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With telehealth, one size won't fit all

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth looks different for millennials and retirees, rural and urban inner-city populations, and population groups with fundamentally different healthcare needs. Paddy Padmanabhan The pandemic has given us, among other things, a new buzzword: the "next normal.

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Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This trend is prevalent in both rural and urban regions – with the result of increased pressure on those remaining facilities and centers that are already overextended. Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations Featured Decision Content:

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PEW: 25% of seniors age 65+ are not online. That's a problem.

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Pew’s survey categories included : Age, Rural/Urban, Male-Female, Income, Race, and Education. category tags: Technology - AARP , computers, internet and social networking. Let’s assume that many are now concerned that older adults may have missed vaccine sign-up opportunities without access to the Internet. Crazy, huh?

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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 14 million urban homes and nearly 4 million rural homes have no broadband. People of color make up 75% of the unconnected population in urban counties. Region Tag: Global Edition. " But what if there's no broadband? Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101.

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To boost tech adoption, consider the benefit of a survey

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Imagine that your company sells technology products and services to households in geographies outside of urban centers. category tags: AgeTech , smartphones , Television/Smart TV , computers, broadband, and social networking. Why do surveys of older adults matter? To identify target markets and close gaps.

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Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is especially significant, as rural areas in the US, where more Veterans tend to live, have higher mortality rates from cancer than urban areas. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Technology is radically improving care for veterans Featured Decision Content: Department for Veterans Affairs.

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Focus on Technology for Older Adults Sharpens in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Further, wage increases are rare , but the shortage of home care workers worsens, especially in urban areas in which they cannot afford to live – and are predicted to amount to 7.8 And for much of the industry, turnover of 45-66% is typical and the cost to replace is $2200. million unfilled jobs by 2026.

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