by Audrey Kinsella Philips Home Healthcare Solutions is currently offering a new take on assisting people living with obstructive sleep apnea. OSA is one of the most common sleep disorders and typically affects 1 in every 15 adult Americans. It narrows or even closes upper airways, hindering breathing during sleep. The international company has announced […]
by Audrey Kinsella “Tracking for Health,” is a newly released report of a telephone survey of 3,014 U.S. adults conducted during August and September 2012. Participants were asked to describe their self-tracking of healthcare symptoms and routines. According to the author, Susannah Fox, Associate Director, Digital Strategy, Pew Internet & American Life Project, 62% of […]
by Audrey Kinsella Developing new home care technologies is one thing. Getting people to actually use them is quite another. At last month’s Connected Health conference in Boston, we were introduced to a number of new technology products designed to thoroughly engage patients in their own health activities and management. Three spotlighted at the conference’s […]
There are indications that the nature and purpose of point-of-care home health software is changing. Originally a tool limited to recording patient data at the patient’s home and delivering it electronically to a central database, it appears to be evolving into something significantly more comprehensive and potentially more valuable. Software demonstrated at last month’s NAHC […]
by Liz Seegert Dave Chase is on a mission. The CEO of Avado, a small tech startup, is committed to helping providers use technology to improve patient engagement. “It’s the patients and family members that make the majority of the decisions,” he said. “They need to feel comfortable with information and choices.” The author provides […]
Telehealth vendor Cardiocom introduced four new communication solutions, LinkView™, Attentiv™, NetResponse™ and TeleResponse™, to its telehealth platform at this week’s lightly attended NAHC Annual Meeting in Orlando. Details about each of these solutions and about the company itself are provided in this article.are provided in this article.
As the Obama Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services struggle to find ways to improve the U.S. standing as 37th-best healthcare system in the world, control rising healthcare costs and avoid rationing care for 76 million Baby Boomers, Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, remains convinced that the answer lies in a national patient […]
