Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Instead of continuing with business and event travel into March, HIMSS was canceled at the last minute and converted to a virtual event. Voice, Health, and Wellbeing 2020. Although work is being explored in using the voice as a health diagnostic tool, most uses today are rudimentary and/or experimental.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

We'll share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Apps, big data, social, mobile and open APIs foretell disruption that could emerge from inside or outside the traditional health IT space. by Bill Siwicki March 07, 2019. by Bill Siwicki March 14, 2019. Collection.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 7, 2020

and beyond, even inspiring Columbia public health researchers to categorize its various manifestations – “hostile, neglectful and benevolent.” Which was Newsom’s recommendation in March that hospitals focus on the young ? category tags: Aging , Seniors , social isolation , social media.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week, I’m sharing all the letters of the alphabet with you which reminded me keywords and themes emerging as we were learning about this dastardly public health threat beginning early in 2020. The photo underneath the star was printed from a local newspaper article showing public health and LTC staff wearing hazmat-type suits.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

From the national home care associations , a report in March: “The workforce shortage in home-based care has reached crisis proportions. Home health care providers currently report turning away over 25% of referred patients due to staff shortages.” Insurers see the opportunity in care in the home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 7, 2023

The categories span Caregiving, FemTech, Health, Mobility, Savings & Planning, and Social Connections. Some changes occurred, such as care delivery in the home, with the growing adoption of health-related portals. Home health care providers currently report turning away over 25% of referred patients due to staff shortages.”

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

Events cropped up again in March that help accelerate interest in and ultimately benefit for older adults. One of these was the Longevity Health & Innovation Summit , which featured numerous longevity and technology experts as well as a pitch challenge. Check above links to see full lists from all three. Learn more at Steadiwear.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Joseph Health has an Alexa skill to book same day appointments. It was computed based on the percentage of 300 health-related queries that Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Cortana, Bixby and Hound (from SoundHound) were able to recognize. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 4, 2020

Learning Objectives Understand how FHIR can be used to continually synchronize information with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) bi-directionally. The purpose of the agreement is to help accelerate the development of new and updated IHE profiles and associated real world testing that support advancing FHIR.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2020

In March, the government announced expansion of telehealth access , noting that it would raise the reimbursement rate for telehealth visits during the Covid-19 pandemic to match the doctor’s rate for in person visits, as Seema Verma, the head of CMS noted: ‘the genie was let out of the bottle’ and won’t likely be put back in.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

The spike has been attributed to a) the declaration of a state of emergency in March; b) introduction of Medicare/Medicaid coverage matching in-person visits; and c) encouragement from hospitals and medical practitioners. . Along with telehealth, will wearables for health and wellbeing be a priority post Covid-19? First the confusion.

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GlobalMed

MARCH 30, 2021

GlobalMed, an international provider of virtual health solutions, is proud to introduce the market release of its TotalExam® Lite camera, available in both general exam and otoscope variants. We're excited to offer healthcare providers a superior imaging suite without the high price tag," said Joel E. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2023

Here are four other blog posts from March to think about: Our passwords, ourselves - the nightmare of authentication. Okay, sort of safe, for already having my identity stolen due to a log-in at a health center during the Anthem breach in 2015. And ChatGPT can be accessed through any mobile browser. Feeling safe and protected.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2020

Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving. A growing ageist media wave emerged, perhaps well-meaning, intent on isolating older adults, no matter their health status, at home and away from others. And then came disaster.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

What happens when people avoid health-related in-person care? And the cumulative number of lost visits since mid-March continues to grow. And the cumulative number of lost visits since mid-March continues to grow. Family concerns about health and Covid-19 also continue to delay or prevent some move-ins to senior living communities.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 18, 2018

Voice First is changing health and wellness offerings today. And AARP and Optum have initiated pilots to determine if this technology can help mitigate social isolation among the elderly and improve health outcomes. But there are experiments and pilots for using Voice First technologies for health and wellness applications.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare. What happens when people avoid health-related in-person care? But is telehealth viable for the oldest?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This past week, Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving. This material is drawn from the 2020 Market Overview of Technology for Older Adults, to be published in March]. Voice first technology – it’s everywhere and in everything.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

All around, we have been locked down beginning in March. The spike has been attributed to a) the declaration of a state of emergency in March; b) introduction of Medicare/Medicaid coverage matching in-person visits; and c) encouragement from hospitals and medical practitioners. May was an unmerry month of angst and abject failure.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

March 2022 – in-person annual trade shows are back. Louis on April 1 – and next week’s VIVE 2022 , the new health IT event in Miami. Upcoming, Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference in Minneapolis in March, then the American Society on Aging’s annual conference, On Aging , in New Orleans in April.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Instead of continuing with business and event travel into March, HIMSS was canceled at the last minute and converted to a virtual event. Worse, for many older adults, isolation is a worsening health issue that we will hear more about as shutdowns continue and shut-in becomes the virtual norm. And so it remains a virtual world.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 5, 2018

The tech ideas of March -- change incremental or disruptive. March marked the annual American Society on Aging conference in San Francisco – where Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are obtained for multiple social and service roles that serve older adults. Traffic deaths are a 'public health crisis that cannot be tolerated.'

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This is the tenth anniversary of the launch of this Market Overview of technology for ‘Aging in Place’, to be published in March 2019 – the category of offerings that help enable older adults to remain longer in their home of choice. The more things change. Tapping and typing, required in 2009, is augmented and sometimes replaced by speaking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Isn’t March a l-o-n-g month? 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. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

CEO (and American Well founder) Dr. Roy Schoenberg noted that the pioneering telehealth company, founded in 2006, rebranded itself on March 9 as Amwell. The offering of remote consultation, diagnosis, and suggested treatment is now a white-labeled offering embedded inside insurance, health care providers, and employee wellness services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. Experts from across the health IT field will share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Social determinants of health: The next stage of value-based care. Collection. by September 30, 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2018

And how would you know there was a problem with this sharing by default -- unless the press caught wind of it, whether it is about Cambridge Analytica or European Union initiatives, or AARP posted about it on March 28, 2018 ? category tags: computers, internet and social networking , baby boomers , digital health , senior living.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 30, 2020

Dive Brief: The financial impact on primary care practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been profound and will likely continue in the months ahead, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. Although visits are expected to have rebounded by June, volumes are still below pre-COVID-19 levels.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 24, 2018

In March, AARP published Caught in the Scammer's Net , a great title that was actually not limited to the AARP demographic, surveying only 77 people (women and men) that were aged 75+. A few months ago, California’s Anthem Blue Cross admitted that someone had stolen 80 million health records , complete with name, address, SS # and more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

In March, the government announced expansion of telehealth access , noting that it would raise the reimbursement rate for telehealth visits during the Covid-19 pandemic to match the doctor’s rate for in person visits, as Seema Verma, the head of CMS noted: ‘the genie was let out of the bottle’ and won’t likely be put back in. Read more.

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Health Technology Nursing Telehealth Remote care 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare. What happens when people avoid health-related in-person care? But is telehealth viable for the oldest?

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 26, 2020

On March 23, 2020, an application for a biological product approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), including applications for insulins and other biological products, will be deemed to be a license for the product under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act,” explains a recent report from the FDA.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

And investors have regularly run screaming from the ‘older adult’ category, preferring to view the whole bucket as ‘health’. 2018 Market Overview of Technology for Aging in Place was published (March, 2018). category tags: hearing loss , Voice First/AI technology , wearables, smart watch , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The black market price tag of stolen protected health information (PHI) can go for $60 a record, compared to roughly $1 for a credit card or social security number. COVID-19 email scams skyrocketed 667% just in March; more than half a million Zoom accounts have been sold on the Dark Web. A sharp increase in cybercrime.

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