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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from February 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The lack of broadband access among older adults is worrisome in these days of online-only vaccine registration. Now even the Wall Street Journal tech writer searches ways to get elusive vaccine appointments scheduled for older friends and relatives. Looking out toward the future – what trends matter most? Déjà vu all over again.

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Care options for seniors.tech included

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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). You get the idea.

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Let’s talk about care options for seniors – shouldn’t technology be a part of care?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

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). You get the idea.

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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. The lack of broadband access for older adults limited vaccine sign-up or even communication with families or friends.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mobile phone apps for mental health management have seen a global surge in popularity under lockdown. According to mobile app marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the world’s top ten English-language mental wellness apps generated two million more downloads in April, when the peak of the pandemic was becoming a reality.

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In the time of CES 2022 -- advice to tech firms about older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

If that population needs a technology or service (such as registration for a vaccine ), caregivers must search online on their behalf. So mobile health devices, apps or medication reminders may be useful, but touch a tiny aspect of the whole person’s life or health.