Health workers play pivotal role helping older adults stick with wearable monitoring devices
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 24, 2024
Community-dwelling older adults are more apt to continue using wearable monitoring devices — think pedometers, smartwatches and trackers — if healthcare workers or peers give them support, according...
Partnership pledges to trim rehospitalizations by 25%
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 07, 2024
Circadia Health has teamed up with more than 80 skilled nursing facilities operated by Ciena Healthcare to reduce preventable hospitalizations through remote patient monitoring.
Study: Remote physiologic monitoring among Medicaid users skyrocketed from 2019 to 2021
By
Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Between 2019 and 2021, remote physiologic monitoring via wearables and mobile apps soared by more than 1,300% among Medicaid users, a new study shows.
A new partnership between technology company Circadia Health and 77 skilled nursing facilities operated by Ciena Healthcare aims to significantly improve preventive care and reduce preventable rehospitalizations.
Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 22, 2024
Questions remain about how much providers will be able to rely on telehealth, remote monitoring and other technologies to come in the years ahead — and whether the government will make the needed legal,...
Remote monitoring technology reduces hospital, doctor visits
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 10, 2023
A study showed the use of bed-monitoring software reduced the need for emergency hospital admissions and doctor visits. It also shaved time spent on administrative work.
The value of AI for monitoring seniors’ health
By
Yamin Durrani
Mar 15, 2023
While health tech has seen rapid, widespread adoption over the past decade, some areas of the healthcare industry that could benefit greatly have been slow adopters — particularly among senior care. ...
Remote patient monitoring technology can help signal a warning to caregivers at skilled nursing facilities when a resident may be at higher risk for a medical emergency, according to data from a pilot...
Remote home hospital care visits match in-home physician care on certain measures: study
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2022
Home hospital care recipients who receive remote physician visits have similar safety risks and self-reported patient experiences as their peers who receive in-person physician visits, according to a new...
Diabetes patients and providers need more education on remote patient monitoring
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Casey Pittock
Feb 01, 2022
Due to the pandemic, there has been an increase in using technology to provide health and home care services. Telemedicine appointments with providers skyrocketed, health and wellness platforms expanded,...