Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

According to mobile app marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the world’s top ten English-language mental wellness apps generated two million more downloads in April, when the peak of the pandemic was becoming a reality. The shift to digital solutions has also been marked in mental health services. What comes next?

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Primary Care Telecare Mental health Interoperability 158

David Chou

MARCH 25, 2023

The American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation recently released a report forecasting the revolutionary changes that retail firms and tech giants will bring to healthcare delivery in 2023 and beyond. Amazon is making a major investment by acquiring One Medical, a leading concierge primary care provider.

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Primary Care Medicare 52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 13, 2023

An industry facing high turnover and instability may have served as a catalyst for $200 million of VC investment in 2016 alone. Condition-specific checklists – maybe this has made it to large home healthcare providers. But data about care recipient being used in the next stage of care? Unless we’re talking about a portal, not likely.

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Nursing 130

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

After decades of pushing the telehealth rock uphill, the market value of individual firms, like Livongo , has skyrocketed. These include senior housing, skilled nursing facilities, home care, home healthcare, or healthcare providers. Next generation: What are the dimensions of remote care technology? What will be the priority?

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Remote care Telehealth Nursing Medicare 94

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 25, 2018

Says Ken Dychwald in the WSJ article : “We’re going to have to look to nontraditional care,” says Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, a consulting firm. Consider doctors , especially in rural areas, and the investment in digital health , including remote diagnostics and consultations with specialists. The numbers are daunting.

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Digital Health 82

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2018

With all of that successful investment in people and services, what else could Best Buy need? Besides 900,000 service subscribers, Best Buy acquires an employee base familiar with the older adult market (one of the few $300 million firms that can make that claim).

Health Technology 59

Health Technology 59

Lloyd Price

AUGUST 5, 2023

The deal included $100 million in cash from the SPAC and a private investment in public equity (PIPE) of $50 million. The PIPE was led by RTW Investments. Additionally, the company has been criticized for its high price tag. The company is led by former Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak. The SPAC merger was announced in February 2023.

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Medical Technology healthcare technology 52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2019

The report is from NIC – the National Investment Center that provides research to the senior living industry. Virtual reality has made its way into the 'future of healthcare delivery' consulting, as firms like Care Innovations and Deloitte publish their how-to white papers. Read more. .

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Telehealth 71

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Connected Health Mobility Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health. My work with healthcare enterprises suggests that 80-90% of all outpatient visits could become "virtualized" in some way.

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Telehealth Digital Health Interoperability Public Health 213