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Thammasat University Hospital taps NEC Thailand to digitise elderly care

Healthcare It News

Thammasat University Hospital is embarking on a digital transformation of its elderly care service. It will also introduce an alert system that notifies caregivers and patients' relatives in emergency situations, such as a fall or sudden deterioration of the patient's health.

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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

Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. " Lorraine Breuer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation. THE PROBLEM. ” MARKETPLACE.

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Roundup: Bayer to launch 27 telemedicine centres in India and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Bayer partnered with multispecialty clinic RxDx Healthcare and Piramal Swasthya, the public health arm of the Piramal Foundation, which are both experienced in running telemedicine in primary health centres located in some targeted districts. Its physical elderly care agencies now cover 24 provinces in the country.

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Kepler Vision Technologies unveils new lying position detection module

Digital Health News

Kepler Vision Technologies has added a new AI Lying Position Detection feature to its Night Nurse system to help prevent patients developing bed sores.

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

The future of work and of aging will be shaped by struggles over care from both giving and receiving ends, perhaps against those profiting in between. spread between nursing homes. These facilities, like most nursing homes, are for-profit businesses that pad their margins by cutting labor costs.

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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.”

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