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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

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According to one insider, 3-5 million Apple watches alone have been purchased by adults age 65+. Our research report process is identifying more of those wearables. The 2021 Stanford Apple Watch Frailty study verified that it is possible to remotely detect changes that can predict ‘frailty.’ More when there’s more.

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Leave no trend behind – yet another PERS smartwatch ticks on

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When Apple Watch launched in 2015 – pendant PERS (slowly) saw the future. One small example, consider in-car Apple and Android offerings for turn-by-turn directions. Today, according to Pew Research, roughly 61% of adults aged 65+ own a smartphone -- that is likely a low percentage. Otherwise the market has moved on.

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Consider the potential for wearables and older adults

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Since the introduction of the Apple Watch in 2014 and its subsequent sales of more than 33 million (as of 2020), Apple has been the dominant player in the US market. According to AARP’s 2020 research report , 16% of the 60-69 age group and 11 percent of the 70+ own a wearable, presumably a smart watch.

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Closing the Digital Health Gap Between Consumers and Physicians

Health Populi

Consumers are more bullish demanding virtual and digital health tools from their physicians than doctors are in providing it, based on the research findings in What can health systems do to encourage physicians to embrace virtual care? from Deloitte.

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What use is a PERS smart watch without a call center?

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Its Sureresponse™ PERS pendant was new in this research conducted in 2012. The Real Senior (or family member) should expect a PERS watch to include a monitoring service – for example, the MobileHelp Smart, the Medical Guardian Smart Watch , the FallCall Lite App (for Apple Watch ), or UnaliWear’s voice-enabled Kanega watch.

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Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There's a lot of evidence, including some recent research showcased at HIMSS22 that they save money while improving patient satisfaction. To ensure that your clinicians are traveling using optimum routing based on the schedule, use and collaborate with solutions such as Google Map, Apple Map, or a third party.

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Did you miss one? Check out September’s Aging & Health Tech blog posts

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As part of the research into the Future of Sensors and Older Adults , interviewees outlined ways sensors could be useful for mitigating fall risk. Picking on Apple because they are there, but of course they are not unique. Below that, advice on how to share what you’re watching on Apple TV (pictured are several smiling youths).

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