Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 15, 2019

I chose the apps, the screen layouts, the font size, and examined each of 14 categories of settings. Those are still the go-to source for trouble shooting problems that are endless, especially after an upgrade of an app, browser, or the device. And no wonder. I worked tirelessly at making it so. Starting over.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Oe in-Car voice technology like Garmin Speak-Plus for directions without a screen (that’s a plus). A user can also “drop in” on a loved one by video calling them within the app. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health. Here are five from recent times: Amazon Care Hub.

Telehealth 134

Telehealth 134

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

They live in a virtual world, so this app and the ability to access their care team through text messages [are] much more comfortable." They also needed to screen for seizures in high-risk populations, as well as improve their transition planning. It has helped eliminate phone tag by providing a secure place to message.

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Telehealth Nursing Healthcare IT 162

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

Seniors at any tech proficiency level can hear a demonstration of this – and be startled at what can be done without rising from a chair, fiddling with a mouse, or swiping a screen. Voice First implementations did not follow you outside your home unless it was through the smart phone app you carried into the car. Turn on the lights?

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Telehealth 158

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Tap this on an iPad and you will see a screen that demonstrates ‘Collections’. Oops, not supported by all apps. Add widgets to your home screen, ditto on the images. The instructions are required because the UI behavior varies across different apps and screens. What’s new with iOS 16 on the iPad? More young folk.

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Nursing 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

So naturally the older population doesn’t work in the companies that make the smartphones, tablets, and apps that at least 69% of them use. Similarly, how much tech in your life preserved usable dials versus screen taps or buttons, the way airplane cockpits still must ? we may increasingly expect that all tech should be so welcoming.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Then, follow along and make the appropriate pinching movements when each musical note floats down the screen." NextStep’s mobile app-based Continuing Education platform gives CNAs unlimited access to 140+ CNA courses that meet all federal and state CNA Continuing Education requirements. Learn more at FlintRehab.

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Digital Health Medicare Telehealth 142

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 15, 2020

GreatCall Jitterbug Smart2 and Link App. After they download the free app -- and with your permission -- they will receive an alert on their smartphone if you call 5Star, let them know if the device is running low on battery, check your daily activities, and let them know your location." Learn more at Ageless Innovation.

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Nursing 127

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 25, 2018

The device also provides a user-friendly family app that makes it easy for residents and their loved ones to connect with video chat and messaging. Because research shows that smaller screens are difficult for some seniors to see, the tablet is available in 21, 18 or 10-inch screen sizes." Learn more at Westminster-Canterbury.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Does it need an initial setup that involves downloading software from a central site (like Google Play or the iOS App Store) – this is unfortunately still the state of the art for phone and tablet apps -- and some users, according to Pew, may never do the update -- or they debate it for a while to see if anybody was unhappy afterward.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

Technologies surveyed included: tracking a care recipient’s finances or personal health records; use of assistive devices; electronic lists or spreadsheets to track activities; or checking in on a care recipient using a remote monitoring app or video. Technology Adoption -- AARP.

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Remote care Telehealth HIPAA Medicare 89

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2019

We can tell that app stores and search engines think they know what is meant by ‘senior-specific’. Note the proliferation of apps and websites targeting seniors, and wonder, has the ‘design for all’ concept lost meaning or relevance? Takeaway: Re-use and redeployment has happened – as for apps, they are a-plenty, including scam apps.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In the past, Android-to-Android, I wasted at least a full day customizing all the 'improved' features the way they were on the previous phone, setting up home screens, eliminating bloatware, and downloading apps that did not properly convert. And then there was that stylistic non-charm of repositioning jiggling apps icons.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

And those devices that stick around ( half of iPads in the world ) cannot be updated for new apps or improved security. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging technology. Policies to improve innovation in assistive and robotic technologies? None detected. . No, no, no. Who is thinking over one of these recommendations?

Medicare 87

Medicare Telehealth 87

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Molecular screening platforms, multi-gene panel & NGS tests will re-imagine large population cancer treatment pathways – representing an opportunity of some $1.7 Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage. OEMs will be seen deploying subscription-based models instead of upfront purchases.

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Telehealth Interoperability Medicare Pharmaceuticals 215

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

And those devices that stick around ( half of iPads in the world ) cannot be updated for new apps or improved security. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging technology. Policies to improve innovation in assistive and robotic technologies? None detected. . No, no, no. Who is thinking over one of these recommendations?

Medicare 63

Medicare Telehealth 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The goals can be entered into a smartphone app, for example, on Apple Health or Samsung Health , and the Bluetooth-synchronized device coaching feature will buzz and/or display encouragement as you move and as goals are achieved. Integration with other services matters: Smartphone app integration is not required, but it can be useful.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. Withings Move ECG. "Withings Move ECG is an advanced activity tracker housed in a classic watch designed for simplicity: it has no screen but shows your activity directly on the dial with its third hand.

Digital Health 96

Digital Health 96

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In the past, Android-to-Android, I wasted at least a full day customizing all the ‘improved’ features the way they were on the previous phone, setting up home screens, eliminating bloatware, and downloading apps that did not properly convert. And then there was the stylistic non-charm of repositioning jiggling apps icons.

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Connected Health Digital Health 60

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. Withings Move ECG. "Withings Move ECG is an advanced activity tracker housed in a classic watch designed for simplicity: it has no screen but shows your activity directly on the dial with its third hand.

Digital Health 77

Digital Health 77

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2019

Additionally, users can manually trigger an emergency alert by tapping a button on the device itself, with an option to cancel the alert if needed using the paired app. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , hearing loss , wearables, smart watch , vehicle/transportation technology-services.

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mHealth Mobile Health Patient Experience Nursing 111

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

Our team added a COVID-19 resource hub to the app as a key feature that provided dynamic content to aid our first responders that saw an additional 400 app downloads and 3,200 app launches – while the COVID-19 resource hub was viewed 1,075 times.

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Leadership Community practice Primary Care Telemedicine 123

Digital Leaders HealthTech

JULY 17, 2019

Building a mobile app that is accessible for as many people as possible is at the very heart of what we are doing with the NHS App. It is simply not an option to build an app that excludes many of the people who most rely on this system. We saw first-hand how the NHS App affected users with accessibility needs.

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Leadership 77

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Healthcare providers can obtain patient information through an app or a dedicated gateway. The company's end-to-end technology includes both predictive analytics and a medication reminder mobile app. Designed to carry anything from parcels to people; TV screens to trays of drinks. Learn more. Ea rgo 6 Hearing Aid. Learn more.

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Digital Health Telehealth 75

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Biofourmis’ remote patient monitoring and AI-based analytics technology, Biovitals, provides personalized predictive care by leveraging active and passive data collected from clinical-grade patient wearables that continuously monitor more than 20 physiological parameters, as well as patient-captured data from a mobile app.

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Connected Health Telehealth Pharmaceuticals EHR 188

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2021

"This was the key, as we have tried to launch clunky apps in the past through various EHRs that failed miserably with secondary to poor user experience." My staff knows to tag me in any questions that are outside the norm so the answer comes from me. " he continued. "Klara changes that for our practice.

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Telehealth Private practice EHR healthcare technology 176

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The voice OS is built on a suite of enterprise applications -- a mobile app for caregivers to manage help requests, a dashboard for performance reporting, and a backend for controlling the voice assistants’ settings and their interaction with other IoT smart devices like TVs, lights and thermostats. Learn more at AivaHealth. Beyond Verbal.

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mHealth Digital Health Telehealth Health IT 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

PDCheck uses a patented method, combining a unique set of eyeglass frames and a smartphone app to capture PD instantly. Intuitively organized into one screen, there is no need to stress your brain over raw data that isn’t meaningful. EyeQue Vision Tracker. Our new hearing aid will require neither. Learn more at Widex.

Digital Health 107

Digital Health 107

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 7, 2018

The split is less important than the growth in overall adoption, not because this is the coolest of new gadgetry, but because the user interface is finally improving and matching the way we think -- after many years of deteriorating screen-based UIs that, on a good day, are just plain annoying. An assistant makes a smartphone smarter.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

PDCheck uses a patented method, combining a unique set of eyeglass frames and a smartphone app to capture PD instantly. Intuitively organized into one screen, there is no need to stress your brain over raw data that isn’t meaningful. EyeQue Vision Tracker. Learn more at Widex.

Digital Health 53

Digital Health 53