-growing health-tech startup in America, solving home care for those with elderly loved ones and medically vulnerable children. Our care marketplace connects clients with great, affordable care from pre-health college students. category tags: caregivers , Home Care , senior living , AgeTech

Fall detection -- does the PERS industry detect market changes?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2023

Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America. Having a panic button connected to Alexa ? But is the right offering a watch? A band without a watch face? Room-based monitoring?

Did you miss one? Four Aging and Health Tech Blog Posts June 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 7, 2023

The categories span Caregiving, FemTech, Health, Mobility, Savings & Planning, and Social Connections. To build this chart, interviews were conducted that included senior execs from Philips, the VA, Visiting Nurse Services, home care associations, Home Instead, Volunteers of America, and several home care organizations.

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Leadership Nursing

Leave no trend behind – yet another PERS smartwatch ticks on

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Connect America still shows a pendant on its website -- but that's following its acquisition of Philips Lifeline products/services – maybe a watch is somewhere in their future. category tags: Mobile PERS , smartphones , wearables, smart watch. The PERS conundrum – who is the user and what do they want and need?

Something new -- Apple Watch ad sells fear to the young

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Oh well, b y 2021 they gave up and sold the Lifeline (subscription) business to Connect America. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS , PERS. Following their 2014 ad campaign for Lifeline with Auto Alert , by 2016 Philips had signed Betty White as a spokesperson to reach those who feared falling.

July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2023

Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , fall prevention, fall detection , Mobile PERS

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Should Physicians Give Their Cell Phone Number to Patients?

33 Charts - Digital Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Ohio family practitioner Mike Sevilla traditionally begins his call weekends on Twitter by announcing, “Let’s do this America.” Another case is the critical MRI at the end of the day when I’m playing phone tag with a family. I’m not in the ‘on call zone.’ It’s ‘our weekend.’ This makes it clear that I’m not accessible 24/7.

Client remote monitoring for home care agencies -- why and what?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Connecting with the patient, obtaining their vitals, noting exceptions and issues, and providing feedback and guidance to them is key to helping patients manage their post discharge recovery, their chronic conditions, or note the early signs of health problems that could be mitigated before becoming a crisis.

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Nursing Telehealth

Five Upcoming Aging and Technology Innovation Events

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We’ve designed A) a main stage program with powerhouse speakers that will cover the most critical and timely topics B) an exhibit space to showcase the leaders in innovation and aging and C) targeted networking time so that you can make the connections you need to grow your business. Learn more.

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. What this means for telehealth and connected health policy. A silver lining of the pandemic is that connected health has become a fundamental part of the U.S.

Public Health

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. What this means for telehealth and connected health policy. A silver lining of the pandemic is that connected health has become a fundamental part of the U.S.

Public Health

Public Health Telehealth Connected Health Medicare

Ten Technology Offerings From CES 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

After proven success in several senior living communities across North America and Japan, CarePredict will drive their technology’s use for in-home senior care." With the Leeo Ping service and Leeo Smart Alert platform, you and your trusted circle are safer and more connected. Learn more at Care Predict. Learn more at Leeo.

Digital Health

Ten Technology Offerings From CES 2019 - Beyond Gadgets

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

After proven success in several senior living communities across North America and Japan, CarePredict will drive their technology’s use for in-home senior care." With the Leeo Ping service and Leeo Smart Alert platform, you and your trusted circle are safer and more connected. Learn more at Care Predict. Learn more at Leeo.

Digital Health

Connected Health Pulse

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

Five new technologies for older adults -- 2023 wrap-up (1 of 2)

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Fall detection -- does the PERS industry detect market changes?

Did you miss one? Four Aging and Health Tech Blog Posts June 2023

Leave no trend behind – yet another PERS smartwatch ticks on

Something new -- Apple Watch ad sells fear to the young

July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

Should Physicians Give Their Cell Phone Number to Patients?

Client remote monitoring for home care agencies -- why and what?

Five Upcoming Aging and Technology Innovation Events

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Ten Technology Offerings From CES 2019

Ten Technology Offerings From CES 2019 - Beyond Gadgets

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