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Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

In some parts of the world, such as Australia and Norway, “in-person at-home acute care has gained signification traction and has been offered in most hospitals for over 15 years,” the authors note. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH.

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Health Care Costs for a Couple in Retirement in the U.S. Reach $300,000

Health Populi

To pay for health care expenses, the average nest-egg required for a couple retiring in the U.S. in 2021 will be $300,000 according to the 20th annual Fidelity Investments Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The coronavirus pandemic had at least two major toxic side effects for patients in the U.S.:

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How Twitter Revealed Consumer Health Care Trends in the Pandemic

Health Populi

Three mega-trends bubbled up on the platform for health — telemedicine and virtual care, broadband access, and mental health, discussed in a Birdseye Report Industry Deep Dive into Health from Brandwatch, partnering with Twitter. For this report, Brandwatch utilized only English-language public Twitter data.

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Consider ever-changing tech hurdles for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And after complaining to the company, they realized having at least one paper menu for guests to look at might minimize server workload – which was the whole point in the first place. See new report, AI and The Future of Care Work 2023 ] category tags: technology support , Technology - AARP , smartphones, cellphones

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Four observations from AI and the Future of Care Work research

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Turnover is highest in the lowest-paid care positions – home care is at a high point at 77% as of 2022. Pressure is growing in senior living to ‘keep people well’ in conjunction with a higher level of acuity of care needs. And in 2023, AI technology is emerging to manage and even improve care.

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Chatbots and conversational AI offer help with finding care

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Sunrise Senior Living’s chatbot offers a list of choices -- ‘find care for myself’ or ‘browsing options for senior living’ -- all of which could lead to an answer that does not require a phone call or further searching. In fact, Right at Home’s site has only two tabs – and they get right to the point – Find Care or Find Jobs.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador.