Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 27, 2020

Lots of talk about remote care technologies -- but will the 2020 crisis convert to actual technology change? So much has changed in recent months as a result of Covid-19 -- startling changes that previously were incremental. Consider the components of technology to deliver remote care. What will be the priority?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 6, 2021

Remote care clinicians have also broadened the treatments they offer, to include COVID-19 and other acute and chronic conditions, according to officials at the Salt Lake City-based health system. Patients and family agree to have phones nearby at all times, so tele-nurses and technicians can reach out to validate new alerts.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

A number of companies popped into my inbox in the past week with announcements of a period of free access to remote care/engagement technologies – including and in alphabetical order CareCentrix , CareTree , Ergo , Eversound , Outpatient , Ready Responders , VitalTech , and NurseCaller. But nursing homes, specifically?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The dream of reimbursement for remote care became a reality during the pandemic. Augmenting homecare staff shortages, startup LifeGuard supports remote monitoring with an overseeing nurse. Dispatch Health’s in-home urgent care is now available nationwide. In-home healthcare services will persist and expand.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 12, 2023

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The 400-bed hospital joint venture by Ramsay Health Care Australia and Sime Darby Malaysia seeks to "revolutionise" healthcare delivery through its latest service called Connected Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 30, 2023

integrates ChatGPT into its care app. " As integrated, ChatGPT, an AI-powered conversational platform, is used to enhance the caregiving experience for nurses and residents. Learn more at Essence Smart Care. Learn more at Cordio. Data is collected by the system, analyzed and managed by a dedicated portal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With more than 110 years of continuous operation, the organization has grown to 13 locations offering independent, residential and assisted living; Tapestries Memory Care; respite; rehabilitation; long-term care; Bridges Hospice and Palliative Care; affordable senior housing; and live-in and in-home personal care through HomeWorks.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 2, 2023

.” Incredible Health’s 2023 State of US Nursing Report found that 80% of nurses plan to remain in the healthcare industry until retirement – though an even greater number, 84%, worry that the industry isn’t doing enough to address poor pay, understaffing, and burnout.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. Another factor pushing RPM adoption is the ongoing nursing and clinical provider shortages. Rural communities across the U.S. over a 30-day period.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In other company news, Phreesia renewed its contract with CMMI through 2029 to support the kidney care alternative payment model. Remote care vendor Brook Health is collaboration with Linus Health , which enables early detection of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, to create same-day, home-based treatment plans.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Along with telehealth, remote patient monitoring programs grew during the COVID-19 pandemic because federal rules gave providers the flexibility to use RPM for the duration of the public health emergency.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 12, 2021

A report released Wednesday from Vector Remote Care found that cardiology practices taking a patient-centric approach to remote cardiac monitoring report improved clinical and financial outcomes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2021

"The addition of MEND as our ambulatory telehealth vendor allowed Legacy Health to meet the needs of our patients, providing a safe environment for care delivery for our providers and staff," said Dr. Steven Seres, telehealth medical director at Legacy Health. "Work-streams were developed based on roles in the organization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The lack of tenured nurses creates a risk to quality outcomes. The numbers of nurses and doctors coming out of school are on the decline, and many want to work in larger cities where they can maximize the number of patients or disease states they can see. Connectivity is a challenge for some.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2019

" The other value proposition with the telemedicine vendor, in addition to the physician support they provided, was the nursing component of their service offering, he added. Have they been open to remote care team support? In fact, it was something he had not previously thought about. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform's alerts and patients' use of remote education. Providers now can get reimbursed for educating patients on how to use remote care management platforms.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2021

Once the enquiry is received, the attending nurse or medical officer will provide advice or make recommendations to consult a specialist at Sunway Medical Center. And we pride the credibility of our Telemedicine Services as all medical or clinical enquiries will be attended by a certified nurse or medical officer. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In early March, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of skilled nursing facilities restricted access to residents. These restrictions included, but were not limited to, essential care providers, such as neuropsychologists and psychologists. THE PROBLEM. Kalechstein, president and CEO of Executive Mental Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2024

We interviewed Nissim to discuss diabetes treatment challenges, how RPM can help overcome some of these challenges, how AI can boost RPM technology when dealing with chronic illnesses, how adequately addressing diabetes can save taxpayers money, and what Nissim calls "the next generation of remote care."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 5, 2020

In addition, the group called for lasting changes to an array of process rules that enable nurse practitioners and physician assistants to practice atop their license, with remote supervision, while physicians are freed up to care for the most acute patients. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2019

As the "Silver Tsunami" swells , with more than 75 million Baby Boomers set to avail themselves of their Medicare benefits and put strain on an already overstretched health system, telehealth and remote care technologies will be key to helping deliver appropriate care to these aging patients while keeping costs under control.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 29, 2019

The face-to-face video conferencing allows our nurses to build relationships with patients and continually engage with them and educate them." "Patient engagement is critical to the management of chronic conditions. Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin. Email the writer: nathaneddy@gmail.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 21, 2021

But up until recently, a reliable remote care platform that delivers the confidence of hospital-grade care has been virtually nonexistent. Gain insights from nursing leadership on how telehealth can make a difference in the post-pandemic world and beyond.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2023

It’s where physicians, clinicians, nurses, and other healthcare staff work together to meet the patient’s needs. Care Coordination + Management – once patients are back at home (or if they’ve never been in-patients), care coordination and management from a digital perspective becomes extremely important.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We spoke with HIMSS Senior Director, Health Information Systems Rob Havasy about the data management challenges posed by remote care delivery. Virtual care poses distinct privacy and security risk factors that must be managed, with new tools and data streams to safeguard and new responsibilities on both the patient and provider side.

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care innovations

APRIL 23, 2020

We who work in the RPM industry have always known the positive benefits of remote care; however, there were always barriers that prevented the acceptance of this model of care. If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it's that patients can indeed be cared for in their homes. A Greater Need for Self Management.

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Digital Health Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Depending on the program that’s being developed, we can provide unique content for education, or a direct connection to nursing staff for video visits, but all of it is integrated with the EMR so that care teams can also have a seamless experience and access to the data.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

For older adults, up next, a remote care technology ecosystem. What older adults need is a broad set of remote care capabilities that include but are not limited to voice access.

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Digital Health Global

JUNE 27, 2023

Joint customers will now be able to leverage Corstrata’s team of certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) nurses as well as Swift’s leading, AI-powered wound care platform, which offers superior wound imaging, documentation, collaboration, and decision support tools. To learn more about Swift Medical, visit us at www.swiftmedical.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Through COVID Watch – which has enrolled more than 5,000 patients since its launch in late March 2020, with a Spanish language version launched in May – patients receive text messages twice a day to check on their condition and enable contact with nurses who elevate to higher levels of care if need be.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Challenges addressed by virtual-first care include: Addressing healthcare needs of an exploding population coupled with a shortage of primary care physicians, nurses and clinical resources. Reducing associated provider, payer and patient costs in value-based care arrangements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

of remote patient monitoring patients comply with. By Bill Siwicki | June 20, 2023 News Piedmont Healthcare launches Epic-integrated continuous RPM program Working with Telemetrix and Remote Care Partners, the Atlanta health system is enabling cloud-based.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

Organizations everywhere are rallying to the need to fix or solidify connectivity, whether as part of national policy directive, care delivery , family pressure, staff retention, or maintaining service delivery. These include senior housing, skilled nursing facilities, home care, home healthcare, or healthcare providers.

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AMD Telemedicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If their delays are rooted in hesitations around implementation challenges, however, it’s understandable — we’re already in a time of increased burnout among doctors and nurses, and no one wants to add more to their already full plates. At-home care is proven to raise patient satisfaction while decreasing the cost of care by 38%.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Preferred functionalities to manage remote care. Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, and chronic wounds are seven diseases where technology has been used to manage care for patients with promising results. Video visits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 9, 2023

This leaves many doctors, nurses and other health professionals in charge of their own licensing verification and updates, a task for which they are not formally trained, nor do they have the time. Yet nonclinical staff have been in short supply for years now, with 61% of providers experiencing a shortage of qualified applicants.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 2, 2020

"The most impacted are in the area of clinical informatics, such as chief medical information officers and chief nursing information officers – they are being overwhelmed with the need to take care of the present need."

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