Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

The more things change in the PERS/medical alert industry… Long ago (10 years, to be exact), a survey report plus future market predictions was published. From website review, the cash cow world of medical alert devices and recurring revenue appears from the outside to be largely unchanged.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Primary topic: Medical Devices Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Mobile tech ushers in 'golden time' of 24/7 health management Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Primary topic: Medical Devices Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Separating trustworthy health technologies from the 'shiny objects' Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Nonin device helps elderly take charge of their health Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Sponsor: Nonin Medical

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Whatever the approach, size, shape of the initiative – whether it's video-based telehealth, more device-intensive remote patient monitoring or rigorously structured acute care-at-home initiatives – all of these efforts have enormous promise, but not-insubstantial challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The following is a guest article by Jennifer Splawski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Director of Clinical Strategy at Bluesight In the ever-evolving landscape of patient safety, a groundbreaking solution has emerged to combat medication errors and enhance operational efficiency in hospitals. Despite their vigilance, errors remained an ever-present risk.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Emulating the approach of behavioral science through a proprietary AI engine that analyzes patient profiles to predict the proper person-centered interventions, Ella decreases problematic episodes, helps avoid unnecessary medications, and reduces costs by preventing and deescalating “reactive behaviors.” Learn more at BoundaryCare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 12, 2022

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. NCOA’s article notes that home alarm systems and medical alert devices may abruptly stop working – eliminating the ability to reach emergency services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The pandemic has only accelerated this process and the need to innovate better infrastructure and device investments. Technology components that can help better organize chronic care management remotely include: Devices and Sensors: Medical devices and sensors help a physician measure the vitals and other patient parameters.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

One of the experts suggested that the university is the right place to introduce it – perhaps across the disciplines of mechanical engineering, architecture, software engineering, or hardware device design. Consider the complexity of TV remote control devices and the requirement for multiples.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

"6Degrees’ award-winning revolutionary wearable, MyMove, enables people with dexterity loss gain independence via touch-free control of smart devices. Building intelligent assistive devices to help the 1.1 category tags: AgeTech , vision and vision technology , robotics , fall prevention, fall detection Learn more at 6Degrees.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Voice assistants made device hardware actually seem smart. These included daily check-ins, medication reminders, “drop in” for hands free video calling, or calling out for help in an emergency. A voice heard in a house of an older person living alone cuts through the silence, even if it is a conversation with a device.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2023

Since then, Medical Guardian became a market leader ($100 million investment from WaterStreet ), with Florence Henderson as spokesperson and Ruth Bader Ginsberg as a customer. In the past few years the original PERS device concept (a pendant) has been challenged by the Apple Watch and a range of jewelry like Trelawear.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

Their website identifies the top item (16,000 searches, results with ads) as a ‘medical alert bracelet'. Except for the deep-pocketed Medical Guardian which bought in everywhere, these were all bracelets to help emergency workers determine health issue in an emergency. Or maybe the intent is to be the last 'medical alert' standing. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2024

For years device and software tech ‘improved’ to a point of widespread optimism about our tech future. Credit card payment devices placed on tables so that you can check yourself out. The patient portal(s) one for every insurer and medical practice. Has the tech user experience substantially improved?

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. Health is made as much outside of medical care providers’ sites as it is at home, at work, at play, at school.

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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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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

These include questions of inherent bias in medical imaging or facial recognition software , but also in the category of remote monitoring. From new report published: The Future of AI and Older Adults category tags: AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , AgeTech These include: Ethical dilemmas.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

A Decade Later: The more things change in the PERS/medical alert industry… Long ago (10 years, to be exact), a survey report plus future market predictions was published. From website review, the cash cow world of medical alert devices and recurring revenue appears from the outside to be largely unchanged.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

Karie is a personal health companion that organizes, schedules, and dispenses pills with one-button technology, ensuring that patients are taking the right medication at the right time. Karie provides an automated solution to the common, costly, but completely preventable problem of poor medication adherence for elderly patients living alone.

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Digital Health 138

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

And the rest may have standard TV with attached streaming devices. Alternatively, a device can be connected to a TV to enable an organization or family to connect directly with older adults who may not be comfortable with smartphones, tablets or smart speakers. Learn more at Independa. Learn more at UniperCare. . See recent reports:

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This was discussed earlier in the year – devices that were only compatible with 3G networks were being phased out. For older adults, that included the following potentially obsolete categories: Medical alert devices (fall detectors, communicators, etc.), If an older adult us impacted, the older device stops working.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

CareYaya. " CareYaya is the fastest-growing health-tech startup in America, solving home care for those with elderly loved ones and medically vulnerable children. Our proprietary Lookout System uses no cameras or listening devices, only discreet in-home smart sensors to help keep you safe. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Not from any news article other than PERS Insider , a newly created newsletter for those who track the medical alert industry. The leader in the “Medical Alert/Medical Alarm/PERS space.” The result is VRIcares , its emergency response, vitals monitoring, and medication management matching the Philips Lifeline trio of services.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Interviewees felt that voice interfaces would help medical professionals through voice dictation, and it would aid patients with easily-accessed and useful information. An explosion of devices and users – that did happen. But device integration is not there yet. In the the next wave, let’s call it Voice 2.0

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

With Amazon’s Care Hub, users can receive notifications of their loved ones’ own Alexa interactions to monitor their activity throughout the day or ensure they have been reminded to take their medication, for example. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health. Learn more at Constantcompanion.com.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

TouchPoint is the companion of another CarePredict product called Tempo, which is a wearable device, similar to a watch or wristband, designed to track subtle changes in a senior’s daily activities and behavior. WellBe Medical Alert. Learn more at CarePredict. iCardioGuard. Learn more at FallCall. Learn more at ianacare. MightyHealth.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 15, 2020

GrandPad ® is designed with seniors in mind – the innovative device comes with features for connecting with loved ones, without the complicated features of other tablets. Echo Show. "Drop In is a feature that lets you instantly connect with an Echo device, including a contact's, as long as they have granted permission for you to do so.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Neurostimulation Devices: Minimally invasive procedures targeting specific nerves for pain relief. Neurostimulation devices are the largest product segment, followed by infusion pumps and ablation devices. Wearables & Biosensors: Continuous pain monitoring and data collection for personalized treatment plans.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

"Curadite empowers patients, clinicians, caregivers and family members to work together to improve medication adherence with the support of our intelligently linked, proactive medication management platform. With Curadite’s MMP, healthcare providers and loved ones have tangible evidence that medication is being taken as prescribed.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The BalanceBelt is a Class 1 Medical Device wearable that uses haptic feedback to help patients suffering from severe balance disorders find their balance and regain their independence. category tags: wearables, smart watch , wearables , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline. Learn more. Elitac Wearables Balance Belt. "

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Device and app vendors must be capable of integration and extension. So mobile health devices, apps or medication reminders may be useful, but touch a tiny aspect of the whole person’s life or health. Even today, patients struggle to get their own records in a transferrable form upon discharge.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 7, 2019

Or to put the question another way, what is it that these devices do that can help maintain or improve health, noting that 32% of baby boomers today get no exercise whatsoever , according to the CDC. As note in the link, medications can impact heart rate, and for those starting out, lower end of the range is better.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Last January 2021, WaterStreet, a healthcare investment company, coughed up a mind-bending $100 million to Medical Guardian, a long time (2006) privately-held PERS provider, to ‘fund expansion.’ With deep pockets, Medical Guardian can afford to develop its own device – and maybe this one's the charm for current customers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 13, 2020

Medication non-adherence has long been a topic of concern, with the cost of poor adherence amounting to $177 billion each year , 50% of treatment failures, and as many as 25,000 deaths. 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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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to a 2023 Experian survey report , these frustrations are a result of inability to schedule an appointment quickly, use a mobile device to schedule, or expect more digital options to manage their care. Still, 80% of what happens to our health happens outside a medical setting. Patients are frustrated with health care access.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

A decade ago, before our very first Market Overview, Halo Monitoring launched a wearable fall detection chest strap , realizing the press-the-button PERS devices might not be enough to keep older adults safe – what if they weren’t wearing it? Siri Shortcuts have simplified the ability to communicate and initiate commands on Apple devices.

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