Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The meeting’s tagline this year is “Health That Connects + Tech That Cares.” ” That’s a good start and intent for putting people first for their own health and the health of the people for whom they care.

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HIPAA Health Data Health Information Digital Health 156

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | July 13, 2023 News Telehealth proves successful for opioid use disorder treatment Virtual care provider Ophelia found 56% of its OUD patients remained in treatment for six months. Kendell Cannon describes how her primary care practice sifted through the hype of artificial.

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EHR EMR Telehealth Nursing 100

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Isolation has produced an increase in mental health issues, loneliness and depression – and that would be for those who have a good grasp of what is going on – for those in long-term care , for those with dementia, unable to be hugged by family, it is far worse. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Mental health 131

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2022

From appointment booking to post-discharge follow-up, hospitals and health systems are striving to innovate and personalize the way people navigate their care journey. News Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity Experts from IQVIA say increasing diversity of data sources improves access to care and exposes.

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Patient Experience Telehealth Connected Health Telemedicine 114

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Setting the stage for The Future of Care Work research. These points and more are the backdrop for the upcoming November report, The Future of AI and Care Work. It struck fear into the hearts of many, redirecting programmers (see arrival of Google Bard ). Five innovations to benefit older adults and their care providers.

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Health Technology Nursing Telehealth 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.

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EMR FHIR Telehealth Mobile Health 155

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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. But home care agencies can offer private pay RPM services. Passive activity monitoring assists with safety and wellbeing.

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Nursing Telehealth 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

It’s at the point where the surgeon general recently declared it to be a serious health risk : " 29% increased risk of heart disease, a 32% increased risk of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of developing dementia for older adults. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline

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Nursing 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What is the status and future of remote care technologies? As the research interviews for the 2020 report “Future of Remote Care Technology and Older Adults” wind down, a few themes become apparent. It triggered ingenuity of senior care organizations and vendors ; and it energized innovators and prospective investors.

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Remote care Telehealth Medicare Primary Care 130

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

Then there is the cost of 24x7 home care, same as assisted living (which is $67K/year in Massachusetts, for example) or even Genworth’s 44-hours of home care ($53-54K annual). But families are still in a position of finding and then managing the care workers, even with agency assistance. You get the idea.

Health Technology 114

Health Technology Nursing Digital Health 114

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2023

In a University of Michigan national poll in November, 2022, more than half of adults aged 50-80 say they have helped an adult aged 65+ with health, personal and other types of care needs. Click here to for the Technology for Aging 2023 Market Overview category tags: Family caregivers , seniors and aging policy

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Telehealth 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

For those who see a wearable in a health context, they may be disappointed to know that their doctor doesn’t seem to care or know what to do with your heart rhythm data. Measurement matters: Measure your heart rate. Who in the care circle should be alerted in an emergency? Track your exercise.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Some examples are: Remote home monitoring: Elder care robots that can assist nurses and caregivers to focus on the elderly person’s needs 1. Some examples are: Fitbit: A wearable device that can monitor heart rate, sleep quality, steps, calories burned, etc 1. category tags: Generative AI , fall prevention, fall detection

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Telehealth Nursing 85

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Here are five from recent times: Amazon Care Hub. Care Hub represents the next iteration of smart speakers , which have evolved from just playing music or providing the weather forecast, to enabling home security services and now supporting senior citizens at home. Learn more at Care Hub. Not yet released. Amazon Guard Plus.

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Telehealth 134

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

Our elderly devices come equipped with heart rate monitors, fall detection and GPS - taking care of our elders has never been easier." category tags: digital health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , smart home , medication management. MoviWear. " We can track any device, any person, anywhere in the world.

Digital Health 138

Digital Health 138

Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Women living with type 1 diabetes have a five times greater risk for heart failure than nondiabetic women. This excess risk appears to be from a combination of factors, including the damage caused by type 1 diabetes and circumstances that are uniquely female, such as hormones, body fat, and disproportionate medical care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Note the top trends that matter this Many changes underway in the enabling tech categories for older adults – including the importance of tech for home care agencies – not just the apps for the workers, but for care recipients, such as remote monitoring. Why should home care agencies boost awareness of remote monitoring?

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Health Technology Telehealth Nursing 69

Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

I layered in some fashion-themed scrapbook paper and a tagline from an old magazine ad: “Bracelets and gloves to charm the feminine heart.” ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased. “H” is for hand-washing.

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Public Health Leadership Life Science Nursing 295

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

Health systems are rapidly transforming their healthcare delivery models with online access and patient engagement tools, remote monitoring and other virtual care modalities. There is unprecedented opportunity for digital health solution providers, arising from the digitalization of core care delivery services.

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Digital Health EHR Primary Care Connected Health 158

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2018

But many attendees (exhibitors) seem still to be circling the health care universe from the vantage point of the IT buyer -- health IT consulting, tech vendors seeking health IT customers. We allow individuals to share access to their data to improve care coordination and fuel a vibrant ecosystem of third-party digital health applications.

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Connected Health mHealth FHIR Digital Health 88

In Hand Health

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

You don’t want to waste any of that precious time scanning copies, printing exercises, or playing phone tag trying to communicate with your patients. Protocols are groups of templates (example: week 1-2 post total knee replacement) for even more streamlined care. No more phone tag either. Don’t stress. We can help.

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HIPAA Telehealth 53

Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

Self-care in health goes back thousands of years. And even in our most cynical moments, we can all hearken back to our grandmothers’ kitchen table wisdom for dealing with skin issues, the flu, and broken hearts. Then Gary looked forward at the evolution of self-care – the theme of this year’s annual conference. billion savings.

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BioTech Life Science Leadership Medicare 149

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Baby boomers may have a longer life expectancy at 65 than their parents – most likely due to availability of more sophisticated health care and medications. As the population ages , will there be enough family member and professional caregivers to provide care? Making assumptions about care helps understand centenarian future needs.

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Nursing Digital Health Health Data Health Technology 109

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2019

Healthcare professionals, social workers, nurses, care managers, aging experts, entrepreneurs. On November 7, the Society of Actuaries, in partnership with Maddock Douglas, will host its first LTC Tech Summit at the Plug and Play Tech Center in the heart of innovation, Silicon Valley. Learn more at Argentum. October 17, 2019.

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Nursing 73

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For those who see a wearable in a health context, they may be disappointed to know that their doctor doesn’t seem to care or know what to do with your heart rhythm data. category tags: wearables, smart watch , hearing loss , smartphones, cell phones. What are the benefits of wearables today -- and in the future?

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Connected Health Digital Health 60

GlobalMed

MAY 28, 2019

When a medical emergency hits – say, a car accident or a heart attack – no one’s first concern should be about the price tag attached to the ambulance or medical air transport. And even a 30 minute delay in urgently needed care can have drastic consequences. Bringing Emergency Care to Patients. The GlobalMed Difference.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

Not an 82-year-old woman living alone, but instead, selling heart-racing fear to the young. In fact, one in five ‘broadband’ households is currently or will soon care for a family member, likely remaining in their own or a relative’s home. So this is the argument for the $749 or more for Series 7 Apple watch with Cellular access?

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Leadership Telehealth Health IT 62

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 4, 2016

Profiles of OAuth 2 exist from IHE (IUA), HEART, and SMART. These tags are used in an "Attribute Based Access Control" scheme. That is to say that an Access Control engine will use these meta tags to inform the decision that it makes; and can place tags into meta to inform any downstream Access Control engine (decision or enforcement).

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Value-based care models: Emphasis on cost-effective and evidence-based pain management strategies. Preventative care: Utilizing wearables and biosensors for early pain detection and intervention to prevent chronic pain development. Growing focus on value-based care models incentivizing improved patient outcomes. Billion by 2026.

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Pain management Mental health Telehealth healthcare technology 56

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Today, perhaps due to pending boomer bulge, innovators and their funders may be having a somewhat easier time, at least in some market categories – health, home care, transportation come to mind. Features SmartRhythm monitoring which intelligently evaluates your heart rate and physical activity. Learn more at AliveCor.

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mHealth Mobile Health Patient Experience Nursing 111

Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The application of security vocabulary as request context (purposeOfUse), response obligations (do not re-disclose), and data tags (confidential and sensitive). The creation of a Consent Service using User Managed Access functionality of OAuth (HEART). Likely hundreds of people care, and 20% of them showed up.

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Interoperability FHIR EHR Health Information 93

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 2, 2016

HEART – they have just the opposite problem from FHIR, although they are mostly talking about FHIR as the data-model and access-model; they can’t necessarily rely on FHIR Resource model, metadata model, or supporting Resources. However HEART has a strong set of Profiles on OpenID Connect, and OAuth.

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FHIR 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Telehealth Workflow CIOs need to look beyond just EHRs and explore standalone platforms to enhance care delivery – keeping focused on reliable patient data and streamlined clinical workflows. Map physician workflows and win their confidence.

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FHIR EHR Telehealth EMR 183

Waracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Recent innovations in mobile technology, such as the onset of RFID (radio frequency identification tags) and NFC (near field communication) tags have better enabled medical IT systems to communicate seamlessly with smartphones and tablets. It offers the potential to not only reduce costs, but also enhance the quality of care.

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Pharmaceuticals Digital Health Health Data 53

Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Some episodes of care indicate sensitive topics even when there is no data recorded: Patient received psychotherapy treatment, patient was treated for substance abuse. How data are tagged with specific kinds of sensitivity labels is the topic of my next article. Some data are only sensitive in specific context. or "Deny all access."

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FHIR HIE Health Data 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Connected health devices run the gamut from wearable heart monitors, to Bluetooth-enabled scales, to Fitbits. Designed for simple ease of use and discretion, and with women’s comfort in mind, the hourglass-shaped CAM Patch is placed on the center of the chest, directly over the heart, for optimum ECG signal collection up to 14 days.

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Connected Health Telehealth Pharmaceuticals EHR 180

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 29, 2018

This might use the HEART standard for authorization, and FHIR bulk data access. Data-Tagging? Controlled Exchange -- where the Patient does not get directly involved in the communication, but should be understanding of the communication and possibly have control. Are we there yet? I do expect there is still some standards needed.

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