Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 22, 2023

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. category tags: social isolation , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline

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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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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

I layered in some fashion-themed scrapbook paper and a tagline from an old magazine ad: “Bracelets and gloves to charm the feminine heart.” ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased. “H” is for hand-washing.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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. Social isolation has become an insidious problem among older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 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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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But for a disease free quality of life in their later years, they will they need to fix lifestyle and health issues that did not characterize their parents. But the benefits of technology may not just be related to disease management and lifestyle. More effective chronic disease management; alerting care providers; Dementia care.

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Insulin Nation

JUNE 13, 2017

Another major study that was trumpeted by the ADA found SGLT2 use reduced heart disease and kidney disease risk for those with Type 2 diabetes. Love in our hearts. Another presenter described how he wasn’t allowed to disparage insulin companies for their pricing because of a gag order clause in his contract.

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Pharmaceuticals 61

Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Technology: Biometric sensors in wearables like Empatica's E4 wristband and Spire Health's Health Tag monitor stress levels, heart rate variability, and skin conductance, providing insights into pain management strategies.

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GlobalMed

MAY 28, 2019

When a medical emergency hits – say, a car accident or a heart attack – no one’s first concern should be about the price tag attached to the ambulance or medical air transport. But the sad truth is that many patients will avoid requesting emergency transportation because they fear the cost. million in patient transport costs.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

And even in our most cynical moments, we can all hearken back to our grandmothers’ kitchen table wisdom for dealing with skin issues, the flu, and broken hearts. Reading from Hippocrates’ Corpus about food and clean air’s role in health sounds contemporary today. Nutritionals had a rebound after a slower 2017, growing 4.2%

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Waracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Recent innovations in mobile technology, such as the onset of RFID (radio frequency identification tags) and NFC (near field communication) tags have better enabled medical IT systems to communicate seamlessly with smartphones and tablets. The other key driver is mobile.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Some data are themselves sensitive: Lab results showing positive tests for sexually transmitted disease, Genetic results showing higher likelihood for a hard to treat condition, Diagnosis of substance abuse. How data are tagged with specific kinds of sensitivity labels is the topic of my next article. or "Deny all access."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Connected health devices run the gamut from wearable heart monitors, to Bluetooth-enabled scales, to Fitbits. Designed for simple ease of use and discretion, and with women’s comfort in mind, the hourglass-shaped CAM Patch is placed on the center of the chest, directly over the heart, for optimum ECG signal collection up to 14 days.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2023

That 20 years on average is independent of chronic disease. Consider degenerative arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease. category tags: Generative AI , AgeTech , Aging, ageism For planning purposes, insurers and actuaries say to plan for a longer life.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Patient-monitoring startup Biobeat said today that the FDA has cleared its patch and watch for measurement of blood pressure, oxygenation and heart rate in hospitals, clinics, long-term care and at home. category tags: CES 2022 , hearables/hearing technology , vehicle/transportation technology-services , digital health , robotics.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

Using AI, the solution further provides comprehensive wellness monitoring to automatically detect physical and mental deterioration, as well as predict evolving disease conditions (such as depression, dementia and UTI) based on behavioral symptoms." Learn more at Kytera. MedWand™ fulfills the potential of telemedicine. Learn more at Zibrio.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 7, 2019

A distress common to Americans with serious or chronic diseases, financial toxicity can diminish treatment outcomes and impact physical and mental health. Over time, chronic stress can fuel problems with high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The Impact of Financial Stress. But given that U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

You can't always meet in person with the best oncologist in the world or the best heart surgeon in the world. You can imagine doing some of the same kinds of things with other types of diseases. Because there's only so many of them. So how do we use technology to bridge the gap? And then the third part is logistical science.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

Google’s device, which it hopes to test later this summer, will track pulse, heart rate, skin temperature, and even environmental factors such as exterior noise levels. There’s also Calico Labs and its mission to study age-related diseases. These efforts need a lot of people willing to contribute a lot of data.

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