Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 30, 2023

" The platform consists of a sleek wall-mounted automated sensor system that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence, and advanced room environmental sensors to passively and continually observe resident and staff behavior, while maintaining privacy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2023

But constraints faced now and in coming years are beginning to emerge from public and political debates about privacy, ethics and proposed regulation. category tags: AI and machine learning , chatbots , Conversational and generative AI Some say that we are in The Golden Age of AI.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The solution offers a new option for senior living communities to improve safety and care while protecting privacy and simplifying daily life for residents and staff. Nomo Smart Care's unique technology tracks daily routines within the home and alerts caregivers when routines suddenly change, all without spying or invading their privacy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

But there was also an awakening to the significance of aging in place , the investment category of older adults , the market power of older adults , including the 65+ population of 54 million. In 2020, Voice First category of technologies moved far beyond smart speakers and voice assistants. Voice first technology – in everything.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Mull the intriguing combination of ‘protecting’ your privacy, saving you from scammers getting into your email, and other altruistic (or defensive) motives. category tags: smartphones , privacy, security , seniors and aging policy , computers, broadband, and social networking Passwords, has anything helped?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The interviewees for the 2018 report were optimistic, near giddy with enthusiasm about a category that was then only a few years old. Many of the anticipated concepts required trust and privacy protection of sensitive data, though, which is still a concern. Looking back -- excitement was in the air in 2018. They believed (hoped?)

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Telehealth 130

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

Typically, as in this podcast from ' This Week in Voice' about Aging in Place, one hears the usual concerns about security and privacy, no doubt because older people have expressed those concerns. 2020 is that year – when a category is subsumed into technology ecosystems. For those that have them, they are being used daily.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

But asking us to opt out of a privacy feature (versus opt in) that shares your network with your neighbors? Just having a company saying it has taken steps to preserve privacy – is that enough? category tags: computers, internet and social networking , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

They help you manage dementia care tasks with confidence and privacy, on our secure HIPAA compliant infrastructure. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , AgeTech , smartphones, cellphones As the needs for care resources change when the disease progresses, our app is there to locate hyperlocal, vetted resources.

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HIPAA Nursing 118

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2023

a) Find your phone, b) accept the text message, c) copy the ‘we will never share your information with others’ privacy token into the appropriate location on the screen. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking , smartphones Feeling safe and protected.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

One might well argue that Amazon has and will continue to have a major impact on the quality of life for older adults (assuming senior privacy concerns and technology barriers to adoption are overcome – more on that another time): Offered low-price Voice First devices.

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HIPAA Digital Health Telehealth 164

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

As for privacy and security concerns? category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. The context retained for conversations – sequences of voice-enabled statements that retain the subject of the conversation – that is new and will likely improve.

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Telehealth 158

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

The future – monitoring of change, predictive of decline, raising privacy issues. category tags: wearables, smart watch , Technology - AARP. Fall detection is a straightforward feature of wearables today, changes in gait are increasingly likely to be predictive of a fall or health decline. More when there’s more.

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Connected Health Health Data 144

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Data privacy protections will part of solution planning. One of the five key vulnerabilities in healthcare data security is The Internet of Things. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , digital health , fall prevention, fall detection.

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Healthcare Data Security Nursing Digital Health 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

But constraints faced now and in coming years are beginning to emerge from public and political debates about privacy, ethics and proposed regulation. category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , Mobile PERS Some say that we are in The Golden Age of AI.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 28, 2020

Apple’s Safari did not appear until 2003 and Google Chrome in 2008 – eventually these dominated the browser market, though three cheers for the existence of privacy-oriented browser Brave (2016) and search tool DuckDuckGo (2008). category tags: social media , computers, internet and social networking.

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Nursing 138

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

At the same time, the technology market presents growing complexity, worsening privacy issues, and interoperability limitations, while not effectively lowering the cost of access or the price of useful devices. Seniors are working longer. At 65, older adults have longer life expectancy than previous generations.

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mHealth Interoperability Medicare Digital Health 108

Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I have covered the vision of Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) concept, and outline how a Security Labeling Service (SLS) would enable this grandiose vision of DS4P. Which does not help for Data Segmentation nor Privacy. All the other security-tags are not likely to be set upon publication. but it is untested grounds.

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FHIR HIE Health Information Health Data 65

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 6, 2022

The fall video clips are blurred to protect privacy and can be reviewed to allow a post-fall evaluation. Seniors decide on their own how much or how little monitoring to allow, ensuring both independence and privacy. category tags: AI and machine learning , Family caregivers , Home Care. Meet Caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Typically, as in this podcast from ' This Week in ' about Aging in Place, one hears the concerns about security and privacy, no doubt because older people have expressed those concerns. Approaching the 20 th year in this job category, so let’s reflect. For those that have them, they are being used daily. What’s holding the others back?

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Remote care Telehealth 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

There are some concerns – though privacy invasions are not, according to experts , as worrisome as data theft from hotel or credit bureau sites. Checking out a report on smart speaker usage categories, people apparently are NOT using them, ironically, to purchase goods. There is no going back – the genie is out of the bottle.

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HIPAA EHR Digital Health 94

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Population health data will help identify those at greatest risk of health issues and likely readmission to hospitals (see Figure 1 Table of Categories that may matter). . Figure 1: Table of technology categories that may matter. Cost of higher speed Internet connection; privacy concerns. Implication/Benefit/risk.

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Nursing Digital Health Health Data Health Technology 109

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Privacy and security features will be built into design of software and websites. See updated Report 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking Today if looking for assistive tech for older adults, today there are multiple options, including Amazon or Best Buy.

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Interoperability Mobile Health EHR 69

Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

Key issues facing the industry in 2019 and into the next few years range from regulation of dietary supplements and the role of CBD in self-care, the omni-channel consumer, ecommerce vs. bricks-and-mortar, trust, and wrestling with consumer privacy. Consumer health as a category was $45 billion in 2018, growing at 2.1%.

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BioTech Life Science Leadership Medicare 149

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2023

a) Find your phone, b) accept the text message, c) copy the ‘we will never share your information with others’ privacy token into the appropriate location on the screen. Signing on to my bank account on a computer – there is that two-factor authentication (2FA) thing again. Feeling safe and protected.

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Medical Billing 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 17, 2022

The Pedius app is especially useful to contact someone accessible only by phone, and it is an excellent help when you need to be careful about your privacy.” category tags: hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones. Learn more. Sound Alert. Learn more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Constant Companion’s systems are supported by advanced security to protect privacy, as well as professional 24/7 monitoring. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health. The company’s mission is to make people’s lives better by increasing their connection and protection.

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Telehealth 134

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 17, 2019

But other factors could be at play as well for seniors – well-publicized online scams and fraud , well-publicized surveys that show older adults as sharers of fake news , and the need for better training for users trying to protect their identity and privacy. category tags: smartphones , computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

By simply tapping and swiping in the mobile app, you create a personalized plan to instruct envoyatHome smart sensors to monitor and notify for what concerns you, the Caregiver – your loved one’s declining cognitive state, his safety, her privacy, or their home environment. Learn more at Global Wireless Health.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 133

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2018

The irony, the irony – everyone saw Europe’s data privacy initiatives. Older adults will be increasingly vulnerable to defaults and privacy hacks -- not just AARP-monitored scams. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , baby boomers , digital health , senior living. Why has this taken so long here?

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Digital Health Health Data 67

Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 9, 2022

Patient Privacy Consent restricts some data for Treatment. Patient Privacy Consent does not forbid Break-Glass. This disrupts the clinician's flow, forcing them to detect if the Break-Glass action gave them more data or not; and causes safety / privacy investigation of many Break-Glass actions.

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FHIR EHR Interoperability 98

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

One might well argue that Amazon has and will continue to have a major impact on the quality of life for older adults (assuming senior privacy concerns and technology barriers to adoption are overcome – more on that another time). 2020 Research Reports – A Recap. It was a year that saw little travel, but it was a good time to write.

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Remote care Digital Health Telehealth 101

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 5, 2018

What are the biggest concerns, for example, might they be protection of user security and privacy ? category tags: voice/AI technology , senior living. And is Voice First now a mandatory feature of resident engagement solutions? If not now, then by when and with what caveats?

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 18, 2022

I am not a fan of these reasons, but as a Privacy and Security subject matter expert, I get asked how to solve these business needs. Many think this is an easy problem to solve, just slap a security tag on the data, but it is a much bigger systems-engineering problem. The concern of all Privacy professionals is this abuse.

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FHIR Primary Care 52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 9, 2018

A Facebook ‘bug’ changed the privacy setting of 14 million users. The has a long and well-tracked history of so-called ‘privacy missteps.’. category tags: social media , computers, internet and social networking. Per the NY Times (this time the ad is about Quicken Loans – maybe to buy that previously-displayed BMW?),

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Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 9, 2018

Time to worry much more about data privacy and profiles. The irony, the irony – everyone saw Europe’s data privacy initiatives. These work without the need to download and upgrade on Patch Tuesday , though privacy improvements are the next big technology hurdle. Why has this taken so long here? In a word – lobbying.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 23, 2018

These work without the need to download and upgrade on Patch Tuesday , though privacy improvements are the next big technology hurdle. Cloud-based: functionality separated from interface, centralized privacy management. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , computers, internet and social networking , cell phones, smartphones.

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Life Science 67