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Geisinger launches virtual chronic disease monitoring system
Powered by Noteworth, ConnectedCare365 empowers patients to manage their health
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DANVILLE, Pa., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Geisinger today announced the launch of ConnectedCare365, an innovative care delivery model for patients with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart failure and hypertension. Powered by
Noteworth, a digital health startup dedicated to rethinking healthcare delivery, this first-of-its-kind virtual care delivery platform uses remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence and powerful data analysis tools to improve patient outcomes.
ConnectedCare365 allows patients to take control of their health by monitoring their weight, blood pressure, glucose, and other metrics using a smartphone app. By analyzing patient-generated data and relevant information from the electronic health record, the platform communicates directly with the patient s ca
Geisinger uses biometric facial recognition to check in patients, improve workflow
Geisinger uses biometric facial recognition to check in patients, improve workflow
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Geisinger Health is using a biometric technology to check in patients with just a photo of their face.
Matt Henry, associate director on the health information technology team and program owner of the biometrics project, said the pilot program is intended to reduce misidentification and contact with staff for safety in cases of infectious disease. It also allows the patient to say less private information out loud in a public area. With the reduction in misidentified patients in emergency departments in the future, you end up having better outcomes because of accurate charts, Henry said.
May 19, 2021
Over the next couple of months, other countries will probably surpass the U.S. on rates of COVID-19 vaccination. The reason is not lack of supply, but vaccine hesitancy. How can more Americans be persuaded to get their shots? Insights from behavioral economics can help.
The U.S. as a whole is approaching having 40% of the population fully vaccinated, but the proportion varies widely from state to state. Almost half of people in Maine have had their shots, but only about 30% in Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Wyoming.
About a quarter of Americans say they don’t want to get vaccinated. That share has declined slightly over the past six months, but it’s higher than in most other countries. In almost every developed economy except France, the share of people who would get vaccinated if offered the chance is 10 to 20 percentage points higher than in the U.S. So as vaccines become increasingly available worldwide, the vaccination rate in the U.S. stands to la