Study supports home telemedicine-based hospital care
By
Donna Shryer
Aug 27, 2024
A recent study published in PLOS ONE revealed promising outcomes for patients receiving home telemedicine-based hospital care. The research, conducted at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, compared traditional...
Infrastructure, data analytics popular tech investments among long-term care providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Infrastructure for internet connectivity was the most common technology investment made over the past year by long-term care operators responding to a new survey, and data analytics tools were the most...
Bipartisan group pushes for more investment, permanent telehealth for Medicare providers
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 17, 2024
With a deadline to extend current telehealth reimbursement policies fast approaching, a bipartisan group of policy advocates is calling on legislators to make telehealth a permanent fixture of US healthcare...
Congress advisers back permanent telehealth expansions, look to nix in-person rule for behavioral telehealth...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Maintaining Medicare access to telehealth services must remain a priority, members of a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.
Telehealth inequities may arise for older adults with vision problems, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 09, 2024
Seniors with vision impairment were less likely to have access to telehealth compared to those with better eyesight, according to a new study.
Videoconferencing proves feasible in addressing lower body rehab for stroke survivors, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Apr 02, 2024
New research showed that a telehealth program, TRAIL, was able to assist stroke survivors in rehabbing their lower body mobility.
Seniors more likely to let conditions escalate into emergency if their only care options are digital,...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 07, 2024
In a recent survey, one third of older adults said that they felt as if an emergency could have been averted if they had had access to live person to manage their health concerns and needs.
Telehealth adoption requires nuanced approach beyond simply running cables to rural areas, new report...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
Adding broadband access to rural, underserved communities may not be a silver bullet that enables telehealth use, a new study shows.
Advanced technology can lead to more advance-care planning for seniors, study affirms
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 13, 2023
Advance-care planning, or ACP, is crucial for long-term care residents, and digital technology now is a crucial element for ACP, a new report shows.
Telehealth use among seniors back up to pandemic-era highs, one company claims
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 13, 2023
Almost all older adults in the United States, an astonishing 97%, had at least one telehealth appointment this year, a new survey indicates.