Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Notably, the GUIDE Model currently does not note or suggest any of the available technology , including home automation, that could improve dementia care. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , AgeTech , smartphones, cellphones This is an 8-year program, and a part of the CMS Innovation initiatives.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

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). Wearables are increasingly providing health status signals, some useful, some not.

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Connected Health Health Data 144

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

This is the breakthrough push that the healthcare industry -- notably providers – needed to accelerate telehealth adoption. On the other hand, Health 2.0 category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. So telehealth services will broadly expand during this coronavirus calamity.

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HIPAA Telehealth mHealth Medicare 145

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 2, 2020

If your firm is in the remote care/caregiving space (health, telehealth, engagement), please comment or email and I will add to this list. Home health care and home care – what are they doing? category tags: Telehealth-mHealth-Voice Health , senior living , social isolation , SNF.

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Remote care Telehealth mHealth Nursing 141

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2023

In a University of Michigan national poll in November, 2022, more than half of adults aged 50-80 say they have helped an adult aged 65+ with health, personal and other types of care needs. Notable at the end of 2022, the Administration for Community Living published the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.

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Telehealth 62

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

million smart speakers installed in the US , a notable percentage ( perhaps one-fifth ) are owned by those 65+. Alexa Together (a paid subscription) should be integrated into the set of sensors that families and health professionals increasingly believe should be used for wellbeing and care. Perhaps unwell?

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Telehealth 80

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 15, 2020

GreatCall Link helps keep friends and family updated on your health and safety. Our aim is to help reduce social isolation in this population and mitigate the associated negative health outcomes. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking. Learn more at OneClick.chat.

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Nursing 127

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This past week, Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving. The ability to ask Mayo Clinic a question or get an update on a prescription will be a notable benefit to older adults who own smart speakers or have phone-based assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the end of June, the federal government published its status report on aging-related initiatives, which was especially notable for including tech investment in ombudsman programs. Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving.

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Health Technology Telehealth Medicare 91

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

But as inevitable as those changes are, other notable events occurred during September – including AARP’s partnership with Getty Images to combat age bias in advertising. Soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home health tech product or service, or maybe a caregiver advisory service. Consider upcoming fall events. Read more. .

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mHealth Telehealth Medicare Digital Health 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

In an interview with Best Buy Health for their 800,000 recipient newsletter, these were the 7 trends we identified that will persist throughout the year -- and beyond. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health.

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Health Technology Telehealth Nursing 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Today, perhaps due to pending boomer bulge, innovators and their funders may be having a somewhat easier time, at least in some market categories – health, home care, transportation come to mind. ReemoHealth Remote Mobile Health Platform. Learn more at Reemo Health. Learn more at Oticon. Currently expanding throughout Florida."

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mHealth Mobile Health Patient Experience Nursing 111

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Soon you will launch a boomer/senior, home health tech product or service, or maybe a caregiver advisory service. Five Offerings from the Boston Connected Health Conference 2018. Voice First and Health – What’s Notable and Not So Much? Read more here. TenTips for Launching a Product or Service – October 2018.

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Nursing mHealth Connected Health Health IT 81

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

The insights quoted here could be generalized, not just to Skilled Nursing Facilities, but to all types of care delivery – and are particularly notable in the context of last week’s New York Times article: " How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers.” What are the right treatment options? How can they be more individualized?

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Nursing 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2018

You want to launch a boomer/senior, home health tech, caregiving, product or service. These are worthy experiments – and not wanting to be left behind, there are always health organizations eager to see what the fuss is about. category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , voice/AI technology , senior living , robotics.

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Nursing 60

David Chou

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

As the population of China ages, the economy grows, and basic health insurance access increases, the healthcare market has seen significant expansions. They are looking to enter the market with an emphasis on quality of life services and health services. Public hospitals are expected to maintain a dominant position in China's system.

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Patient Experience 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

The encounter was brief, as the patient was notably irritable from having to wait. But since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, our organization has expanded its telehealth capabilities. A research study showed that telehealth visits for the most common health conditions save employers an average of $472 per visit.

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Telehealth HIPAA Public Health Telemedicine 209

Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

It’s not every day that health-related news from Google gets buried, but recent headlines about the Supreme Court upholding a key provision of the Affordable Care Act and the nation’s largest insurers playing matchmaker seem to have relegated Google’s planned health-tracking wristband to the proverbial back page of the Internet.

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Life Science Health Technology mHealth 60