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NEC expands digital elderly care system trial to Chiang Mai

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT The municipality of Chiang Mai and NEC Thailand recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of smart city solutions, including smart hospital technologies to support its provision of elderly care. Their number is projected to continuously rise and make up about 30% of the population by 2040.

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Thammasat University Hospital taps NEC Thailand to digitise elderly care

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Thammasat University Hospital is embarking on a digital transformation of its elderly care service. It will also introduce an alert system that notifies caregivers and patients' relatives in emergency situations, such as a fall or sudden deterioration of the patient's health.

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Tort Liability is a Potentially Powerful Tool for Pandemic Response

Bill of Health

When pandemic response efforts are hampered by inadequate enforcement resources and political polarization, tort liability could, potentially, be a powerful public health tool. public health infrastructure has historically relied heavily on state and local authorities. Neither the U.S. Neither the U.S.

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The Council of Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Convention: Implications for Health and Patients

Bill of Health

This means it covers applications like ChatGPT-assisted diagnosis , AI-based fall detection in elderly care facilities, AI-assisted surgery , and menstruation cycle trackers. health governance, organ donation, medical data protection).

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021.

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

The commodification of care, its profits dependent on underpaying workers, led to the scarcity of care that my clients, and more baby boomers every day, experience. Care worker organizing for higher wages and better treatment has been on the rise in recent years.

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Spotting Financial Fraud & Exploitation of the Elderly

AIHC

Understanding Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Statutes The federal government, states, commonwealths, territories and the District of Columbia all have laws designed to protect older adults from elder abuse and guide the practice of adult protective services agencies, law enforcement agencies, and others.

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