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In 2023, The Future of AI and Older Adults is now -- and also up next

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And it is fair to say that the applications of it is making its way into the world of older adults, this AARP article describes its uses for older adults in generating a letter to contest a medical bill. Before the recent hype cycle , there have been multiple technologies offered for older adults that incorporate AI and machine learning.

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For care delivery and older adults, is the time now for AI in Healthcare?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

For example, consider medical scribes -- did we know there was a ten-best AI medical scribe list? Nevertheless, or perhaps because of those factors, AI-enabled virtual sitter technology (camera plus alerting) is making its way into hospitals, especially for patients with dementia or delirium.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Population Health Telehealth The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is funding new efforts to help counties and municipalities build high-speed broadband networks. Here's what that could mean for telehealth, as more funding enables new opportunities for care.

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Telehealth and community broadband, in sickness and in health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Craig Settles Telehealth and community broadband are symbiotic technologies. These technologies also open avenues to digital equity and health equity among underserved communities in towns, cities, and counties. " Store-and-forward telehealth is collecting medical data, digital images, etc.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from July 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Primetime Partners adds a $32 million fund to the miniscule list of VCs both admitting interest AND actually investing in the segment. 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.

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Five pivotal posts from Aging and Health Technology Watch March 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Finally, the smartwatch, aka personal emergency response device, gets another entrant – and the very first mobile PERS ('medical alert') company, Mobile Help , is acquired. Medical Guardian already had a PERS watch (from Omate) – which Amazon reviewers did not love ; other than HELP and telling the time, there wasn’t much to it anyway.

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from February 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This followed late-year 2020 activity, including the $10 million in funding for tech training company GetSetUp. And note the $18 million of funding for Papa from Comcast Ventures to combat social isolation in older adults and launch tech-enabled health offering called Papa Health.