Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sarah Krouse and Anne Steele, the WSJ journalists, tag-team doing a great job quantifying the women’s fiscal force, quoting Blair Kohan, an agent with UTA who represents Greta Gerwig, the Barbie movie’s director, saying, “Women have always been a deeply underestimated economic force.”

Public Health 156

Public Health Health Policy 156

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Over at Yelp – it is all about feedback. USC researchers looked at Yelp reviews – and noted that the intangibles matter to families. How can Yelp be enriched with more reviews? Now read the 20 reviews from Yelp. Help Yelp – write a review – and no need to put in your phone number! No kidding.

Nursing 79

Nursing 79

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Was it the misnamed Five Star rating system that got such a bad reputation that Yelp seemed better at helping families find care? category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , aging in place , seniors and aging policy Why have nursing homes become so publicly scorned? Seniors and families need them?

Nursing 117

Nursing Medicare 117

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 28, 2020

Google search ranking has generated some very-public battles, as with Yelp and led to numerous lawsuits -- including one about tracking you when you are searching in ‘private’ mode, another oxymoron. category tags: social media , computers, internet and social networking.

Nursing 138

Nursing 138

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 9, 2018

We, the users, of course, don’t complain as much as the algorithmically down-ranked companies that are driven to distraction like Yelp – or out of business. category tags: social media , computers, internet and social networking. And what ever happened to Yahoo ?

Telehealth 69

Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Help Yelp Serve Families with Information about Nursing Homes. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Voice First/AI technology , Family caregivers. And vendors trying to nurture innovation, tackling one not-so-integrated healthcare and engagement process at a time. Read more here. Rant on. Read more here.

Nursing 81

Nursing mHealth Connected Health Health IT 81

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 9, 2018

For home care, as an example, that leaves the thinly-populated (and often glum) Yelp review process , Caring.com reviews , similar sites and Consumer Affairs. . category tags: Family caregivers , Home Care , home health care , IoT and home monitoring. Vetting of care providers? Not so much. Manage Care. Thoughts? .

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