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Worldwide Home Healthcare Industry to 2025 - Featuring Koninklijke Philips, LHC Group & Linde Among Others

Assistive technology, Health informatics, Telehealth, Technology, Science and technology
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 7:45pm

The global home healthcare market is projected to reach USD 274.73 billion by 2025 from USD 181.92 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 8.6% during the forecast period.

Key Points: 
  • The global home healthcare market is projected to reach USD 274.73 billion by 2025 from USD 181.92 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 8.6% during the forecast period.
  • The growing popularity of telehealth and untapped developing regions present significant growth opportunities for players in the home healthcare market.
  • Based on products, the home healthcare market is segmented into testing, screening, and monitoring products; therapeutic products; and mobility care products.
  • Geographically, the home healthcare market is segmented into North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World.

CareAsOne Partners With Accountable Care Learning Collaborative for CareAsOne Summit 2020

Articles, Health informatics, Telehealth, ACLC, Educational technology, mHealth, Competence, Digital health
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 5:44pm

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CareAsOne , a virtual healthcare professional community, today announced that it has partnered with Accountable Care Learning Collaborative for its first-ever conference, the CareAsOne Summit 2020.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CareAsOne , a virtual healthcare professional community, today announced that it has partnered with Accountable Care Learning Collaborative for its first-ever conference, the CareAsOne Summit 2020.
  • The Accountable Care Learning Collaborative (ACLC), is a non-profit, peer-learning, member organization focused on the transition to value-based care, where members contribute their understanding and experience in developing a framework of competencies and building competency-specific resources and tools for their peers.
  • The CareAsOne Summit 2020 will be an opportunity for CareAsOne and ACLC to enhance market intelligence about the transition to digital healthcare, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The conference will be covered exclusively by The Healthcare Guys and mHealth Times , the official media partners for the CareAsOne Summit 2020.

Global Healthcare Interoperability Market to 2024: Entry of Apple, Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle to Improve Patient Data Accessibility on Behalf of Major Payers, Providers, and Governments

Interoperability, Product testing, Telecommunications engineering, Health informatics, Telehealth, Articles, Computing, Electronic health records
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 3:30pm

DUBLIN, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Healthcare Interoperability Market, 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Healthcare Interoperability Market, 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Globally, major healthcare stakeholders acknowledge the need to invest in digital infrastructure capabilities that facilitate cross-continuum patient information exchange and support evidence-based care, at scale.
  • Regulatory agencies are also embracing forward-thinking policies that advocate the need for major health IT vendors to become fully interoperable with each other.
  • As a result, the population health management market, coupled with the social determinant of the health market, will continue to drive global market revenue in favor of healthcare interoperability solutions.

Telehealth Claim Lines Increase 3,552 Percent Nationally from August 2019 to August 2020

Assistive technology, Telehealth, Technology, Science and technology
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 2:03pm

Telehealth claim lines1 increased 3,552 percent nationally from August 2019 to August 2020, rising from 0.17 percent of medical claim lines in August 2019 to 6.07 percent in August 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Telehealth claim lines1 increased 3,552 percent nationally from August 2019 to August 2020, rising from 0.17 percent of medical claim lines in August 2019 to 6.07 percent in August 2020.
  • From month to month, the telehealth share of medical claim lines stayed relatively the same nationally, rising 1.2 percent from 6.00 percent in July 2020 to 6.07 percent in August 2020.
  • FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker: Claim Lines Increase 3,552% Nationally from August 2019 to August 2020
    Trends in the four US census regions (Midwest, Northeast, South and West) were similar to those in the nation as a whole.
  • In each region, there were large percent increases in volume of claim lines from August 2019 to August 2020, but small variations in volume of claim lines from July 2020 to August 2020.

The Joint Commission Extends Advanced ICU Care Accreditation to 15 Consecutive Years

Articles, Assistive technology, Telehealth, Joint Commission, Technology, Science and technology, Intensive care medicine
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 2:00pm

To achieve reaccreditation through 2023, Advanced ICU Care underwent a rigorous on-site assessment in mid-October, which evaluated the quality and safety of care being provided.

Key Points: 
  • To achieve reaccreditation through 2023, Advanced ICU Care underwent a rigorous on-site assessment in mid-October, which evaluated the quality and safety of care being provided.
  • The Joint Commission team benchmarked Advanced ICU Care's operations against national care standards, evaluating the company's processes and systems that enable the delivery of high-quality clinical care in collaboration with bedside clinicians.
  • "Advanced ICU Care is honored to once again receive a three-year accreditation from The Joint Commission," said Andrea Clegg, CFO and Chief Compliance Officer of Advanced ICU Care.
  • For nearly 15 years, Advanced ICU Care has pioneered new modes of acute care and monitoring telemedicine.

Study: Telehealth Achieves Nearly 90% Customer Satisfaction

Articles, Health informatics, Assistive technology, Technology, Science and technology, Telehealth, Telemedicine
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 1:00pm

More than 70% of patients now say it's important for providers to offer a telehealth option, with less than 40% of respondents still preferring in-person visits over a telehealth consult.

Key Points: 
  • More than 70% of patients now say it's important for providers to offer a telehealth option, with less than 40% of respondents still preferring in-person visits over a telehealth consult.
  • Moreover, patients who try telehealth want more of it; those who've used telehealth in the last year were more than twice as likely to have a strong preference for telehealth and video consultations over in-office visits.
  • Incredibly, nearly half of the patients who tried telehealth couldn't find a single thing to dislike about their experience.
  • Nearly twice as many urban patients have used telehealth (53%) compared to rural patients (31%), possibly due to limitations around broadband reliability and cellular reception.

Ontrak Acquires Science-Backed, Behavior Change Platform LifeDojo, Inc

Mental health, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Managed care, Software, General Health, Articles, Health informatics, Assistive technology, Telehealth, Technology, Science and technology
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 12:00pm

Ontrak, Inc (NASDAQ: OTRK) (Ontrak or the Company), a leading AI-powered and telehealth-enabled, virtualized healthcare company, today announced that it has acquired LifeDojo Inc, a comprehensive, science-backed behavior change platform.

Key Points: 
  • Ontrak, Inc (NASDAQ: OTRK) (Ontrak or the Company), a leading AI-powered and telehealth-enabled, virtualized healthcare company, today announced that it has acquired LifeDojo Inc, a comprehensive, science-backed behavior change platform.
  • LifeDojo is a platform that makes transformative life changes possible for members in over 16 countries.
  • Supported by decades of public health research, the LifeDojo approach to member-centric behavior change delivers lasting health improvement outcomes, high enrollment, and better engagement than traditional programs.
  • Clients include Fortune 500 companies and high-tech, high-growth organizations who use LifeDojos 32 behavior change modules.

TytoCare Commended by Frost & Sullivan for Its Highly Accessible and Complete Remote Medical Examination Platform

Articles, Assistive technology, Technology, Health informatics, Science and technology, Telehealth, Telemedicine
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 12:00pm

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Based on its recent analysis of the North American remote medical examination platform market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes TytoCare Ltd. with the 2020 North America Company of the Year Award.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Based on its recent analysis of the North American remote medical examination platform market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes TytoCare Ltd. with the 2020 North America Company of the Year Award.
  • TytoCare's innovative medical assessment solutions are changing the telehealth playing field especially during the current pandemic by making the remote medical examination experience more comfortable and accessible for patients.
  • "TytoCare's unique digital platform design creates a superior experience for both patients and physicians," said Kaustubh Savant, Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
  • The company gains a first-mover advantage with its all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical exams."

TytoCare Commended by Frost & Sullivan for Its Highly Accessible and Complete Remote Medical Examination Platform

Articles, Assistive technology, Health informatics, Technology, Science and technology, Telehealth
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 12:00pm

SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Based on its recent analysis of the North American remote medical examination platform market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes TytoCare Ltd. with the 2020 North America Company of the Year Award.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Based on its recent analysis of the North American remote medical examination platform market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes TytoCare Ltd. with the 2020 North America Company of the Year Award.
  • TytoCare's innovative medical assessment solutions are changing the telehealth playing field especially during the current pandemic by making the remote medical examination experience more comfortable and accessible for patients.
  • "TytoCare's unique digital platform design creates a superior experience for both patients and physicians," said Kaustubh Savant, Senior Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan.
  • The company gains a first-mover advantage with its all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical exams."

"Forward LTE" - LifeStation Guides Healthcare Providers Through Conversion of Medical Alert Services from 3G to 4G

Telecommunications, Articles, Technology, Mobile telecommunications, Health informatics, Videotelephony, Assistive technology, Software-defined radio, Telehealth, LTE, 3G, 3
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 10:50am

Telecom providers are sunsetting their 3G networks and healthcare providers need a plan to ensure a smooth upgrade for members who rely on the service for their most critical moments.

Key Points: 
  • Telecom providers are sunsetting their 3G networks and healthcare providers need a plan to ensure a smooth upgrade for members who rely on the service for their most critical moments.
  • LifeStation has leveraged their experience with healthcare partners, cellular providers and hardware manufacturers to create a partner playbook, dubbed "Forward LTE".
  • "It's so critical to get ahead of the curve on this", says Ryan Bateman, Manager, Healthcare and Hospitals at LifeStation.
  • LifeStation is a leading provider of medical alert monitoring and telehealth technology services in the United States.