Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. Video visits, infrared temperature sensors, mobile health, and wearables replace the need for clinic visits.

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MAY 24, 2023

The following domains will add AI (via voice or other interaction modes) to services, including: Health management of self-care, enabling conversational access. Monitoring with nuance. Smart beds with sensors have been deployed in hospital systems. AI in cameras was noted in The Future of Sensors and Older Adults 2022.

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MARCH 12, 2022

In an interview with Best Buy Health for their 800,000 recipient newsletter, these were the 7 trends we identified that will persist throughout the year -- and beyond. In-home care, home health care , remote patient monitoring (RPM) , fall detection , and other services that help older adults age in their homes are critical.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

Home Health Care Services experienced an even larger increase – 50/5% -- during the same period.” Based on conversations with executives for a new research report about sensors, some organizations see today’s labor shortage in senior care as a catalyst for deploying technology. category tags: AgeTech , senior living.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Look at the ten years or more between the first wave of useful sensor tech for seniors (2005 with GrandCare Systems ) until the newer collection of offerings. Sensor tech -- what changes in care technology will be different later in this decade? Now take a look at the new report The Future of Sensors and Older Adults.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Here are four observations from the just-completed research interviews on this topic: Machine learning and analytics convert population health to a ‘population of one.’ Avatars such as care.coach are emerging built on health protocols and large data sets. And in 2023, AI technology is emerging to manage and even improve care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If they can afford it, they buy suites of sensors to help -- otherwise their families, ever-optimistic, spend the money. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection But wait… What if aging in place is media-fueled, but bad long-term for many (most) people?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Toch Sleepsense. " Toch Sleepsense a non-wearable bed sensor and sleep tracker that allows caregivers to monitor a senior’s safety and quality of sleep in real time. Using high-precision sensors and our algorithm technology, the palm-size device is placed under one wheel or leg of the bed. BoundaryCare.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring? Both types of monitoring are increasingly likely to be found by home care professionals entering a new care recipient’s home. Passive activity monitoring assists with safety and wellbeing. CPT code 99454: “Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) (e.g.,

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JULY 6, 2022

Changes like these and others in this space will be addressed in a new report launching this month: "The Future of Sensors and Predictive Analytics for Older Adults." KamiCare. " KamiCare sensors identify when an elderly person falls by detecting the abrupt changes of body movements. Origin Wireless WiFi Monitoring.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The original 2016 definition from Susann Keohane and Nicola Palmarini at IBM stated: "A network of connected objects (devices, sensors) and cognitive systems with a clear mission: to actively care for people – their physical and mental well-being, homes, loved ones…and….when Caring things may transition beyond 'things' to experiences.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed. Finally, the CMS- created codes for remote patient monitoring (RPM) can be used for reimbursement of chronic disease monitoring services.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

A smart lamp that hangs on the wall and anticipates and prevents falls of residents in assisted living and nursing facilities, Aladin uses artificial intelligence (not sensors) to detect changes in motion, temperature, and more. This product is a remote activity monitoring app for seniors. Learn more at Domalys. CarePredict TouchPoint.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But all that is just a beginning – early January brings the Consumer Electronics Show and many more innovations that can help older adults with health, mobility, cognitive issues, and caregiving. Some other thoughts about 2023 tech trends: Remote (health) care technology should add socialization. Stay tuned for blog posts in January.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. Tags are attached to any vital assets that need to be tracked including equipment, supplies, devices, and even people. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality.

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APRIL 21, 2021

According to Gartner’s January 2021 forecast , this was driven by increased consumer interest in tracking their health status during the pandemic (smart watches) and the growth of remote work (purchases and upgrades to headphones and ear-warn devices). Wearables are increasingly providing health status signals, some useful, some not.

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APRIL 13, 2022

The news articles pile up – assisted living and nursing home staffing shortages ; stranding older adults without home health care ; keeping patients in hospitals longer because of lack of care; nursing home staffing crisis ; Medicaid paying family members to provide care , low wages and low unemployment worsen care situation , and on and on.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

These include questions of inherent bias in medical imaging or facial recognition software , but also in the category of remote monitoring. Consider patients whose behavior changes over time and whether they continue to give permission to being monitored. Lack of interfaces to senior and health care systems.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

Considering the recent CES 2022 product introductions, we are entering a world of 'touchless' interactions, ubiquitous sensors and hearables, as well as AI and machine learning, now about to reach its promise and contribute to serving older adults. Sensor technology shrinks – and changes form.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Diabetes is a critical health problem. Here is a sampling: Apps: Nutrition tracking apps for monitoring diet and blood sugar (from Healthline ) include Glucose Buddy , DiabetesConnect, and SugarSense. Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs): Beginning in 2016, the FDA began approving Continuous Glucose Monitors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

Home health care providers currently report turning away over 25% of referred patients due to staff shortages.” Optum, a division of United Health Group , has launched a $3.3 billion bid for home health company, Amedisys , part of a trend to move as much care from the hospital to home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2020

The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. Livindi includes a set of sensors which monitor activity and environment and recognize behavioral changes. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , wearables, smart watch , IoT and home monitoring , healthcare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Rather, it suggested that while form factors are changing (from pendant to smart watch to home sensor technology), the shortage of labor in the caregiving market means that tech to help 66 million caregivers matters more than ever. category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking , hearables , smartphones.

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JULY 21, 2023

And depending on health, wealth or financial planning, many older adults will one day move to nursing homes, where the worker pool matches that in the other care services. Each part of the continuum wants to use technology to deliver better, more efficient, and health-aware care. Learn more at Toch Technologies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Here are the five blog posts from August 2022: Some might say that sensor technology for older adults is nothing new. Remote monitoring products and services built with sensors have been around for decades. That spells opportunity for motion and camera-based sensors that are being deployed for care of older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

But here are 'answers': Bing Chat: There are many AI-enabled technologies that are available today to help older adults with various aspects of their health and well-being. Some examples are: Remote home monitoring: Elder care robots that can assist nurses and caregivers to focus on the elderly person’s needs 1.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

This includes smartphones, tablets, smart home technology, Voice First hardware and virtual assistants, and in-home sensors. Aloe Care includes a Smart HUB for live, two-way hands-free communication and Smart Sensors to detect falls, motion, air quality, and temperature. Learn more at Aloe Care Health. Handsfree Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

Except for the deep-pocketed Medical Guardian which bought in everywhere, these were all bracelets to help emergency workers determine health issue in an emergency. The vendors know that their traditional user is aging and significant chronic conditions – and so they tiptoe quietly into Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and thus being acquired.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2020

Consider an upcoming HIMSS event in Orlando with the charming title: Monitoring Grandma: Adoption of Connected Health Tech by Seniors. Back to monitoring, connected health or otherwise. Sensor-based home monitoring was a 2007-ish innovation. What is the point of sneering at older people? With persuasion?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. Perhaps departments of health can oversee chronic healthcare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Caregiver shortages, prolonged isolation, and aging -- boost in-home monitoring. Fifty-three million Americans are providing care to someone with health or or functional needs – in short, they are family caregivers. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , AI , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , technology support.

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MAY 27, 2020

One article author cites the growth of digital health but swaps in terms like “remote services” and “virtual consultations.” Telehealth demands continued investment -- phone, video remote patient and/or device monitoring. Along with telehealth, will wearables for health and wellbeing be a priority post Covid-19?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Now add in the shortage of workers in home care , health care , and nursing homes. If there was a time to look at the role of monitoring and engagement technologies that augment and assist the worker in the care of older adults – it would seem that this is the time. Welcome to iPad!

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Telehealth demands continued investment -- phone, video , remote patient and/or device monitoring. Along with telehealth, will wearables for health and wellbeing be a priority post Covid-19? category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Family caregivers , home health care , IoT and home monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Senior living organizations showed signs of accelerating tech adoption, particularly in areas of AI for remote monitoring and safety. The time is right for engaging with an AI-powered avatar for health advice, including assisting with fall prevention. Here are five more from 2023, all text from the company websites.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

for remote monitoring of older family members. This was a good clarification of the intent of remote monitoring. Alexa Together (a paid subscription) should be integrated into the set of sensors that families and health professionals increasingly believe should be used for wellbeing and care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Perhaps there is an unrelated health issue, and they're concerned about whether he/she is taking medications correctly or making it to medical appointments. If their loved one lives with them, they may want to acquire motion sensors or a smart doorbell to know when their loved one is out of bed or near the door. Motion sensors.

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