Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Layla McCay ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ is an old proverb proving true as health services across the world race to adapt to manage the challenges of the current coronavirus pandemic. In the space of weeks, primary care services in the UK have switched from 1.2 Looking beyond COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Connected Health Mergers & Acquisitions Telehealth The ongoing wave of mergers and acquisitions makes sense for startups and their VC backers. What does it mean for CIOs at their health system customers? On the face of it, the two companies are in unrelated spaces. billion deal.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

Investors are interested, startups are multiplying, and the landscape is favorable for new and intriguing offerings in the space. Older people, consumers of a significant portion of healthcare spending, will need and use many of the so-called digital health technology categories. . There are caveats, of course.

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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? Watch this space and don’t blink: virtual care will soon be, simply, “healthcare.”.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

And this updated information will ideally be available to other medical providers, not to mention senior and home health care companies that will soon see the discharged patient. And some envision a transformation of the physical spaces for care, including new designs of patient rooms that include large screens for telehealth visits.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 6, 2022

Changes like these and others in this space will be addressed in a new report launching this month: "The Future of Sensors and Predictive Analytics for Older Adults." The Quil Assure platform functions by utilizing ambient sensors placed strategically around a senior’s living space. Meet Caregivers. Quil Assure and PeoplePower. "

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 13, 2022

The news articles pile up – assisted living and nursing home staffing shortages ; stranding older adults without home health care ; keeping patients in hospitals longer because of lack of care; nursing home staffing crisis ; Medicaid paying family members to provide care , low wages and low unemployment worsen care situation , and on and on.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 27, 2023

It is a space that benefits greatly from the AI’s inherent capability to learn from accumulated data, combined with its ability to predict possibilities based on that data, informing caregivers, families, and other stakeholders. The media frets frequently about mistakes made by ChatGPT.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

billion – or one quarter of the $95 billion home health market. Meanwhile the Hometeam remaining assets were absorbed into HT Health and renamed Vesta Health in 2020 , with a $30 million Series A round and a focus on the reimbursed Medicaid market. category tags: Home Care , tech-enabled home care. Why the froth?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Probably given the Q1 profit drop, they had to do something about the steep revenue decline of their Personal Health businesses. The leader in the “Medical Alert/Medical Alarm/PERS space.” What positive impact did this acquisition have on the space? Without a wearable and a fits-and-starts history, Philips’ exit is no surprise.

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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. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

If your firm is in the remote care/caregiving space (health, telehealth, engagement), please comment or email and I will add to this list. Home health care and home care – what are they doing? category tags: Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health , senior living , social isolation , SNF.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In other wrap-up non-surprises, entrepreneurs are shifting to the enterprise for funding, or that the digital health user experience is key to senior uptake. Investors are interested, startups are multiplying, and the landscape is favorable for new and intriguing offerings in the space. There are caveats, of course. Read the report.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you hadn’t tuned into the Health Populi blog yesterday, 10th August 2020 , you missed the first five letters of my Age of Corona alphabet, curated in my art journal created in the early weeks of the pandemic. health citizens into hygiene shoppers. And what better “F” could I select for the coronavirus pandemic?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. Video visits, infrared temperature sensors, mobile health, and wearables replace the need for clinic visits.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

Except for the deep-pocketed Medical Guardian which bought in everywhere, these were all bracelets to help emergency workers determine health issue in an emergency. Move further into the smarter watch space? category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , wearables, smart watch.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. Some folks believe telehealth applications take up very little space on patients' computers, so how can broadband be an Achilles' heel? Ask around!

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

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. Mcare Home Health Hub. HIMSS was canceled – but the briefings went on to shed a light on what’s new. Learn more. ?Mcare Learn more. . Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Investors continue to salivate over health tech. billion in Digital Health ( which means whatever you want it to mean.) Yes that is vertical integration in the continuum of care – specifically for health services to elderly Medicare recipients. category tags: Aging technology , Aging , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Delivering virtual care via community broadband offers big financial and quality of life benefits, says our contributing writer, opening avenues to both digital equity and health equity. These networks profit the people they serve.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2019

Digital Health is in its bubble of $8.1 billion in 2018 , which amounted to 8.6 % of VC investments , despite limited exit strategies – but investors love it. Startups focused on the aging/technology space, however, receive only 0.7% Will too many digital health gadgets be invented – because they can?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The show also had a Startup Garage– here are five companies from that section (material from their websites): Keenly Health. Using state-of-the-art Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radar, Keenly Health intelligently monitors vital signs and patient activities to provide a distinctive window into a resident’s current and future health state.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay. A second wave of digital transformation?

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David Chou

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

It does help but is the price tag something that health systems can justify vs. pay for a scribe in specific scenarios? I will dive into the details of the vendors in these spaces specifically related to healthcare. This is a controversial area as to the benefit of the solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Of all industries, health care above all should provide accessible web sites to support people with disabilities or special needs. Furthermore, the field is getting more and more digital with wellness sites, telehealth, and fitness devices—so making them accessible is crucial to making health care accessible. are great advances.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Mergers & Acquisitions Network Infrastructure Telehealth Health system CIOs are reducing their tech footprint and consolidating their IT systems for agility and efficiency. At nearly $15 billion, the funding surpasses the amount for the full year 2020.

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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. Sign Up Customnize Your Content. Collection. by November 01, 2018.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2020

CES 2020 was January 2020 nightmare of booths placed at opposite ends of convention space that seemed to span miles in one direction, and up elevators to suites in a completely different direction. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. It was filled with tech from wall-to-wall and bus ride to bus ride.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Meanwhile, the labor shortage has impacted every aspect of senior care, requiring a rethink of financial health of the businesses and the role of technology. Changes like these and others in this space will be addressed in a new report launching this month: "The Future of Sensors and Older Adults."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Hear about the lay of the landscape, proven best practices, upcoming trends and who’s getting traction in the space. See top innovations, network with industry experts in aging, technology, engineering, and health, and support young entrepreneurs as they showcase their innovations. Learn more.

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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. Only 2 major vendors, Samsung and Apple, compete in the US smartphone market and the overall space is clearly saturated. Voice first technology – it’s everywhere and in everything.

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JULY 10, 2019

Here are six technologies (alphabetical order) entering the space – information is drawn from firm websites: Handsfree Health. HandsFree Health's WellBe, is a secure, HIPAA compliant in-home voice-activated device that speaks when spoken to. Learn more at Handsfree Health. Learn more at Safely-You. StaySmartCare. "We

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 9, 2022

But would require that there be some yet-to-be-defined code to indicate that Break-Glass may be useful The FHIR Bundle that is returned might have a Bundle.meta.security tag that indicates that some data were redacted ( REDACTED ). This tag would not be included for those users not authorized to declare Break-Glass.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 10, 2019

As a not-small side effect of the gyrations in this industry, the consumer may be rightfully confused – how bad is my hearing, can I check it myself and am I at risk of developing health issues if it is not corrected ? But meanwhile, the new terminology and alphabet soup of the space continues to expand.

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JULY 9, 2018

First click ‘No’ on whether to subscribe to a site for home health agencies , then study the ring of event ads. Meanwhile and no doubt, the distribution of companies in the search space is striking – though $100 billion revenue Alphabet/Google denies that it has a monopoly on search. And what ever happened to Yahoo ?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 30, 2019

The tool is supposed to help banks and lenders better market appropriate services to potential customers and nudging consumers to improve their financial health." We deliver a full-service solution to customers in the assisted living, nursing care and home care space that provide a vast array of benefits to their residents."

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