Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

And multiple other companies are jumping into the market, perhaps playing catchup with early entrants. AI can be used to create personalized health plans, deliver virtual care and assistance, provide remote monitoring, detect cognitive decline and falls, manage medication, and provide social and entertainment activities.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

AARP sponsored an entire large area for its AgeTech Summit – talks and displays of new tech for an older adult market, cataloguing participants in an online directory. 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. Healables. "M

Digital Health 140

Digital Health Pain management 140

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Rather, it suggested that while form factors are changing (from pendant to smart watch to home sensor technology), the shortage of labor in the caregiving market means that tech to help 66 million caregivers matters more than ever. category tags: AgeTech , computers, broadband, and social networking , hearables , smartphones.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

But there was also an awakening to the significance of aging in place , the investment category of older adults , the market power of older adults , including the 65+ population of 54 million. All that and more make up the new entrants in the 2021 Market Overview of Technology for Aging, to be published by the week of January 11.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

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Telehealth Interoperability Medicare Pharmaceuticals 212

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

As 2023 began, tech vendors used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to launch a gaggle of gadgets, not solutions, to mitigate life barriers from hearing loss to limited mobility. Future growth of that category may slow due to market saturation or possible innovation cutbacks from vendors like Amazon and Google.

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Medicare Telehealth Digital Health 69

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 27, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Telehealth Workflow Workforce A balanced approach to deploying new IT that reduces the burden on employees and provides patients with enhanced services is key to stabilizing and advancing healthcare industry processes.

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EMR EHR Patient Experience Nursing 144

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2023

Although the article claimed on Feb 28 that there was no mobile version, Bing Chat has this interactive chat built in, including support for multiple languages) and available for any smartphone. And ChatGPT can be accessed through any mobile browser. Poor information hobbles market perceptions about older adults. Read more.

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Medical Billing 69

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. These future systems would offer vital signs monitoring and be integrated with health applications – and even health systems. Are we there yet? Is all of this good enough?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

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. Affiliate marketing (pay to play) is the name of this search game. Should vendors improve their web marketing, as PERS Insider advises? Ditto ‘ConsumerAffairs.com.’

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Nursing Medicare Telehealth 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Banks still had branches, the drop of 1700+ branches hadn’t happened yet, no doubt because the 2008 market crash hadn’t fully kicked in. Perhaps the next wave of improvements should be on mobile device user interfaces, since advice guidelines acknowledge numerous problems – no doubt all of which older adults have experienced.

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MARCH 4, 2020

The 2020 Market Overview of Technology for Aging is now online. This 2020 version reflects the growing market interest in the boomer-senior demographic and its position in the Longevity Economy. Learn more at Aloe Care Health. Handsfree Health. Learn more at HandsFree Health. EnvoyatHome. Getting started is easy.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 133

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. Video visits, infrared temperature sensors, mobile health, and wearables replace the need for clinic visits.

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EMR FHIR Telehealth Leadership 147

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

To reach older adults and their families, one go-to-market channel is not enough. But new market entrants should find local partners to test product effectiveness before going national. Two-factor authentication will likely be required as part of all online apps, including financial and health-related services.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Stories about three fashion brands have me thinking about women and their health economics. I first read about Universal Thread on The Mighty website , which is a community of over 1 million people interested in connecting on health and disabilities. Sensory-friendly shirts will have flat seams, softer material and no tags.”

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Healthcare Innovation 220

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 4, 2023

Never mind enabling caregivers to enter a robust job market away from their homes. Here are the posts: Fall detection – does the PERS industry detect market changes? Consider Optum’s acquisition of Amedisys home health business. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , fall prevention, fall detection , Mobile PERS

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Nursing 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Large events like Leading Age, Argentum, and sub-events within CES and HIMSS all point to the business potential that draws startups as well as new offerings from existing players – in what may become an increasingly crowded market. OrbitaAssist is an award-winning, voice-enabled, AI-driven bedside virtual health assistant.

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Nursing 124

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Independa. "T he Independa Health Hub enables LG smart TVs to offer an intuitive interface for users to initiate a video chat with a caregiver or access a menu of relevant professional services. Uniper Care is a leading provider of age-at-home, TV-based and mobile-based solution for care delivery and social engagement.

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Pharmaceuticals Telehealth HIPAA 120

David Chou

MARCH 25, 2023

The American Hospital Association Center for Health Innovation recently released a report forecasting the revolutionary changes that retail firms and tech giants will bring to healthcare delivery in 2023 and beyond. The $260 billion primary care market, previously dominated by traditional fee-for-service providers, is rapidly transforming.

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Primary Care Medicare 52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions including mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , senior living , Home Care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF). Déjà vu all over again.

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Nursing Medicare Telehealth 150

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2021

Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions, mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. The home care market is (still) a booming business opportunity. Déjà vu all over again. You get the idea.

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Health Technology Nursing Digital Health 114

Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Exec Summary: The pain management market is experiencing exciting growth, driven by several key trends: Increased Demand: Chronic pain prevalence: Chronic pain affects a significant portion of the population, with an aging demographic further increasing demand. The global pain management market is expected to reach $3.3

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Pain management Mental health Telehealth healthcare technology 56

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

2019 Technology Market Overview is online this week. At the same time, the technology market presents growing complexity, worsening privacy issues, and interoperability limitations, while not effectively lowering the cost of access or the price of useful devices. It's in many ways a good-news/bad-news story.

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mHealth Interoperability Medicare Digital Health 108

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

It is the only solution in the market that can support building hearing aids from premium consumer audio components, by pairing high quality hearing performance with extremely low power consumption and low memory usage. Learn more at CarePredict. iCardioGuard. Learn more at Omron. WellBe Medical Alert. Learn more at HandsFreeHealth.

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HIPAA Nursing Telehealth 141

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

And the explosion of wearables to help us stay well – or at least be remotely monitored – see Health Populi and the 7WireVentures Market Map. And please note that the industries to help those ‘aging in place’ -- home care and home health care -- are overwhelmed with demand and worker shortages. These are just that, averages.

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Telehealth 118

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This is the tenth anniversary of the launch of this Market Overview of technology for ‘Aging in Place’, to be published in March 2019 – the category of offerings that help enable older adults to remain longer in their home of choice. In 2009, the market was forecast to be $20 billion by 2020. . The more things change.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth 81

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

Otherwise the market has moved on. Can it still be long battery life, the much-marketed feature of traditional PERS? category tags: Mobile PERS , smartphones , wearables, smart watch. 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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MARCH 1, 2023

How should marketers view content creation in this new world? But here are 'answers': Bing Chat: There are many AI-enabled technologies that are available today to help older adults with various aspects of their health and well-being. Exoskeleton devices: Wearable machines that can assist with mobility, strength, or rehabilitation 2.

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Telehealth Nursing 85

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 19, 2018

But the PERS market, around since 1975 in the US , has repeatedly been predicted to be obsolete and about to be replaced with something else. Way back, optimistic offerings from innovators took shape into problem-opportunity clusters – mapped out in the first Market Overview in the spring of 2009 (attached to this blog post).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Consider a few issues for starters: chronic health conditions including mobility limitations, stairs, snow/ice, driving, dangerous hills for walking, cognitive issues, and social isolation. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , senior living , Home Care , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF). Déjà vu all over again.

Nursing 125

Nursing Medicare Telehealth 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

RockHealth, the “first venture fund dedicated to digital health”, has declared this year a turning point in the market of offerings for older adults (aka baby boomers, particularly those 65+). category tags: digital health , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Family caregivers. Learn more at TomorrowHealth.

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Digital Health Medicare Telehealth 142

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Finally, the smartwatch, aka personal emergency response device, gets another entrant – and the very first mobile PERS ('medical alert') company, Mobile Help , is acquired. These should be of particular note to startups and tech companies that want to reach the older adult market.

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Health Technology Telehealth Nursing 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

This innovative technology allows users, including those with mobility impairments, to control devices such as phones, tablets, smart home devices, and wheelchairs through simple movements, revolutionizing the way they interact with technology and the world around them.” Nobi Ceiling. consumers in 2024.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay. A second wave of digital transformation?

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Primary Care Telecare Mental health Interoperability 156

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Connecting with the patient, obtaining their vitals, noting exceptions and issues, and providing feedback and guidance to them is key to helping patients manage their post discharge recovery, their chronic conditions, or note the early signs of health problems that could be mitigated before becoming a crisis. How is RPM delivered?

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Nursing Telehealth 125

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The boomer-and-beyond market has caught the eye of the tech industry. These include GreatCall’s new Lively Flip phone with voice services and the announcement that Amazon’s Alexa has added 80,000 answers to healthcare questions through a partnership with Digital Health company Sharecare. But is telehealth viable for the oldest?

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Health Technology Digital Health Telehealth Nursing 105

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? Well, by itself, “fall detection” is not yet a market category hit. So where are we today?

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Telemedicine 127