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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of Connected Care at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. The company pioneered a new disposable sensor to track vital signs that, as Roy described, “watches over you independent of a hospital bed.” What a difference 90 days makes.

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Physicians Lean In to Digital Health, Especially Telehealth and Remote Monitoring

Health Populi

Looking past 2020, we can also expect greater physician use of telehealth and remote care tech, based on a forward-looking question in the poll. Readings are visible to patients and transmitted to the physician’s office. Alerts are generated as appropriate for missing or out of range readings.”

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The Digital Transformation of Home for Health – Brainstorming with Karsten Russell-Wood of Philips

Health Populi

He is wearing his BioIntelliSense “BioSticker” which communicates vital sign metrics, used along with Philips remote patient monitoring program. We meet George and Audrey in their open kitchen-dining room space, with George finishing up a conversation with his cardiologist via a tablet.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

The Pew team surveyed 1,213 adults ages 18 and over in June and July 2020, interviewing in English and Spanish. As digital health industry stakeholders will be convening at the 2021 annual HIMSS conference in Las Vegas and digitally, this report is well-timed to give us a level-set on just “where” U.S.

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This Essential Soft Skill Will Make You a Better Patient Care Technician

NHA Now

In our recent survey of employers in the 2020 Industry Outlook , the soft skill that's most important for patient care technicians to possess is professionalism. They also perform safety checks and may monitor vital signs. Soft skills are especially important in healthcare roles with frequent patient interactions.

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Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trigger Universal Health Care in America? What do expert Academics say?

The Healthcare Blog

Would you be willing to provide full and complete de-identified access to all of your vital signs, lab results, diagnoses, external and internal images, treatment schedules, follow-up exams, clinical notes, and genomics? He is the author of CODE BLUE: Inside America’s Medical Industrial Complex (Grove/2020).

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How a CNA Training Program Could Be Beneficial for Your Future Career

Mildred Elley

Overall employment of nursing assistants and orderlies is projected to grow 8 percent from 2020 to 2030 4. What does the job outlook look like for the future? Working as a CNA: What Does the Future Hold? Once youre eligible to become a nurse aide, its time to consider where you want to continue your work.