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HLTH 2023—Peterson Health Technology Institute sets out to build clinical evidence for digital health tools

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—As HLTH 2023 kicks off, the next four days will be buzzing with hype over digital health and virtual care innovations. | The Peterson Health Technology Institute aims to raise the bar in digital health by providing independent, evidence-based assessments of emerging products, something that is currently lacking in the market.

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Future Leader: Alex Oosterveen, Co-Founder & CEO, Caribou Health Technologies

Home Health Care

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Alex Oosterveen, co-founder and CEO of Miami-based Caribou Health Technologies, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

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Industry Voices—Why older adults are adopting health technology at a higher rate

Fierce Healthcare

Older adults are adopting digital health tools at a higher rate than ever before. | At Elevance Health, we are seeing an increasing acceptance of virtual care and technology by older adults to help manage their health.

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Bone Health Technologies Raises $5M for Osteopenia Care

HIT Consultant

We chose to validate the science behind Osteoboost through a rigorous clinical trial, so that postmenopausal women and their physicians could have confidence in our data.

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Bone Health Technologies Acquires Wellen to Deliver Personalized, Non-Drug Osteoporosis Care

HIT Consultant

A Comprehensive Solution Anchored by Innovation This acquisition positions BHT to achieve its vision of a holistic bone health solution. The Wellen program will bring tremendous value to our platform,” said Laura Yecies , CEO of Bone Health Technologies.

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How Digital Health Technology Can Combat Elderly Abuse

HIT Consultant

However, thanks to digital health technology , new innovations are now available to help seniors learn to identify abuse while providing them with a means to self-report being victimized. This may be the first step in health technology that goes beyond anything we have seen before.

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What Role Can Consumer Health Technology Play in Diagnoses?

HIT Consultant

David Smith, President at ilumivu There’s an ongoing debate regarding the role that consumer health technology , like wearable health devices (i.e., Because this is a relatively new technology, the scope of its potential impact is, at present, only scraping the surface. What are the drawbacks of health technology?