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NEC expands digital elderly care system trial to Chiang Mai

Healthcare It News

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The municipality of Chiang Mai and NEC Thailand recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of smart city solutions, including smart hospital technologies to support its provision of elderly care.

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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Parker is using the Healow application by eClinicalWorks for its telemedicine program. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. ” PROPOSAL. The area continues to face an increase in severe COVID-19 cases that require hospitalization – overwhelming many hospitals.

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

Health Populi

For older people who are digital immigrants, they will remember their initial Zoom get-together’s with much-missed family, ordering groceries online in the first ecommerce purchase, and using telemedicine for the first time as a digital health front-door. For example, Devoted Health was the first MA plan to subsidize an Apple Watch.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

The past two years have taught us that telemedicine is a highly scalable and successful way to deliver quality healthcare across the United States. Finding time to get to the doctor is a challenge. And the payer community sees remote patient monitoring as a critical component of SUD care. Ankit Gupta, CEO at Bicycle Health.

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Age Tech: Supporting Better Patient Outcomes in Senior Care

HIT Consultant

Age-tech solutions can take various forms, including wearable devices, mobile apps, remote monitoring systems, virtual reality, and telemedicine. High-Quality Care From Anywhere One of the significant challenges in senior care is their inability to travel to healthcare facilities for regular check-ups and appointments.

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Older People Are Digital Migrants, and Best Buy Health Is Paving the Road for the Journey

Health Populi

Access to doctors and nurses through Urgent Care on the phone. ” The article quotes industry analyst Seth Basham of Wedbush who noted, “With more people staying at home, Best Buy Health’s tech-based elderly-care offerings likely have seen a boost from the pandemic.” A reading magnifier with an LED flashlight.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. The platform also is designed for direct-to-patient telemedicine. It also provides medication adherence tools.

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