"virtual care" articles

Both seniors and caregivers are reactive purchasers of senior assistive technology, including PERS devices. The search for a solution typically begins only after an emergency occurs or when a senior is suddenly living alone after the death of a spouse. Fear-based marketing often plays into these scenarios, portraying a helpless senior unable to contact a loved one after falling. Though the original “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” commercial aired 30 years ago, the phrase remains...

Parks Associates research finds 54% of consumers own connected health products. Driven by smart watch adoption, consumers and patients have become used to using devices to collect, transmit, and interpret health data. The velocity of health device adoption has decreased after the active stage of the pandemic, but it remains far elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels. On Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 11 AM CT/ 9 AM PT, Parks Associates will co-host a complimentary webinar with...

The pandemic has forever changed the trajectory of healthcare and specifically virtual care. Before the pandemic, forward-thinking care providers and health systems were trialing virtual care solutions that could bridge the facility to the home, seeking connected care models that work for their systems and patients. Yet, prior to 2020 — connected health to the home or in the home was at the periphery of healthcare. Parks Associates’ research reveals that as of April 2021, 66% of...

Parks Associates’ continues its ninth-annual Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation  with the virtual session, Telehealth and Remote Monitoring: Health to Home , on Thursday, March 24, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM CT.  Iris Berman , Vice President, Telehealth Service,  Northwell Health will be featured for the interactive panel Telehealth Use and Growth at  11:15 AM CT, which addresses the shifts in the telehealth experience as the...

Parks Associates recently published the Top 10 Connected Consumer Trends to Watch in 2022 , where my colleagues and I weigh in on the top consumer technology trends we will see in 2022.This year, expect to see the next wave of telehealth models revolve around the integration of connected health devices. Driven by the pandemic, telehealth and connected health device adoption are now mainstream in the United States - nearly two-thirds of US broadband households report using a...

With the redefined digitization of the healthcare industry in 2020, medicine has never before been so reliant on the efficient transmission of accurate data to provide appropriate care and control costs. The value of patient-generated health data from connected health devices in particular, which are increasing in adoption year-over-year, can be enhanced with greater interoperability between ecosystems of devices. Consumers can have all their health data, from medicines taken, dates of...

Last week, Parks Associates hosted its Connected Health Summit  series, with virtual sessions highlighting new consumer health data and industry insights examining connected solutions in the digital health markets.  During the session, Virtual Health and Remote Monitoring , Jennifer Kent, VP Research, Parks Associates, was joined by industry executives to discuss the incredible growth in demand for telehealth services and connected health devices, and how that changes...

Parks Associates ’ Connected Health Summit: Consumer Engagement and Innovation 2021 virtual conference series continues on Tuesday, August 31 with sessions Virtual Health and Remote Monitoring and Connected Health Business Models from 11 AM to 4:15 PM CT. Susan Taylor, Director External Affairs, Scripps Health , is featured as the Visionary Insight during the session Virtual Health and Remote Monitoring at 11:15 AM CT and will evaluate the user experience with telehealth...