Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The original Lifeline was a pendant device connected to a box (Communicator) in the user’s home. They then persisted with a Medication dispensing device that has been eclipsed by others, including pharmacy-connected MedMinder and Amazon-owned Pillpack. Philips made mistakes with Lifeline – creating technology openings.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

Wearable devices make up an $81.5 According to Gartner’s January 2021 forecast , this was driven by increased consumer interest in tracking their health status during the pandemic (smart watches) and the growth of remote work (purchases and upgrades to headphones and ear-warn devices). billion global market in 2021.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 29, 2023

The device could be used to record video and audio without the knowledge of the people being recorded. High price: Google Glass was initially priced at $1,500, which was much more expensive than other wearable devices on the market. It was bulky and uncomfortable to wear, and it was difficult to use the controls.

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Nursing 81

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The big five hearing aid manufacturers will once again remake and remarket themselves, their brands and pricing to fit the new rule. Consider the now-known and studied connection between untreated hearing loss and dementia. In recent years, TV Remote control devices became more usable – except for Apple’s. Read more. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 13, 2020

It seems reasonable that a device correctly pre-loaded with doses either at the pharmacy, by a home health worker or a nurse in senior living would improve accuracy of dosages. With HeroFill, the pharmacy automatically fills prescriptions that the device is tracking, and the system notifies when a new prescription is needed."

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HIPAA Nursing Health Data 89

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 8, 2020

Starkey Hearing Care Everywhere Remote Programming. "Through this latest update, even patients whose devices were not originally configured for remote programming are now able to access this important feature. The latest models of the Phonak Marvel are telehealth compatible as they connect via the Phonak Remote Support™ App.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 8, 2020

Starkey Hearing Care Everywhere Remote Programming. "Through this latest update, even patients whose devices were not originally configured for remote programming are now able to access this important feature. The latest models of the Phonak Marvel are telehealth compatible as they connect via the Phonak Remote Support™ App.

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Remote care Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

So where does Voice First technology fit into the senior living equation? Hearing aids that they do regulate are now made by a small number of companies and are sold with audiologist services for $1000 up to $4000 per device – most people need two – they have a lifespan of up to 7 years.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Note that hearing loss has been linked to dementia and to social isolation – and that in turn has been connected to poorer health outcomes. Today there are numerous options for evaluating hearing loss, pricing and purchasing devices that should be part of organization and family approaches. . Self-care smartphone apps.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They would get frustrated with connectivity issues, inputting information and testing the devices. Trying to make light of things with others, joking and connecting all help decrease stress, she said. This was all very new to patients, who already had the stress of the pandemic as a constant in their lives, she added.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2022

But of equal importance is the opportunity to transform the visit-based care models of today into new care-delivery paradigms that are connected, agile, personalized, and driven by patient needs. The future of healthcare: intelligent, efficient, connected. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

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.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

Built on Texas Instrument radar technology, the API works with Essence's Care@Home senior monitoring platform, which places integrated devices and wearables around the home to track physical activity, safety, and physical or verbal panic. The device is the size of a finger, wireless, lightweight, and hands-free. Not yet available.

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mHealth Digital Health Telemedicine Telehealth 121

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

If there was a key trend in all of this racket, Sleep has become a tech obsession, the uptake of Digital Health is almost here, new variants of companions and assistants were pervasive, including Google Assistant inside everything and Amazon voice devices everywhere. Self-service increasingly matters in unexpected health categories.

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Digital Health 107

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Eargo 6, its sixth-generation FDA Class II exempt hearing aid and most powerful device yet, was launched at CES 2022. Its proprietary algorithm identifies the user’s surroundings and instantly modifies the hearing device’s settings to ensure optimal benefit, without requiring manual input from the wearer. Learn more. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

If there was a key trend in all of this racket, Sleep has become a tech obsession, the uptake of Digital Health is almost here, new variants of companions and assistants were pervasive, including Google Assistant inside everything and Amazon voice devices everywhere. Self-service increasingly matters in unexpected health categories.

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Digital Health 53

Society for Participatory Medicine

JUNE 10, 2018

For patients, the technology needs: To make access to data easier for us: web-based with an authorization server (a traffic cop between all the users and creators of data and the data storage places) and work with any device as long as there is an internet connection. Tagging features for encounters (categorizes like visits).

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ePatients Health Data EHR HIE 58