Digital Health Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The press release definitely leaned into the “unlabeled round” theme, offering neither a Series title nor a dollar value, although it did tag the funding for growing NeuroFlow “to match the increase in demand for its solutions” among health systems, payors, and government agencies.

Digital Health 59

Digital Health Mental health EHR 59

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

P atient burnout is a growing issue – long waits, short appointments, large bills – pushing people towards telehealth interactions as a first step. Meanwhile providers in that same survey noted that staffing shortages prevented them from providing better access. Health risk identification moves away from institutions to the pharmacy and home.

Telehealth 75

Telehealth Mental health Nursing Health Information 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

Covid-19 fallout pushed the care industries into the home. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Mobile PERS. A sweeping set of changes from that time that may have appeared temporary. But a number of these changes are likely permanent. This will be the only way older adults will be able to remain at home.

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Medicare Telehealth Public Health 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

The terms Accessibility and Usability have updated standards, presumably for the purpose of pushing vendors and web content providers along in meeting needs and making devices and user interfaces easier to understand. AARP offers tips and tricks for both iPhone and Android phones. Why on earth?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

This is the breakthrough push that the healthcare industry -- notably providers – needed to accelerate telehealth adoption. category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. So telehealth services will broadly expand during this coronavirus calamity. The key phrase in this?

HIPAA 145

HIPAA Telehealth mHealth Medicare 145

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 14, 2019

The boomers, turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day, are pushing and prodding assumptions, deadlines, and pundit predictions. category tags: baby boomers , senior living , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. Each time the population aged 65+ is counted, it’s a bigger number.

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mHealth Telehealth Digital Health 111

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Private duty and home health agencies are well-positioned to recommend these packages, and their own labor constraints may push them into doing so. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , digital health , fall prevention, fall detection. From the report, T he Future of Sensors and Older Adults 2022 , to be published Nov, 2022]. .

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Healthcare Data Security Nursing Digital Health 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

Using Flic buttons, Alexa users can now trigger their everyday routines faster and more reliably by simply pushing a button. category tags: digital health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , smart home , medication management. Flic the only available physical button that can trigger Alexa commands." Learn more at Flic.io. MoviWear. "

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Digital Health 138

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Young woman trapped in car filling with water, young man paddle-boarding, wind pushing him out to sea, and a farmer who fell and can’t move (at the end, we calm down because all were rescued by emergency responders.) category tags: wearables, smart watch , Mobile PERS , PERS. If not, here it is, short but it’s a doozy.

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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. category tags: covid-19 , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , senior living , seniors and aging policy , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. First the confusion.

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Remote care Telehealth Nursing Medicare 94

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

Our Fall Button provides extra protection by automatically sending an alarm if you fall and are unable to push your button. AutoAlert is designed to detect falls accurately and connect seniors to help in an instant, even if you can’t push the button." Alerts are pushed directly to our call center for quick response. MobileHelp.

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Telemedicine 127

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? The boomers, turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day, are pushing and prodding assumptions, deadlines, and pundit predictions. Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch? Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A tiny needle built into the sensors is pushed into the skin.” category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. According to Managed Care: “Continuous glucose monitors have sensors placed either on the arm or abdomen that read glucose levels in the cellular fluid just under the skin.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 96

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 7, 2019

Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? category tags: wearables, smart watch , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. How do wearables contribute to health and wellbeing of older adults?

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 107

Society for Participatory Medicine

JANUARY 7, 2019

She tagged a number of other members (and non). Today, outgoing SPM board members Peter Elias and I were among those tagged. On Facebook last Friday our member Carla Berg Nelson posted briefly about a new Psychology Today blog post, Data: the New Window into Humanity , by John Nosta.

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Digital Health 61

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Offerings like Bose Hearphones and Nuheara IQ BOOST have been leaders in an amplification category call Hearables – which in turn will likely continue to push the rest of the industry to improve sound quality. category tags: hearing loss , Seniors , smartphones, cell phones. Price and distribution innovation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 1, 2019

Hopefully not from robbing the pay of CNAs who do the real hands-on labor – their average pay of $11-12/hour nationwide can’t be pushed down much further. category tags: senior living , baby boomers. Where to recruit this low-paid workforce in a high employment time, competing with wage levels of Walmart and McDonald’s? Count on it.

Nursing 86

Nursing Telehealth 86

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

And abortion's price tag isn't always covered by insurance, which could put it out of reach financially. The preliminary injunction is only in effect during the public health emergency, but ACOG's Perryman said the organization has been pushing to end the regulations more broadly.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Healthcare IT Public Health 172

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

At least half of adults age 65+ have broadband connections in their homes – and insurance incentives are pushing more tech-enabled health care offerings into the home. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , aging in place , IoT and home monitoring , Voice Assistants/Smart Speakers , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 81

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 12, 2018

If Costco is pushing the hearing aid industry price down, at some point that price meets the upper end of the PSAP market of $500/pair of PSAP maker like Clarity , SoundWorld Solutions or Tweak Focus. category tags: hearing loss. As hearing aid prices are disrupted, the PSAP and other hearables disrupt the industry.

Medicare 74

Medicare 74

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2022

Young woman trapped in car filling with water, young man paddle-boarding, wind pushing him out to sea, and a farmer who fell and can’t move (at the end, we calm down because all were rescued by emergency responders.) category tags: wearables, smart watch , AgeTech , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Television/Smart TV.

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Leadership Telehealth Health IT 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Automatic updates and application software changes push users back for refreshers to avoid considerable frustration. category tags: CES 2022 , smartphones , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. This necessitates a grasp of the decision points that spike need and interest, using these as part of websites and marketing.

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Interoperability Mobile Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Covid-19 fallout pushed the care industries into the home. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , computers, broadband, and social networking , baby boomers. Good news -- seventy-six percent of the 65+ population as of 2020 has access to broadband -- and tech adoption has clearly risen since 2015.

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Telehealth Nursing Medicare Patient Experience 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

For example, Kaizn will recognize when a hearing aid wearer enters a noisy environment, like a loud restaurant, and will contact the wearer, via a push notification, to ask whether they need "focus" or "comfort" in the scenario. Kaizn will then adjust the user's hearing aid settings to reflect that preference. Learn more at Joinpapa.

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mHealth Mobile Health Patient Experience Nursing 111

Medicine and Technology

JULY 23, 2013

Set your "activity tag" for swimming and tap your Shine 3 times. You can also set your activity tag to cycling if you're a biker. At night, you can change your activity tag to sleeping and then triple tap your Shine before you go to bed. No buttons to push or that may break off. Want to go for a swim?

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 8, 2018

Careel says he never wanted to sell to Nokia in 2016, but when the opportunity arose, his investors and board pushed for a sale, allowing them to cash in their investments. Other entrepreneurs would balk at considering investors who pushed him to sell. Honestly I don’t know,” he says. “We Yes,” he says laughing. But that’s life.”

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Digital Health Connected Health Health Data 40

MeMD

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The pandemic pushed digital health to new heights – and there’s no going back. healthcare costs are skyrocketing, telehealth enables employers to offer a high-value option for medical care – without a high price tag. It’s no surprise they’re largely dissatisfied with today’s healthcare system – it’s the opposite of easy and convenient.

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Primary Care Mental health Telehealth Telecare 52

Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Privacy advocates continue to push for better support of Privacy. How data are tagged with specific kinds of sensitivity labels is the topic of my next article. The goal is to have easy and implementable systems that enable a Patient to control where, when, and to whom their data is accessible. or "Deny all access."

FHIR 52

FHIR HIE Health Data 52

TheraNest

MAY 20, 2019

Get inspired to kickstart your own strategic online marketing push, and connect with clients who are a great fit for your unique skills. Below are five tips from Zencare , a platform that designs and manages modern therapist profiles to connect clients with outstanding therapists. Clearly communicate your areas of expertise.

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Private practice Mental health 75

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 29, 2018

Such as a patient using Direct Secure Messaging, or where a patient requests that the data be pushed. Data-Tagging? Directed Exchange -- where the Patient actively requests that the information flow to a selected destination. I do expect there is still some standards needed. Authentication? Provenance? Obligations? App-Validation?

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FHIR Interoperability 49

TheraNest

MAY 15, 2019

Get inspired to kickstart your own strategic online marketing push, and connect with clients who are a great fit for your unique skills. Below are five tips from Zencare , a platform that designs and manages modern therapist profiles to connect clients with outstanding therapists. Clearly communicate your areas of expertise.

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Private practice Mental health 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

And our team recognized it must continue to push forward on our digital transformation initiatives to position ourselves for the post-pandemic future. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Geisinger's digital strategy to combat COVID-19 and accelerate enterprise transformation Featured Decision Content:

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Leadership Community practice Primary Care Telemedicine 119

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 19, 2023

A new trend has emerged, pushing leading edge software developers to shift from mobile first to "voice first." category tags: Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , Conversational and generative AI , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , wearables, smart watch , smart home

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Remote care Telehealth 118

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

A vast and growing array of automated communication tools allows caregivers to use rule-based messaging to push everything from health coaching, post-discharge care instructions, and appointment reminders through IVR, text, SMS, and mobile alerts.

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Telehealth Digital Health Interoperability Public Health 211

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2021

" Klara allows pre-programmed "hot text" so that everyone gets the same welcome message and same narrative no matter who is on the back-end pushing the button, and gives Szotek the peace of mind that his patients are getting the user experience he desires. The deployment of healthcare IT has been less than optimal.

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Telehealth Private practice EHR healthcare technology 167

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 20, 2020

Note that the nursing home 'industry' is pushing for immunity from liability for the recent deaths – an immunity that seems to have made it into the New York State budget , but may be repealed. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF). Lawyers are at the ready.

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Nursing 136

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 20, 2020

Note that the nursing home ‘industry’ in the time of Covid-19 is pushing for immunity from liability – an immunity that seems to have made it into the New York State budget but may be repealed. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF). Lawyers are at the ready.

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Nursing 111