The latest of several applications of AI that support aging in place include hospital and home-based robot companions that are quickly becoming an essential component for seniors, says Dr. Cory Kidd, PhD.
by Audrey Kinsella Last month’s Partners Healthcare symposium, “Connected Health in Practice: Engaging Patients and Providers Outside of Traditional Care Settings,” was much less about whether care is delivered in the home or other non-traditional setting and more about the patient. One speaker went so far as to proclaim “Patient is King.” As if […]
by Liz Seegert Clinical decision support is moving into the field, thanks to a revamp of an old VNA First product. Now known as Eventium, the Milwaukee company demonstrated Latitude, a clinical decision support software application, at last month’s NAHC Annual Meeting. Eventium converted VNA FIRST Home Care Steps Pathways and CoSteps into electronic […]
New Report Challenges Basic Assumptions About Reforming Payment in Health Care NEWTOWN, Conn., Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new report from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, Inc. (HCI3®), developed with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), questions conventional wisdom about how to improve quality and affordability of health care in the United States. The […]
by Scott R. Herrmann There have been numerous articles that confirm that persons with chronic conditions who are actively involved in their own care and well being will regain their health more quickly than those who are not. Many senior citizens receiving home care live each day as it comes, letting the “professionals” make […]
Analysis by Audrey Kinsella Headlines like these are becoming increasingly, alarmingly, common: “Report: Telemedicine Increases Death Rate” [in the UK’s Online Pharma Times, 6/5/13] “Unintended Consequences: How Telehealth Can Fail to Manage Chronic Diseases” [University of Texas blog post by a nursing school professor] Both pieces imply that telehealthcare can actually worsen a patient’s condition. […]
**News at RemitData, Inc.: Comparative analytics solutions provider hires SVP of Business Development and CTO. RemitDATA, Inc., a provider of comparative analytics in reimbursement, utilization and productivity data, announced two additions to its executive leadership team. Michael Kallish has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development, and Jim Harter as Chief […]
Since January, an ‘S’ code has been available to identify, and possibly bill for, telehealth services. CMS created it but does not recognize it, of course, on Medicare claims. Nevertheless, its existence means home healthcare agencies are able to introduce it to other payers, such as Managed Care Organizations and state Medicaid offices. Details […]
By Audrey Kinsella Patient engagement is an experience, an expectation and a goal. Persons with chronic conditions, especially in this era of accountable care, reach for the goal as they experience care at the hands of professionals, from whom they expect quality interactions. Patient engagement is a goal at the Center for Connected Health, […]
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 […]
