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Telehealth makes big leap in 2020, will propel chronic care in 2021

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Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth makes big leap in 2020, will propel chronic care in 2021 Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Challenging Innovators to Design for Older Adults: 2014 -2024

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Identify partnerships early (before launching) that can help propel adoption and long-term success, whether commercially or with non-profits. category tags: seniors and aging policy , hearables/hearing technology , smartphones Separate user interfaces from physical devices – making software portable across platforms.

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The cellphone (50 years old) connects everyone

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Along the way, communication carriers, FCC and other government agencies played a key role – consider the 3G to 5G cutover , creating a threat to older adults with aging 3G clamshell (flip) phones, propelling many into a phone store, where nearly by default they became smartphone owners.

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Side effect: Covid-19 Should Close Remaining Older Adult Tech Gap

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Could the 2020 catastrophe be the catalyst to boost tech use up to 90% among all older adult segments, at home or in senior living, propelling adoption of telehealth forward for older adults? category tags: covid-19 , Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones.

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Wearables for health and wellbeing

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? category tags: wearables, smart watch , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. How do wearables contribute to health and wellbeing of older adults?

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The Apple Watch and Fall Detection – What’s it Mean?

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Healthcare observers are concerned that false positives from ECG readings could propel people unnecessarily to already-overloaded Emergency Rooms. category tags: Mobile PERS , wearables, smart watch. To date, the Apple Watch may have been of greatest interest to 40 year old males.

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Four Technology Health and Aging Blog Posts from September 2018

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Healthcare observers are concerned that false positives from ECG readings could propel people unnecessarily to already-overloaded Emergency Rooms. category tags: healthcare , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business. To date, the Apple Watch may have been of greatest interest to 40 year old males. Read more here.