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

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Care coordination in healthcare is largely a pipe dream. The core of coordination rests on communication, which is notoriously poor for older adults seeing multiple healthcare providers. See this 2022 study about care coordination in healthcare for older adults – 42% perceived poor care coordination, including 14.8%

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The cost of long-term care -- could technology help lower it?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Also for sure, the use of healthcare portals has seen increased penetration – in 2020, 60% of patients in the US were offered access to a portal, and 40% accessed their records through it. . Consider that the median costs of long-term care are higher than ever. What role can technology play in lowering the cost of care?

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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mike Restuccia In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare organizations have dramatically accelerated their use of telemedicine in the provision of patient care. This is a time of transition for the healthcare industry. Times of challenge bring change. Digitizing care delivery will enhance the patient experience.

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Healthcare data breaches cost an average $6.5M: report

FierceHealthIT

A healthcare data breach comes with a hefty price tag—$6.45 Healthcare organizations continue to have the highest costs associated with data breaches, more than 60% higher than the cross-industry average, according to IBM. million on average.

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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's not just caregivers and clinicians who have had to master the new modality for delivering care; healthcare consumers and their extended network of family and friends now have to adapt to telehealth as a new normal in accessing and receiving care. But telehealth is much more. As an example, elder care differs from pediatric care.

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9amHealth Raises $9.5M Series A Extension Led by The Cigna Group Ventures to Expand to Employers Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. 9amHealth is addressing this challenge by providing affordable cardiometabolic care at scale and helping to manage the rising costs of GLP-1s for both patients and employers.

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VIVE and HIMSS -- payers, providers, tech -- little about older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consider the recent big healthcare events. VIVE also offers meetings for CHIME ( College of Healthcare Information Management Executives) to attend. See 2024 update Market Overview Technology for Aging ] category tags: digital health , healthcare , AgeTech , Aging, ageism And a robust Exhibit Hall.