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My ABCovid-19 Journal, Day 2 – Letters “F” through “J”

Health Populi

This page speaks to our early COVID-19 obsession with finding gloves to cover our hands, seeking hygiene in our building up (sometimes hoarding) pandemic pantries baking in a lot of safety-in-cleanliness. ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased. “I” is for Italy.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

Consider: fighting health insurance appeals, crafting countless medical necessity letters, justifying being discharged against medical orders, and other battles fought hand-in-hand with her husband on behalf of Emmett and his well-being.

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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

Varda Shalev of Team8 discussed prospects for Care At Home Transformed tag-teaming with Deborah Di Sanzo, President of Best Buy Health. That’s a strong business model and habit that’s hard to break. In a webinar broadcast on 28 February, Prof.

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Ten Technologies for Aging and Health from CES 2024

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Approximately 200 million individuals globally suffer from lifelong, incurable hand tremors (Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor), greatly diminishing their quality of life. GyroGear has developed the world’s most advanced hand tremor stabilizer, and to the best of our knowledge, the first mechanical gyroscope medical device.

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The cost of long-term care -- could technology help lower it?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

On the other hand, McMaster researchers see the possibilities in the use of remote monitoring, wearables, alarms and alerts systems, and family caregiver technology support. category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , SNF , wearables , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , IoT and home monitoring.

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Interface designers opt for cool over useful

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Those who work on the touchscreen designs know that they are harder for a lone driver to manage with one hand while driving. Apparently not, or they hand-pick the testers from their own team. category tags: Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , vehicle/transportation technology-services , smart home. Rant off. .

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Spam calls targeting older adults – it’s a thriving market!

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Apparently hands-off, whether it is a cell phone call or via a landline. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors Next, the robocall is then transferred to a ‘supervisor’ in a noisy call center who then attempts to obtain actual age, and whether the call recipient has Medicare.

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