Health Populi

JUNE 15, 2022

By definition, there are three types of caregivers in the caregiving sector: Unpaid caregivers , who is anyone with unpaid care responsibilities for children, adult family members, or both, whether they are employed. Women hold three-quarters of care-sector jobs, the third chart from BCG’s report points out.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

But its importance at every age, especially for older adults, is ever more critical – when you consider how much useful information is available to us from or about our healthcare providers and related services. Their definition of its importance began in the context of children and libraries.

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Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2024

As Donovan notes, “GLP-1 medication is not cheap if purchased by a private individual,” estimating that only one in five adults has insurance that would cover anti-obesity medication.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2023

AI and older adults – powerful if enabled. Within five years, however, it is inevitable that the role of this tech revolution in our lives and those of older adults will enable changes in society’s focus, occurring in and across multiple domains. AI in cameras was noted in The Future of Sensors and Older Adults 2022.

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Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2021

The team also calculated annual health care costs per individual, which are expected to be $6,516 in 2021, about 7.6% The pie chart shown in Figure 4, breaks out an individual person’s health care costs by component, with outpatient and professional services roughly equal at just over one-quarter of spending each.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Older adults and caregivers are served by a number of offerings and events. In the meantime, here are five recently announced innovations and services for the older adult marketplace worth checking out: BloomingHealth. And CES 2024 is still more than 3 months away. Events are ahead like Aging 2.0 Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Aside from returning a product that is baffling to deal with, what should people, not just older adults do? But depending on the region, many of the customers may be older adults who struggle with the website for appointment scheduling, never mind the device. Surveyed older adults struggle with technology they own in 2023.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2023

consumers bundle their financial wellbeing — in this instance, costs of medical services and medicines — into peoples’ overall sense of health for themselves as individuals and for the public’s health at-large. adults at least 18 years of age. Once again, we see evidence that U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2021

Preferred Behavioral Health Group, based in Lakewood, New Jersey, is a multi-site outpatient behavioral health organization providing adult mental health services, youth and family services, and substance use services. Difficult times require strong, dedicated individuals, which we found to be our strength at PBHG.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2023

In fact, as lives lengthen, data about aging individuals dwindles inversely. Start searching for recently surveyed data about individuals aged 75+. Did you know that 22 million older adults are aged 75+, three million more women than men? Yet the CDC data about older adult mortality is dated 2021 – and the health status answer?

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Digital Health Global

JANUARY 22, 2024

The survey of 2,000 American adults showcased a significant trend in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare-related tasks. With 26 million Americans lacking health insurance and challenges such as expensive co-pays and difficulty securing appointments, individuals are actively seeking alternative solutions.

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2021

The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. A new, deep report from the OECD, Measuring What Matters for Child Well-being and Policies , spells out the many domains of experience that, together, bolster our whole health as we grow from child to adult.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Additionally, individuals who are struggling with opioid addiction may also be more likely to experience co-occurring mental health issues. Studies have shown that individuals with opioid use disorder are more likely to experience mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.

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Arizona Telemedicine Program

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions affecting older adults, but it affects individuals of all ages, from newborns on up. Despite the prevalence of hearing loss among older adults, a number of access barriers has contributed to the low uptake of hearing healthcare services.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Conversely, case management focuses more on individual patients, offering various services to aid in navigating the healthcare system, ensuring efficient care transitions, and addressing specific patient needs. PHM systems, which adopt a community-centered approach, work in tandem with CCM systems that concentrate on individual patient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With the exception of uninsured adults, who had very low rates, overall telehealth use was similar across most groups, said report authors. to 26.8% – among most demographic subgroups, they were much lower among uninsured people and young adults ages 18 to 24. But video visits were a different story.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

We are approaching end of the year – it has been a good one for emerging technologies that can help older adults, today commonly known as AgeTech. Tech placed in the home or individual apartment can notice an incident and alerts a staffer’s in-building cell-phone or sends a text message to a family member. Stay tuned!].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 16, 2023

” Enhanced knowledge empowers individuals to make informed decisions and mitigate biases linked to AI, Jakimaviciute believes. health citizens along with adults living in other nations. GlobalData conducted this consumer survey between July and August 2023 among U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

The availability of high speed Internet enabled the growth in smart home technology for older adults. From in-home motion sensors to Amazon Care to Alexa Together, homes of older adults will continue to be smarter and more useful, especially for healthcare. This will be the only way older adults will be able to remain at home.

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Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Every year, millions of older adult hospitalizations are related to conditions that show up in stool and urine. We are a recognized leader in delivering person-centered health and wellness services for aging adults. About Toi Labs Toi Labs’ TrueLoo Ⓡ toilet seat scans human output to support better health and wellness.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 9, 2023

The 9-12 week-long virtual IOP consists of multiple weekly sessions of facilitated peer groups, individual therapy, and family therapy. Through augmenting high-quality, evidence-based clinical services with seamless campus integration, Mantra Health aims to provide digital and clinical services to 40 million young adults.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

She’s board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry as well as adult psychiatry. Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously. Regarding telepsychiatry, she says in 2024: 1.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 25, 2023

Numerous studies are documenting profound changes in young adult relationship patterns and the concomitant rise in porn, gaming, and social media use. More Recent Sex & Abstinence Study In a 2022 report of the UCLA California Health Interview Survey, researchers also noted a decline in sexual activity among young adults in California.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2024

THE PROBLEM The demand for services was most noticeable for adult psychotherapy services, with waits as long as several months and several thousand outstanding orders. "Simultaneously, the department received an average of 180 referrals per day, with roughly half being for adult psychotherapy.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 31, 2023

The study used the QResearch primary care database data from 2000-2020 to identify individuals at high risk of life-threatening breast cancers in England, UK, rather than focusing solely on cancer incidence. Among these, 1.2% received breast cancer diagnoses, 0.2% experienced breast cancer-related deaths, and 6.0% died from other causes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2023

The future of AI and older adults is now. And it is fair to say that the applications of it are making its way into the world of older adults, this AARP article describes its uses for older adults in generating a letter to contest a medical bill. Poor information hobbles market perceptions about older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

One study confirm (again) that adults aged 55+ prefer to age in their own homes – even as a Mather study notes that they might be happier and healthier in a senior living community. A variety of chronic conditions like arthritis, dementia, diabetes or mobility issues may plague older adults in their longer and later years.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Aside from vacuum cleaners , robot toys , and socialization with older adults – robots in the home are not yet at the SciFi level in the film Robot and Frank. Will robots have human-like (humanoid) forms, or will they be distributed as individual assistant devices for particular tasks, as with floor cleaning or as a retrieving table?

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JANUARY 10, 2024

And there are numerous separate focal points for tech for older adults (see Samsung Health House ) and a CTA Foundation Pitch Competition. The comprehensive medical equipment enhances vision for individuals with over 20 distinct ocular disorders, frequently enabling users to attain 20/20 vision. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 26, 2023

Study Design and Methodology The prospective longitudinal cohort study analyzed data from UK-based adults, aged 18-100 years, who regularly reported their health status through the Covid Symptom Study smartphone app. Such insights are invaluable for tailoring personalized care and developing targeted interventions for affected individuals.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease are wreaking havoc on healthcare systems and individuals worldwide. These platforms enable individuals to electronically track their dietary intake, streamlining sharing with healthcare professionals or self-monitoring. Barnett et al.,

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

While PROs can be criticized for skewing individual expectations, listening to patients is key to informing design of care that’s person-centered, aligning with peoples’ values and beliefs. “We need to start respecting and accounting for unpaid caregivers.

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Digital Health Global

JANUARY 8, 2024

Omada will be the first virtual diabetes prevention, diabetes, and hypertension provider available in Amazon’s Health Condition Programs, helping individuals discover and enroll in virtual care benefits that are available to individuals through their employer or health plan at no extra cost. And with nearly a quarter of U.S.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Welldoc’s industry-leading holistic platform now incorporates AI-driven digital coaching and features specifically designed to support individuals throughout the complex journey of weight management COLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS Nearly two-thirds of U.S.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

But in a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine , commercially-insured adults were found to have visited primary care providers (PCPs) less often, and 1 in 2 had no PCP visits in one year. And, that primary care is a social determinant of health, bolstering public and individual health. visits per 100 member-years.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

The older adult coronavirus statistics skew toward oldest. The oldest adults that appear to be at greatest risk dying from Covid-19 are not those of a specific age, but those in the oldest age ranges, particularly with 'underlying conditions.' The US statistics do what nearly all US data analysis does – 'older adult' equals 65+.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2014, AARP’s Health Innovation @50+ sponsored a report, Challenging Innovators: Matching Offerings to the Needs of Older Adults. The two events are parallel, both laser-focused on needed innovation to benefit older adults. This was exactly a decade prior to this year’s What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit. Ten years later.

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