Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

They are never seen in the same room at the same time, working as “Clark Kent and Superman” – tag-teaming with love, resilience, and faith. [To She spoke out to help others on how to fight for a PET scan, how to get your patient data when denied access, and how to advocate for yourself, among other self-taught and peer-to-peer honed skills.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2023

Chatbots can be helpful to older adults and families. They can also boost tech confidence and user self-sufficiency. Although the real purpose of chatbots is to save response center labor and boost efficiency – they should help the user get what they need. Consider that: They should be relevant to the task underway.

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MAY 4, 2023

Finally, more people are doing self-diagnosis with the support of AI chatbots. Life Bio Memory through an Android/iOS app uses as many as 35 prompts to help a person describe a life story that can be transcribed and shared. category tags: Conversational and generative AI , AI and machine learning , AgeTech , healthcare

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2023

They will be coupled with the lagging pace of institutions, particularly healthcare, to change aging systems that can help realize the benefits. The following domains will add AI (via voice or other interaction modes) to services, including: Health management of self-care, enabling conversational access.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2024

One would believe this ubiquity of access might make us hopeful that we are now in the era of tech helping consumers of all ages, no matter what task or level of knowledge. Perhaps there is an ‘ empathy gap ’ with self-service kiosks? Or has the tech user experience also deteriorated? and ‘where are the programs?’

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JANUARY 6, 2021

The entrants that can help older adults fit into categories like: Smart displays, voice first interfaces will be ubiquitous. It’s not just seniors who need help. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , AI , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , technology support.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

News Putting patients' needs at the heart of a care model This HIMSS22 Asia-Pacific conference speaker will share how Mayo Clinic is helping providers. News Working together to promote self-health management in APAC This HIMSS22 Asia-Pacific conference speaker envisions a future where digital technologies enable.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

of Voice First offerings will be more powerful than today’s “I’m not sure how to help with that” variants. Market acceleration – whether it is for self-driving vehicles or new forms of employee-less retail – is producing improvements faster than consumers can absorb them.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 16, 2023

Inefficiencies of Digital Solutions: Self-service digital solutions play a key role in shifting the workload away from customer care departments, to help customers quickly solve their problems. In fact, customer experience is the fastest-growing priority area, with a 19% growth since 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Entrepreneurs clearly see the opportunity for providing tech-enabled services to help care for older adults. Everyone needs a little help now and then, and with Remote Home Check you can remotely check in on a loved one and provide assistance from home––whether you’re across the street, or across the world. mcare (LeadingAge) " ?mcare

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Technology components that can help better organize chronic care management remotely include: Devices and Sensors: Medical devices and sensors help a physician measure the vitals and other patient parameters. Algorithms on top of this data can help in risk stratification, prediction, and improving outreach.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 21, 2021

The Quantified Self , coined in 2007 as a fringe concept , is now mainstream and migrating rapidly into personal health management. Research initiatives, some grant and university linked, are designing new wearables/bands that can help detect and even predict stroke nearly 800,000 happen each year, average age is 73.)

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 29, 2022

These general contractors for all things aging, certified and trained individuals can help navigate a bewildering world of services (or lack) that are very local – such as transportation, home care, senior living, meal delivery. Probably the most important first step as parents and family members age is to self-educate about options.

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APRIL 26, 2020

million residents of nursing homes were already very frail people, needing help with 3 or more ADLs. With all the publicity about terrible conditions in the nation’s nursing homes, states and the federal government are galvanized into some self-protective and resident-protective actions. category tags: Seniors , SNF , senior living.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If their loved one is hesitant, a self-assessment could be used to encourage a visit to a professional. A doctor can help determine the type and stage of dementia and whether it is likely to be Alzheimer’s disease or some other type. Installing a remote camera may help provide peace of mind. Safe Wandering. Adult day centers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Consider this understatement from Jennifer Kent of Parks: "Consumers clearly desire a self-help approach first but need more effective tools to solve the problems on their own." category tags: IoT and home monitoring , SNF , seniors and aging policy , AI and machine learning. And they become frustrated.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 1, 2019

2018 was a big year for disruption in the hearing technology sector following a big change in regulatory terminology at the FDA and a win for consumers who may prefer self-service hearing tests, self-fitting of lower priced hearing aids, and self-service adjustments. The buzz about self-driving cars has faded since early 2018.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

But scams targeting the elderly have ballooned to a cost $3 billion annually , and that includes only those that are self-reported. A home security company could help explain the benefits, for example, of care coordination, when selling tech to a home health agency. It hasn’t happened yet. The real user need – a service problem solved.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

Self-care in health goes back thousands of years. Then Gary looked forward at the evolution of self-care – the theme of this year’s annual conference. You know Combe and his family’s company by the helpful, engaging brands they’ve brought us over the years like Just for Men, Seabond, and Vagisil.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News and Studies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Experts also see the trend in self-care for all types of health concerns now includes hearing loss. Training people on tactics after self-administered hearing tests. Anyone can give self-testing a try in the privacy of their own home. Self-care smartphone apps. category tags: hearing loss , Technology - AARP.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Today’s patients want seamless, holistic, and reliable health care access, self-service, and communication. AI-software can execute tasks typically performed manually, helping staff members streamline their workflows. When you automate your phone system, patients spend less time waiting on hold and playing phone tag.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 30, 2018

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). Murali Doraiswamy from Duke : "Tech has the potential to help preserve independence…Ultimately we want nursing homes to disappear. Possibilities? Says Dr. P.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 30, 2018

Could the government help? We saw a self-driving car maneuver in traffic in Mountain View, CA. There it went – a real-life videogame --with a driverless vehicle from one of the 19 or more self-driving car companies in Mountain View. category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , fraud protection.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 13, 2020

The use of automated pill packaging and pre-filling at the pharmacy for patients to help them with compliance, especially during Covid-19. MediPense RxPense. " RxPense self-programs up to 2 weeks’ scheduled doses and ensures only the right senior can take the right medications at the right time. Learn more at HeroHealth.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

That dilemma, of course, has helped drive some innovation in the medical alert industry, estimated at $3 billion annual revenue. Time is of the essence when someone needs help,” states Shea Gregg, MD, a Trauma Surgeon and the President of FallCall Solutions. Our Fall Button is compatible with our Duo , Classic and Solo systems.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Two major changes happened in 2018 that are having and will continue to help older adults. Not so newsworthy, but perhaps more important, the hearing technology industry and audiologist specialty were disrupted in favor of self-service and offerings at a significantly lower cost. Fewer senior-specific hardware items.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

A home therapy tool designed to help you retrain your brain. FitMi was designed specifically to help people with a neurologic injury improve their strength and dexterity. Hearing aids are undergoing a disruption in price , self-service purchasing , and programmability. This way, falls and hospitalizations are avoided."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2019

Advances are already underway to improve the self-service capabilities for testing hearing , but not to simulate restaurant noise or demonstrate how their specific loss degrades clarity in those environments. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , Family caregivers , hearing loss , home health care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 25, 2018

Older adults, he says, may have to take in boarders, who can help with shopping and repairs, or rely more on monitoring devices and delivery services.” Think about the growth in kiosks and self-service across multiple categories. category tags: Family caregivers , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , home health care.

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Digital Health 82

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Here are questions to ponder moving into 2019 for those whose job, business, or non-profit organization is explicitly to help seniors go online (you know who you are): For seniors, why is there a problem with non-use? category tags: Seniors , seniors and aging policy , computers, internet and social networking , cell phones, smartphones.

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Telehealth 98

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Scams targeting the elderly have ballooned to a cost $3 billion annually , and that includes only those that are self-reported. A home security company could help explain the benefits, for example, of care coordination, when selling tech to a home health agency. category tags: CES 2022 , smartphones , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

A home therapy tool designed to help you retrain your brain. FitMi was designed specifically to help people with a neurologic injury improve their strength and dexterity. Hearing aids are undergoing a disruption in price , self-service purchasing , and programmability. This way, falls and hospitalizations are avoided."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Population health data will help identify those at greatest risk of health issues and likely readmission to hospitals (see Figure 1 Table of Categories that may matter). . Making assumptions about care helps understand centenarian future needs. Self-testing websites, OTC hearing aids, amplifiers/hearables.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 24, 2018

A certain amount of self-congratulation can be found in its letter to the 80+ million : "The information accessed may have included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health care ID numbers, home addresses, email addresses, employment information, including income data. Read more. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Here are questions to ponder moving into 2019 for those whose job, business, policy role, or non-profit organizational mission is to help seniors go online (you know who you are) to craft an Older Americans Technology Act: For seniors, why is there a problem with non-use? Is it because it is viewed as non-essential because it is 'free'?

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Telehealth 72