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Amazon launches new elder care subscription service Alexa Together with emergency assistance, fall detection

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon launches new elder care subscription service Alexa Together with emergency assistance, fall detection. Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:21.

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From Alexa to COVID-19 tests, Amazon expands healthcare aspirations in 2021

Mobi Health News

Alexa made moves into health systems and elder care, a new Halo wearable was released and the Amazon Care virtual care service began its expansion this year.

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Wearables Are Good For Older People, Too — The Latest From Laurie Orlov

Health Populi

Laurie Orlov, tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of the encyclopedia Aging and Health Technology Watch website, takes this propitious moment to assess The Future of Wearables and Older Adult in a new report.

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Digital Capabilities & Emerging Tech Hold The Keys to Surviving Healthcare’s “Silver Tsunami”

HIT Consultant

Recent surveys have found that today’s seniors are more comfortable with technology than ever, with more than 81% of older adults having used a smartphone as of 2021. However, new research is putting to rest many of the preconceptions about older adults and the use of technology.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021. And the payer community sees remote patient monitoring as a critical component of SUD care. Fight for quality investors.

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Changing Hands, Not Washing Them: CMS’ First Report on Nursing Home M&A Data

C&M Health Law

Ownership and operation of nursing homes, and elder care in general, have been of concern to government officials and others as a ripe area for oversight and neglect. Nursing home care is one of the largest segments of the health care industry, with more than 1.4

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Health Provider News – November 18, 2022

Hall Render

Elder care oversight program didn’t visit 59% of NY nursing homes, care facilities: Report. Report card: Fewer ‘A’ safety grades given to Middle Tennessee hospitals than in 2021. Report finds hospital charity care declined, medical debt rose in 2021.