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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The new market sizing follows their prediction in 2017 that wearables will be the key to connected health monitoring , including this prescient observation that: “ the next wave of wearable health market growth will come from integrated systems that are able to sense danger signals.”. More when there’s more.

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Five smart clothing technologies for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Researchers are beginning to notice the potential in the care of older adults, including the assertion that " Smart clothing is more natural to wear compared to the other wearables and covers a wider area for monitoring." category tags: wearables, smart watch , wearables , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline. Learn more.

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Remote Care Technologies – What have they been, what will they be?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Lots of chatter is underway this week about Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, remote care technologies for senior living (where no visitors are allowed). Remote patient monitoring (RPM) gets a boost …In the time of Covid-19, in-person patient monitoring becomes nearly impossible unless the patient is in a hospital bed.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Biofourmis.

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With Wristband, Google Entering Consumer Health on Its Own Terms

Chilmark Research

It helps that the Apple Watch, notably stripped of health monitoring features prior to its April launch, barely made a dent in FitBit’s market share.) Expect FitBits, Jawbones, and smart watches to rule the wearable tech market for the next few years. Over time, though, the limitations of watches and wristbands will continue to manifest.