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Study: NYC Black, Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new study from the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association published this week showed that in New York City during the first few months of the pandemic, Black and Latino patients had lower odds of using telehealth versus other modalities. In areas with broadband availability, telehealth is still not always an option.

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US Census: some older adults still lack computers and Internet access

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The odds are good that the reasons are the usual -- awareness, training, the price of a device or broadband. . category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking. Note the darker blue areas -- where more than 68% of the households have no computer, no Internet. Attachment Size. 2020_ACS_5YR_Internet_Map.pdf 165.98

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

Aging in Place Technology Watch

See 2024 update Market Overview Technology for Aging ] category tags: digital health , healthcare , AgeTech , Aging, ageism Scan through the 1350 exhibitors – this is an event showcasing the IT infrastructure backbone, software, and tech leaders (and wannabe leaders) of the healthcare industry – which is the third largest industry in the US.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

They are never seen in the same room at the same time, working as “Clark Kent and Superman” – tag-teaming with love, resilience, and faith. [To By 2017, she was finishing active treatment and emerging victorious against pretty big clinical odds, only an 8% chance of five-year survival.

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The hype of aging in place -- so bad for so many

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The odds are good these days that the 50-65 are still working and can afford where they live. category tags: aging in place , AgeTech , IoT and home monitoring , fall prevention, fall detection Perhaps the house is old and requires significant maintenance. Perhaps the grounds are too much to mow, plow or traverse up or down.

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The user experience with Google: You are the product for better or worse

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Odd, since they sent you the email. category tags: smartphones , privacy, security , seniors and aging policy , computers, broadband, and social networking Consider the conundrum of being sent an email notification on your phone from news site – because you are a paid subscriber, naturally. But you attempt to sign in.

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Consider the context of tech change in 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Despite or because of those efforts, the odds are that AI will become ubiquitous. Well of course -- that day will come, just as we no longer notice that we are using web browsers, search engines, category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , aging in place

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