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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Feature More than ever before, healthcare organizations are working harder to prioritize the patient experience. Mere "patient engagement" isn't enough anymore. News New York State Office for the Aging deploys AI robots as companions for older adults The U.S. Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years.

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Ten Technologies for Aging and Health from CES 2024

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This is a headset that wears around the forehead and directs the user towards avoiding any obstacles and hazards, giving the visually-impaired an effective way to get around without a dog or human companion leading the way. category tags: vision and vision technology , hearables/hearing technology , smart home , digital health

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Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021

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This product is a remote activity monitoring app for seniors. 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. The app has inclusivity built into its functionality.

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Remote Care Technologies – What have they been, what will they be?

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Lots of chatter is underway this week about Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, remote care technologies for senior living (where no visitors are allowed). Consider the HIMSS rebranding of one company, Wellsky, formerly Mediware,rebranded as Wellsky, but also renamed home, companion, private duty care as ‘personal care.’

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Five Offerings from the 2019 What’s Next Boomer Business Summit

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Information is from the websites of the companies: LoroCo – smart companion robot for wheelchair users. Plus, our user friendly app that can be installed on your smart devices. Karie is easy to use, enables greater patient autonomy and ensures better healthcare through a highly coordinated program. Learn more at AceAge.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than one-in-three patient interactions will go virtual globally – as the physician will no longer be the automatic first touchpoint. Throughout the crisis, virtual visits, remote monitoring, and patient engagement tools have effectively reduced foot traffic at clinics and delivered a large portion of office visits virtually.

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Health-Care tech for seniors – not well served by the Wall Street Journal

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Says USC researcher, Maja Mataric : "Robots give patients the illusion of having a physical companion…it isn’t actually very hard to project empathy (Mabu).Empathy So the tech like home sensors, smart phone apps, tablets, smart pill boxes – aim in this article to help a person living independently (presumably alone).

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