Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

The dream of reimbursement for remote care became a reality during the pandemic. Telehealth services will remain to replace or supplement in person visits likely throughout 2022, and Dispatch Health’s in-home urgent care is now available nationwide. In-home healthcare services will persist and expand.

Remote care 131

Remote care Digital Health Health Technology Telehealth 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Remote monitoring products and services built with sensors have been around for decades. Grandcare Systems was founded in 2004 followed by a sensor-based remote monitoring startup and consolidation wave in 2009-2010. This type of tech had obvious benefits, even then, but today, what was obvious then has become a crisis of care today.

125

125

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. OEMs will be seen deploying subscription-based models instead of upfront purchases.

Telehealth 213

Telehealth Interoperability Medicare Pharmaceuticals 213

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 12, 2022

A striking shift from care in faci lities and hospitals to care in the home. . In-home care, home health care , remote patient monitoring (RPM) , fall detection , and other services that help older adults age in their homes are critical. Sensor technology shrinks and changes form for health care.

Health Technology 150

Health Technology Telehealth 150

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Conversational AI already plays a growing role in care delivery. AI can be used to create personalized health plans, deliver virtual care and assistance, provide remote monitoring, detect cognitive decline and falls, manage medication, and provide social and entertainment activities. Likely -- but we need to wait and see.

140

140

Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? We have reached a tipping point now that Medicare begins to pay for some virtual care services.

Digital Health 195

Digital Health Medicare Telehealth healthcare technology 195

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

Systemic issues of the nursing shortage, critical care capacity and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) were common across countries. Focus on the benefits of digital technology for nurses and patients, with continuity of care ensured through remote consultations. Lack of testing adds to pressure. are lower than Spain (9.7)

Nursing 178

Nursing Mental health Interoperability Telemedicine 178

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Some of this shift to virtual care will be permanent. A significant percentage of ambulatory care will never return to a clinic. It encompasses various services and multiple modalities for delivering services involving multiple technology platforms and interfaces. As an example, elder care differs from pediatric care.

Telehealth 203

Telehealth EMR Digital Health Primary Care 203

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The growth of the sensor market has created an opportunity for more focus on smart clothing, which has been around a long time, including for use in dementia care , but may have its greatest utility ahead. It also tracks the time the clinician spends on each patient per month to facilitate remote patient monitoring billing." Learn more.

126

126

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. New advances in cloud and telehealth/remote monitoring are forcing the issue. Virtual care. Wearables and remote patient monitoring.

Life Science 140

Life Science FHIR Telehealth Health Information 140

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Technology firms such as Teladoc, Amwell, and Doctor on Demand which offer real-time video consulting and telehealth platforms have rushed to capitalize on unprecedented opportunities. The challenge will be managing expectations from patients who have tasted telemedicine and who now demand a mixed approach to their care needs.

Telehealth 147

Telehealth Telemedicine Digital Health Remote care 147

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Entrepreneurs clearly see the opportunity for providing tech-enabled services to help care for older adults. Curadite empowers patients, clinicians, caregivers and family members to work together to improve medication adherence with the support of our intelligently linked, proactive medication management platform. Remote Home Check.

Nursing 124

Nursing 124

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

For example, technology has advanced to support new methods of delivering care such as evolving telemedicine efforts. Yet, it took the desperation associated with a pandemic to bond like-minded team members to collaborate in order for telemedicine to become an innovative mainstay in the delivery of patient care.

Healthcare IT 152

Healthcare IT Telemedicine Leadership Nursing 152

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

For instance, the coronavirus response has made clear the value of online and video-consultations in primary care, and we have seen a remarkable expansion of digital platforms. In the space of weeks, primary care services in the UK have switched from 1.2 It's not all plain sailing, of course.

Primary Care 154

Primary Care Interoperability Health Data Telehealth 154

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

How RTLS Works Most RTLS systems depend on a combination of tags, sensors, and software. Tags are attached to any vital assets that need to be tracked including equipment, supplies, devices, and even people. These tags come in a variety of sizes and will vary in range and data quality.

Nursing 62

Nursing Healthcare IT Health IT 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.

Remote care 130

Remote care Telehealth Medicare Primary Care 130

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"In the past, we haven't worried as much about coordinating care across the patient journey, from preoperative education to surgical aftercare," said Andrew Lovewell, administrator. Columbia Orthopaedic Group felt it was representative of its quality and reputation to create a system that improved the care it offered patients.

Nursing 124

Nursing Patient Experience Pain management Remote care 124

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

A well-known consulting firm assesses the growing care gap. Boston Consulting Group analyzed the care crisis recently asserts that the lack of paid or unpaid care workers to provide care of children or aging parents may prevent them from filling unfilled jobs, noting the 99 million people today who are not in the workforce.

Nursing 139

Nursing 139

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

Care workers – it’s not a shortage – it’s a crisis. People who need care workers will tell you – the media will tell you, and the industry will tell you. From the national home care associations , a report in March: “The workforce shortage in home-based care has reached crisis proportions.

Telemedicine 69

Telemedicine Leadership Mental health Medicare 69

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Staying at home has meant that many people were driven to use remote services. All those people that either can’t use an online platform or won’t use an online platform. All those people that either can’t use an online platform or won’t use an online platform. The doctor will see you now.

Private practice 152

Private practice General practice Public Health Telemedicine 152

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electronic patient record configurations, and virtual clinics and consultations. A second wave of digital transformation?

Primary Care 159

Primary Care Telecare Mental health Interoperability 159

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. Telehealth: AI-powered telehealth platforms can help older adults remotely access healthcare services, receive real-time medical advice, and manage chronic conditions.

Telehealth 85

Telehealth Nursing 85

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

And it created a big challenge for the multiple PR firms engaged to help create that visibility to innovation in care. As the newly published vision states: “No longer is telehealth merely a virtual urgent care service. This ‘paper exchange made digital’ using secure cloud-based fax through their eFax platform called ‘Consensus.’

Telehealth 146

Telehealth mHealth EHR Nursing 146

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

Here are five of them: Aloe Care. Aloe Care is delivering the world's first voice-activated, in-home digital care assistant for older adults. The service improves elders' safety and makes communication and care collaboration intuitive and easy. Based in New York, Aloe Care was created by caregivers for caregivers.

mHealth 133

mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 133

Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Telehealth: Remote consultations and monitoring for improved accessibility and convenience. Remote patient monitoring: Continuous data collection for proactive intervention and improved outcomes. Value-based care models: Emphasis on cost-effective and evidence-based pain management strategies. Billion by 2026.

Pain management 56

Pain management Mental health Telehealth healthcare technology 56

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

Megilla, the video-storytelling platform designed to bridge generations and record treasured stories, announces they are making an early version of its platform free for everyone to connect with family and friends, in a deep and meaningful way, during the quarantine. “"The Sanvis Health Care Hero. Learn more at SanvisHealth.

Nursing 150

Nursing Primary Care Mental health Telehealth 150

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

All these events provide a platform for innovation competitions, presentations, collaborations and networking among funders and innovators in the age-related technology market segments. Our 4g/LTE IoT solutions remotely monitors our elders vital-signs while tracking people and goods through our robust web-based Dispatcher platform.

Digital Health 138

Digital Health 138

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Zemplee is redefining how the elderly are cared for. Improving quality of life by our strategically placed smart sensors enables our AI to track daily living activities helping you remotely verify their wellbeing. platform for senior care, announced today the release of CareHeroTM, a cloud-based virtual. Learn more.

Primary Care 75

Primary Care Telehealth 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

However, 2021 will produce progress in multi-wake word detection , even a bit of interoperability across platforms. Please join me on January 14 at 1:00 pm ET for a live virtual panel " What Should be Next for Remote Care ?" category tags: hearables/hearing technology , AI , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Mobile PERS.

Remote care 118

Remote care Interoperability 118

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

So remote configuration and support partners must be a major part of the offering – or doom the user and family to frustration and eventual tech abandonment. Ensure that the new offering works across multiple platforms and comes in multiple form factors – voice, smartphone, web, watch, and chat for example.

Interoperability 69

Interoperability Mobile Health EHR 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Homecare: Consider a vision for 'connected care.' This was conceived by Andrea Cohen, Founder and Vice-Chair of HouseWorks , a large home care company started in Boston. Andrea noted, "When employed to its fullest, remote care technology improves every aspect of how care is delivered in the home.

Connected Care 69

Connected Care Remote care 69

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. ReemoHealth Remote Mobile Health Platform. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at Medacube. Currently expanding throughout Florida."

mHealth 111

mHealth Mobile Health Patient Experience Nursing 111

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. “Clinicians were concerned about taking care of their patients, while minimizing avoidable risks,” he said.

Telehealth 166

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Primary Care 166

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Many health care professionals think the strength of the patient-provider relationship is determined solely by the face-to-face interactions between patients and physicians, and that all problems begin and end there. Splinters in the relationship can also begin remotely, brought about by frustrating telehealth systems.

Telehealth 66

Telehealth EHR Patient Experience HIPAA 66

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. Or is the real issue the low growth of population in the appropriate age range (45-64) of people to provide care to people who are aged 80+? The numbers are daunting.

Digital Health 82

Digital Health 82

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2020

From an economic standpoint -- what will they (or their families) spend money on, how is their health, what is the cost of their care, where do they live? Then add smart speakers, EHR access, remote consultation, neighborhood technology, Facebook ("46% of the 65+ have ever logged on to the platform") and Twitter usage.

EHR 109

EHR Medicare 109

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2020

Or that high speed internet would not be available in nursing homes or the dementia care units in assisted living where their relatives now lived. Then in April, Verizon does it again, launches a PERS, this time a smart watch offering, called the Care Smart Watch for seniors. Let’s hope July is better!

Health Technology 75

Health Technology Nursing Telehealth Remote care 75