Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

A variety of chronic conditions like arthritis, dementia, diabetes or mobility issues may plague older adults in their longer and later years. 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.

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Telehealth 118

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2024

This represents a game-changing evolution to the standard of care for all forms and stages of home health treatment - especially patients with chronic or long-term health conditions. category tags: vision and vision technology , hearables/hearing technology , smart home , digital health Learn more.

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Digital Health 139

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

The vendors know that their traditional user is aging and significant chronic conditions – and so they tiptoe quietly into Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and thus being acquired. And there’s a chart for the 10 most common chronic diseases to help vendors get started? . Compare that to PERS $1-2 billion market.

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Nursing Medicare Telehealth 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions including mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. Consider the role of the LPN nurse -- calling 911 to bring residents to the ER for all but the simplest condition. Déjà vu all over again.

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Nursing Medicare Telehealth 150

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

"M anufacturer of AI-driven behavioral health coach and wearable electroceutical device created to dock with smart clothing for the home-based and remote treatment of sports injuries, chronic illness & chronic pain. Pressure injuries are caused when a part of the body can’t get enough blood to it and the tissue starts to die.

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Digital Health Pain management 140

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 20, 2020

They may be disabled or have significant chronic conditions, including dementia. Despite years of media rage about conditions in nursing homes (see 2018, above), nothing is really done about those that provide poor care. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF).

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Nursing 136

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

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.' category tags: covid-19 , Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones. those hospitalized were aged 65+.

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Remote care Telehealth Nursing 168

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions including mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. Consider the role of the LPN nurse -- calling 911 to bring residents to the ER for all but the simplest condition. Déjà vu all over again.

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Nursing Medicare Telehealth 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 20, 2020

They may be disabled or have significant chronic conditions, including dementia. Despite years of rage about conditions in nursing homes (see 2018, above), typically nothing is ever done about those that provide poor care. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF).

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Nursing 111

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Telehealth: AI-powered telehealth platforms can help older adults remotely access healthcare services, receive real-time medical advice, and manage chronic conditions. category tags: Generative AI , fall prevention, fall detection

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Telehealth Nursing 85

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

These various offerings can minimize staff effort in senior living, provide monitoring of individuals alone in their own home, help monitor and manage chronic conditions at home, detect worrisome activity changes. category tags: Home Care , home health care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , tech-enabled home care.

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Nursing 139

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

In 2014, the year Verizon stopped selling Sure Response, this blog coined the term 'Real Senior ' to mean those aged 75+, half women living alone, likely not working, having one or more chronic conditions, including the possibilities of hearing loss, vision issues.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Our patented and clinically proven Threshold Sound Conditioning™ technology generates personalized audio therapies to help stimulate and strengthen your cells. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business. This event was keynoted by AARP’s Executive VP Nancy LeaMond and George Vrandenburg , Chairman of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

It can help in diagnosing and monitoring chronic conditions, predicting health risks, and suggesting appropriate interventions. category tags: Home Care , AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , senior living

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Telemedicine Leadership Mental health Medicare 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 18, 2020

CareHero™ helps community operators of Assisted Living, Independent Living and Memory Care facilities navigate the multitude of primary care and specialty physicians that their residents rely on to manage their chronic conditions. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , computers, internet and social networking.

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Nursing Primary Care Mental health Telehealth 150

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We partner with healthcare enterprises to provide value-added analytical insights and targeted outreach programs that increase medication adherence rates in chronically-ill populations. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare. Learn more at Groove Health. Learn more at Mevia. Learn more at Medisanté.

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Connected Health mHealth FHIR Digital Health 88

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Marrying telehealth chronic healthcare and home care so the constant appointments and treatments can be made less intrusive at home, or possibly a office at work. Perhaps departments of health can oversee chronic healthcare. Region Tag: Global Edition. Enhancing emergency response as a way to save more lives.

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Telehealth Public Health Mental health eHealth 169

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Patients with chronic diseases or those who are discharged from hospitals may benefit from the use of RPM technology to monitor significant chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and especially to avoid a recurrence of an issue that would require readmission. .

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Nursing Telehealth 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions, mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , healthcare , digital health. Déjà vu all over again. You get the idea.

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Health Technology Nursing Digital Health 114

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | August 03, 2023 News Community Health Systems improves chronic condition outcomes with RPM Remote patient monitoring has helped the health system boost patient engagement, improve patient.

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EHR EMR Telehealth Nursing 101

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

specialty physicians that their residents rely on to manage their chronic conditions.” category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health. CareHeroTM helps community operators of Assisted Living, Independent Living and Memory Care facilities navigate the multitude of primary care and. Learn more. .

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Primary Care Telehealth 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

The pandemic has underscored the need to monitor the majority of patient populations that live with chronic conditions such as diabetes. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Has telehealth hit the high watermark? Featured Decision Content:

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Telehealth Telemedicine Digital Health Remote care 139

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2018

I recently wrote about financial toxicity discussing a study from IQVIA Institute on the 2017 prices for oncology drugs, with all new treatments exceeding $100,000 price tags in 2017 and a median price of about $150,000 for a year’s therapy. The second chart illustrates patient-borne costs for early stage breast cancer.

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Medical Billing Primary Care Pharmaceuticals 217

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 1, 2019

According to the study, 60% of the population aged 75+ will have mobility, cognitive impairment or chronic conditions that would characterize them as good candidates for assisted living services and settings – but will not have the savings to enable them to move in. category tags: senior living , baby boomers. Count on it.

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Nursing Telehealth 86

GlobalMed

MAY 27, 2020

Africa is facing a dramatic public health crisis - with high communicable and chronic disease rates, maternal mortality, neonatal deaths and a shocking number of HIV/AIDS cases. Rural areas across the world lack specialist care and many patients will travel to areas where their condition is better treated.

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Telehealth Telemedicine Nursing Remote care 90

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached. Health providers quickly pivoted to make the most of temporary telehealth flexibilities when the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?

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Accountable Care Medicare Telehealth Public Health 166

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Sensors continue to shrink , doorbells have acquired brains , health-smart wearables are helping seniors better manage chronic conditions. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , aging in place , IoT and home monitoring , Voice Assistants/Smart Speakers , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 81

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

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.' category tags: covid-19 , Seniors , Aging , senior living. From the CDC released April 8 : Rates of hospitalization (4.6

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Nursing Telehealth Remote care 62

Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

While we love sharing inspirational stories, we want to make sure to acknowledge the difficulties of managing a chronic condition over decades. When the manufacturer of the insulin pump improved their product, declaring the old model obsolete and no longer supported, it forced customers to meet the exorbitant $5,000 price tag.

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Nursing 84

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2019

According to the study, 60% of the population aged 75+ will have mobility, cognitive impairment or chronic conditions that would characterize them as good candidates for assisted living services and settings – but will not have the savings to enable them to move in. Five Virtual Reality technology offerings for older adults in 2019.

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Telehealth 71

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Note the research from Michigan State cited in an AARP article : "Greater technology use was associated with better self-rated health, fewer chronic conditions, higher subjective well-being and lower depression." category tags: Seniors , seniors and aging policy , computers, internet and social networking , cell phones, smartphones.

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Telehealth 98

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2019

Instead, vendors will create health condition-specific offerings for chronic disease management or assistive technologies that cross all age ranges. category tags: Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

While we love sharing inspirational stories, we want to make sure to acknowledge the difficulties of managing a chronic condition over decades. When the manufacturer of the insulin pump improved their product, declaring the old model obsolete and no longer supported, it forced customers to meet the exorbitant $5,000 price tag.

Nursing 48

Nursing 48

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Note the research from Michigan State cited in an AARP article : "Greater technology use was associated with better self-rated health, fewer chronic conditions, higher subjective well-being and lower depression." category tags: Seniors , seniors and aging policy , computers, internet and social networking , cell phones, smartphones.

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Telehealth 72

Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

Its use in clinical and drug trials dovetails nicely with its Baseline Study initiative to collect genomic data in the name of helping physicians predict the onset of chronic conditions far sooner than is currently possible. There’s also Calico Labs and its mission to study age-related diseases.

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Life Science Health Technology mHealth 60

Lloyd Price

JULY 5, 2018

As BioSpace noted when the deal was announced, Takeda will also take on a significant amount of debt through the deal, sending the price tag closer to $80 billion when that amount is included. will focus on developing therapies for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The deal will help open U.S.

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BioTech 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Remote patient monitoring technologies are akin to telemedicine technologies, since they automatically observe and report on patients, often with chronic illnesses, so caregivers can remotely keep tabs on patients. iRhythm Technologies.

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Connected Health Telehealth Pharmaceuticals EHR 181