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Five interesting and useful technologies for older adults

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Karie is easy to use, enables greater patient autonomy and ensures better healthcare through a highly coordinated program." We create effective behavior triggers, and put hot triggers in front of motivated people through AI informed buddy matching. Research shows people perform better in a group, but really excel with a buddy."

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Sampling technology for managing diabetes

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Here is a sampling: Apps: Nutrition tracking apps for monitoring diet and blood sugar (from Healthline ) include Glucose Buddy , DiabetesConnect, and SugarSense. billion in avoidable healthcare costs. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. Managing medication adherence.

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Technology Can Help Make Medication Management Smarter

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This medication non-adherence (not filling prescriptions or missing dosages) is a major health issue – resulting in 10% of hospitalizations, 125,000 deaths, and costing the healthcare system up to $300 billion/year. In a study by Walgreens, researchers found that every 1% improvement in adherence saves about $50 in healthcare spending.