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Is the 3G Sunsetting the equivalent of Y2K for Older Adults?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Will that be the case with the 3G-to-5G network transition? and AT&T acknowledging that 196 million of them use its network! That trouble may disproportionately impact older adults who may have kept their older phones (any bought prior to 2019, actually) and other extremely useful devices. What, should people worry?

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Internet access changed everything, including for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The devices turned out to be extremely useful – from taking pictures to getting directions to texting with relatives to use of social media sites to depositing a check and verifying a bank balance, tracking steps and changes in health status and on and on. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking

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Hint Health Acquires AeroDPC to Offer End-To-End Platform for Direct Primary Care Providers

Healthcare IT Today

In addition to providing doctors with relief from unnecessary administrative burden, patients are looking to DPC for higher quality healthcare with a transparent price tag. As a DPC physician myself, bringing Hint Health and AeroDPC together is extremely exciting and powerful for DPC as a whole” says Dr. Brown.

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That time of year -- considering technology gifts for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Don’t forget a set of portable batteries – extremely useful for all these devices during power outages. Like every other device joining a Wi-Fi network for the first time, these will need the network password to access it. category tags: cell phones, smartphones , IoT and home monitoring , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the US, as federal aid waned, for-profit hospital margins have been extremely strained in 2020. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021 Featured Decision Content: Cost-cutting will be a priority for hospitals in the US and globally.