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Consider ever-changing tech hurdles for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The more technology changes, it’s a step back for some. One of the staffers sighed as she described having to explain the menu anyway to those uncomfortable with using their smart phone for this purpose. Ah, but are they trained (especially the oldest), comfortable and proficient with using it? And in a macro sense, maybe it is.

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RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Peter Bloch, Market Development Manager – Healthcare at Avery Dennison Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is revolutionizing healthcare, by improving efficiency, patient safety, and supply chain management. As RFID expands rapidly, it can trigger security and privacy concerns.

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

Health Populi

There has not been much rigorous evaluation of the “rampant” use of digital remote monitoring for acute care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proliferation of such wearable sensors and remote patient monitoring technologies helps set the technology stage for HaH. In a webinar broadcast on 28 February, Prof.

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Using digital health technology to manage aging populations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using digital health technology to manage aging populations Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Europe/UK

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Insights from 2023 Market Overview Technology for Aging

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The 2023 Technology for Aging Market Overview is published. Tech for all ages is remaining stubbornly difficult to use, whether it is the frequency of upgrades, the multiple steps to authenticate that the user is not a robot (including checking a box that one is not a robot! ) The new, new thing will arrive and be useful.

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It's time for solutions -- not products -- for aging in place

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The report anticipated smart home offerings that would be available within five years to help older adults – and not surprisingly, many of them are available today – including the ability to detect agility changes based on motion/gait , recognize motion patterns outside the home using smart cameras , or provide voice indicators of ill health.

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Beginning a Look at The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

DALL-E (creating images from text captions) and other generative AI has become, uh, visible, and perhaps really useful in film-making and video game development. As with all new technologies throughout history, the hype cycle prevails. Conversational AI has been used for early detection of depression.

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