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Five technologies for older adults November 2020

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Worse, for many older adults, isolation is a worsening health issue that we will hear more about as shutdowns continue and shut-in becomes the virtual norm. We’ve seen how technology and innovation in other verticals of healthcare have created better treatments, cost-savings, and health outcomes that have ultimately improved lives.

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Sampling technology for managing diabetes

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Diabetes is a critical health problem. Coaching: Numerous websites offer online, remote coaching – like Omada Health , Diabetes Strong personal coaching , Integrated Diabetes Services , and reversing Type 2 Diabetes (Verta) and studies that demonstrate reversal , even without weight loss.

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The future of voice first and older adults as seen in 2018 -- did it happen?

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Moving forward, profiles are likely to become more robust, linking across environments like health and travel records and preferences that extend beyond “Would you like to book the trip?” The Voice First personal health coach will be wise. to a deeper examination of preferences that can launch a follow-on set of questions.

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Voice First Technology and Older Adults – Three Years Later

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Our voice-enabled personal health coaches – not so much. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. In-car voice commands work well because car makers insisted, like Android Auto and Apple Car Play. Integrated systems that span multiple user experience?

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CES 2023: Ten New Technologies for Older Adults

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In other wrap-up surprises, entrepreneurs are shifting to the enterprise for funding, or that the digital health user experience is key to senior uptake. The Petnow app can solve the problems of the existing pet identification methods such as microchips, tags, and collars that are prone to damage or loss, and it is beginning to enter the U.S.

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Five technologies to mitigate social isolation in older adults

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It’s at the point where the surgeon general recently declared it to be a serious health risk : " 29% increased risk of heart disease, a 32% increased risk of stroke, and a 50% increased risk of developing dementia for older adults. Our virtual companions extend the reach of both the provider and health plan into the home. CareAngel. "AI

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Voice-AI for Older Adults -- How has it helped and what's next?

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that retained context would enable actual conversations, that profiles about the user would enable care services to offer what was needed, even enabling personal health coaching. This was further explored in a 2020 report called Voice, Health and Wellbeing. An explosion of devices and users – that did happen.