Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Here are four observations from the just-completed research interviews on this topic: Machine learning and analytics convert population health to a ‘population of one.’ Avatars such as care.coach are emerging built on health protocols and large data sets. And in 2023, AI technology is emerging to manage and even improve care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 21, 2023

And depending on health, wealth or financial planning, many older adults will one day move to nursing homes, where the worker pool matches that in the other care services. Each part of the continuum wants to use technology to deliver better, more efficient, and health-aware care. Now partnered with Samsung. Learn more at care.ai

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider. Mike Restuccia is chief information officer of Penn Medicine. Times of challenge bring change.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The term “Digital literacy” has been defined by the American Library Association task force as " the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills." The benefits of digital literacy applied to health seem self-evident.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference News 5 sessions to look out for at HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare IT News’ APAC Managing Editor weighs in on the sessions he's looking forward. Get all the coverage from this event on this page.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

BoundaryCare is an app for the Apple Watch that promotes caregiver peace of mind and empowers aging-in-place by silently gathering information about safety and wellness and sharing this data with caregivers when necessary. Ella is here to give the best personalized care to your patients. BoundaryCare. Learn more at Toch Sleepsense.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2023

If an affordable technology can be found that meets a personal need (or answers a compelling question ), these days, people will find it and get it to work for them. Telehealth services will remain to replace or supplement in person visits likely throughout 2022, and Dispatch Health’s in-home urgent care is now available nationwide.

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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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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“Launch of secure, cloud-based service to provide a better option for people to store and share important documents.Clocr is hosted in the cloud, so users can trust that their information is encrypted and preserved with access only given to contacts and guardians approved by the account holder. Learn more at HandsFree Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Consider voice-enabled smart plugs, thermostats, audio books, traffic directions, weather, and news updates – and answers to questions that might matter about health, social connection, and personal safety. A voice heard in a house of an older person living alone cuts through the silence, even if it is a conversation with a device.

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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. While nothing can beat an in-person experience, physicians can check in on them digitally, through remote patient monitoring tools or video consults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Consider that ChatGPT’s data sets were loaded as of 2021 – so the newest information isn’t there, at least for now. Which is more useful to the person asking the question about payment? Google’s business model is to sell ads, which itself is an information-distorting premise. Changes in mood and personality. Bah, humbug.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The simple examples – retrieval of information and generated images seem very different from traditional (ad-driven) search tools. Beginning a new report -- The Future of AI and Older Adults - thoughts welcome] category tags: AI and machine learning , AgeTech , baby boomers Can tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E be helpful to older adults?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

HIMS22 APAC The first HIMSS in-person conference taking place in the Asia-Pacific region since the pandemic will see healthcare changemakers gathering in beautiful Bali from 26 to 29 September 2022. Full coverage: 2022 HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition. Full coverage: HIMSS21 APAC Health Conference.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 15, 2023

Reminding ourselves of definitions clarifies what we are talking about: " AI-enabled programs can analyze and contextualize data to provide information or automatically trigger actions without human interference." Beyond direct interaction, AI is already all around. This includes Chatbots – which simulate human conversation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

Medical Guardian also informs that every 11 seconds, 1 in 4 Americans aged 65+ experience a fall-related injury. Devices lacked personalization, either about the older adult or the information needs and roles of caregivers. On the LifeAlert website, the woman is still falling and can’t get up. Are we there yet?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

The pressure to own a smartphone is intense, whether it is from family members for instant communication and sharing, healthcare service providers who want older adults to use tech to manage health, use Apple Pay, and even use their phone to verify access to a website. So far it is impressive. Why on earth?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

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. category tags: senior living , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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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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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

Lack of interfaces to senior and health care systems. The lack of standardization of electronic records has been a major impediment to AI access and accuracy of retrieved information or assessment. Consider patients whose behavior changes over time and whether they continue to give permission to being monitored.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Here are six TV-based offerings for older adults – in alphabetical order, all information is from the companies’ websites or press releases: Caavo. "C Pop-up notifications inform when someone is calling, and personal alerts can be set up for more reminders. Learn more at Caavo. Learn more at ONSCREEN. Saltbox TV. "S

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. Ensuring our improvements are effectively addressing Veterans’ needs requires information from the end users themselves. Improving care through technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

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. Here are 10 new offerings of interest, all information from the company’s website or news articles: Aeo, helper robot. Touchpoints Digital Health wearable. " Healables. "M

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

In this new market year of Voice First technology, information about the user has been responded to in rudimentary ways and with little or no memory of how the dialogue began. The Voice First personal health coach will be wise. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2020

The Information Services achievements that I am most thankful for at my organization include these key items: First, I’m thankful that we successfully implemented our integrated electronic health record. The next decade is sure to bring an accelerated rate of change to the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Layla McCay ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ is an old proverb proving true as health services across the world race to adapt to manage the challenges of the current coronavirus pandemic. During the coronavirus pandemic, digital innovation and transformation is arriving at pace in health systems in the UK and beyond.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 27, 2023

Home health care providers currently report turning away over 25% of referred patients due to staff shortages.” Optum, a division of United Health Group , has launched a $3.3 billion bid for home health company, Amedisys , part of a trend to move as much care from the hospital to home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

that retained context would enable actual conversations, that profiles about the user would enable care services to offer what was needed, even enabling personal health coaching. This was further explored in a 2020 report called Voice, Health and Wellbeing. Personalization of our experience – maybe not. Conversations?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Necessity will drive AI usage in care work across all five care types (healthcare, home health care, home care, senior living, and Skilled Nursing Facilities). Population health will transform into a population of one. Avatars are emerging built on health protocols and voluminous data sets.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2021

One of these was the Longevity Health & Innovation Summit , which featured numerous longevity and technology experts as well as a pitch challenge. Karie is a personal health companion that organizes, schedules, and dispenses pills with one-button technology, ensuring that patients are taking the right medication at the right time.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

And their role tracking trips to the bathroom has been useful in detecting UTIs , identifying wanderers , alerting about sleep issues , noting whether a person has eaten. In senior living or home care, permission to track this type of information is likely (hopefully) given at the onboarding of a new care recipient or resident.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The show also had a Startup Garage– here are five companies from that section (material from their websites): Keenly Health. Using state-of-the-art Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radar, Keenly Health intelligently monitors vital signs and patient activities to provide a distinctive window into a resident’s current and future health state.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Because of the combination of sensing technology with in-person, the cost of care will be more closely aligned with what families and organizations should or can afford. And moving forward, who is likely to fall, in senior living, but also in home health and private duty home care settings. . Cost of care will be rightsized.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

And yet, post Covid-19, so many government agencies, the White House , universities and for-profit companies want to boost that adoption to mitigate social isolation, boost access to telehealth, nutrition and even a basic, finding health information. Pew’s 25% of the 65+ that don’t go online ? Some will live much longer.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

Following cancellation, phone calls replaced nearly all 10 scheduled in-person meetings. The offering of remote consultation, diagnosis, and suggested treatment is now a white-labeled offering embedded inside insurance, health care providers, and employee wellness services. Mcare Home Health Hub. Learn more. ?Mcare

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Now add in the shortage of workers in home care , health care , and nursing homes. And their role tracking trips to the bathroom has been useful in detecting UTIs , identifying wanderers , alerting about sleep issues , noting whether a person has eaten. Combine that change with the ‘ Forgotten Middle Market’ of senior living.

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