Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2024

Scan through the 1350 exhibitors – this is an event showcasing the IT infrastructure backbone, software, and tech leaders (and wannabe leaders) of the healthcare industry – which is the third largest industry in the US. Oddly, the US ranks 22 out of 27 nations at turning dollars spent into lives saved, according to industry statistics.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The most recent version of ChatGPT admits it cannot state the current population in the US that is aged 75+. This is somewhat surprising, given the angst in business and market predictions about the aging of the US population and the potential doom that it portends. Nor can Google. But anyway, the answer is buried in Census tables.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 27, 2023

Other counties with serious caregiving labor shortages see the possibilities – and if anything the US senior care industry is late to the party. My favorite tests are about population counts by age – both should be up to date on how many people in the US are 65+. AI-powered digital companions and training tools are evolving.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No more shopping malls will be built in the US – and in fact there may just be 150 left. Older adults began to go online, and between 2017 and 2022, according to the US Census the 65+ population grew to more than 56 million people, and the percentage without a computer in the home shrank.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 16, 2023

Did you know that 911 calls from cellphones/smartphones are misrouted because almost 50% of US call centers cannot locate the person, and further, cannot receive a text message or a photo (of the location). Hopefully. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , Technology - AARP , AgeTech

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2021

The ultimate health and wellbeing of an adult depends on the factors that shape us when we are children. What happens to us as children then sets the personal stage for us as adults. Follow the conference on Twitter using the hashtag #PrevCon2021 and the organizational tag @SafeKids].

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 21, 2022

Today 95 million US adults have smart speakers and 85% of US adults own a smartphone. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , AI , computers, broadband, and social networking , senior living. Both platforms are now in position to deliver value and benefit to older users -- and thus the opportunity to speak and be heard.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The US population is aging and will be needing more care. You read it every day in the popular press – the bad news about the 65+ and their future care burden and the good news about the 65+ and their wealth (22% of US spending in 2022). Even with wealth, older adults at some point in their lives will need some level of assistance.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

"Unlike a weather event or a shooting, our response to COVID-19 is a continuously evolving process that has no endpoint and requires us to adapt by the hour," said Dr. Jane Fellner, a UW Medicine physician who provides clinical guidance for EHR changes.

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mHealth Watch

JULY 7, 2023

All of us go through skin problems. It has been hidden in nature, but only if we were smart enough to understand the benefits that nature has to offer us instead of running after chemicals that can actually cause us harm. Similar is the case if we develop moles, skin tags, or warts. What is Dermisolve?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The cynical among us might say that some tech change (like the 3G to 5G cutover) forced smartphone adoption. category tags: smartphones , tablets , wearables , smart home , Television/Smart TV Older adults (age 50+) own nearly every tech owned by those age 18-49. And the unfilled need for training and instruction continues.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In fact, 23% of respondents to a government survey had used telehealth during a 6-month period in 2021. Also for sure, the use of healthcare portals has seen increased penetration – in 2020, 60% of patients in the US were offered access to a portal, and 40% accessed their records through it. .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2024

The most recent version of ChatGPT admits it cannot state the current population in the US that is aged 75+. This is somewhat surprising, given the angst in business and market predictions about the aging of the US population and the potential doom that it portends. Nor can Google. But anyway, the answer is buried in Census tables.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 20, 2022

Consider that more than 15% across the US of the 65+ households have no computer and no Internet. category tags: computers, broadband, and social networking. One might assume that post-Covid census data will show even higher penetration. Yet older adults are still stranded without technology by their geography. Attachment Size.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

Did you know that 60% of all phone calls in the US are robocalls or spam ? This, despite ostensible government efforts to prevent continued use and/or resale of the lists. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 17, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter sale of hearing aids for those with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Figure 1 Percentage of adults 45+ who used a hearing aid 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 2 Percentage of adults 45+ with difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid 2019.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 11, 2020

The last was offered by a giant US network. The hardware is used to tag objects and monitor their use. The software is used to set notifications for specific events and see changes in the patterns for activities of daily living.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In the 2020 OTI report, The Cost of Connectivity , researchers examined 296 data plans in the US, finding that only 64 of them meet the FCC definition of broadband. According to the report, most of the US plans are in places that lack competition, leading to high prices and hidden fees.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And not enough workers for US nursing homes. category tags: Generative AI , AI and machine learning , Voice/AI/Voice Assistants , AgeTech AI will not power the hands-on labor, but rather will free it up for more actual care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2023

[Note that only one in five Americans use a password manager. The result of us are being told that the password we pick (which we already remember) is too weak, too short, already used, etc. Or used three passwords ago. Perhaps biometrics will save us (eyes? 87% of millennials reuse their passwords.]

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 28, 2024

Certainly ccess has improved: Ninety-five percent of Americans use the Internet and more than 80% have broadband at home. 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. See for yourself.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 19, 2023

The CEO of one of the acquiring companies noted : “CarePredict’s unique approach to data accumulation and analysis allows us to realize our goal of virtual integration and predictive interventions.” category tags: senior living , Home Care , home health care , tech-enabled home care

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2020

"COVID has taught us a lot, particularly around bandwidth and supply chain," said Gordon Krass, CEO of inventory-management-system vendor IntelliGuard. "If you can tag a nail clipper with RFID technology," as many big-box stores do, "you can do it for medication," he said. Manage supply chains effectively.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 24, 2023

That was an embarrassment in the UK – and this is a scandal in the US. category tags: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , aging in place , seniors and aging policy It never should not have gotten to this point. Seniors and families need them?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 28, 2021

In the 2020 OTI report, The Cost of Connectivity , researchers examined 296 data plans in the US, finding that only 64 of them meet the FCC definition of broadband. According to the report, most of the US plans are in places that lack competition, leading to high prices and hidden fees.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

More than 50% of the expected production capacity of the vaccine candidates, which are in Phase III and are getting emergency approval have been pre-booked by developed economies such as the US, EU, Japan, Canada, and the UK. In the US, as federal aid waned, for-profit hospital margins have been extremely strained in 2020.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

By 2030, 20% of the US population will be over the age of 65 -- and likely to be obese and living for at least 8 years with some level of disability. Will older adults be open to their potential and use? Consider Japan’s use of robots with the elderly. category tags: robotics , Family caregivers , Home Care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 31, 2022

Cloud-based software like Amazon, Facebook or Google have trained us over many years to expect to be recognized across all the devices we use. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

But its importance at every age, especially for older adults, is ever more critical – when you consider how much useful information is available to us from or about our healthcare providers and related services. These capabilities are nearly entirely dependent on digital literacy – the ability to find and use information.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 22, 2023

Moving forward, however, AI-enabled search (as with the new Bing chat ) should help us find information that we need. Perhaps informing us about these features (which vary from version to version of software) will be less painful for the novice user. So far it is impressive. Note multiple videos on accessibility features when asked.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Which brings us right back to where we started. Could the device be easier to set up, start using, and be a comfortable new user experience? category tags: Aging, ageism , AgeTech , smartphones , wearables, smartwatch , tablets. In fact, senior living companies are adding the role of tech concierge to their teams.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

These life-long treatments deliver impressive clinical outcomes but come with a high price tag, putting employers and healthcare insurers under pressure. Diabetes affects 11% and obesity 41.9% of the US population, collectively representing some of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the United States.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

No surprise, telehealth visits extend the reach of medical providers across all geographies (not just in the US) and enable care coordination , not just care delivery. category tags: Conversational and generative AI , healthcare , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In 2024, as a result of European pressure, Google announced how to disconnect some ‘Linked Services’ in Europe , a euphemism for passing your data (you) from one Google product to another, a feature that may appear in the US one day, though will it really change anything? Google can be embarrassed, perhaps not nearly enough.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 17, 2024

The Innovation Challenge is one of the most important things that we do at CharmHealth because it enables us to discover meaningful solutions that can have a positive impact on patients’ and providers’ lives. CharmHealth will cover the costs for accommodations and meals of the short-listed candidates invited to the event.

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Digital Health Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The press release definitely leaned into the “unlabeled round” theme, offering neither a Series title nor a dollar value, although it did tag the funding for growing NeuroFlow “to match the increase in demand for its solutions” among health systems, payors, and government agencies.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

Click the link to back-track and catch up with us… I should explain why I’m sharing this project in the Health Populi blog this week. ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased. “H” is for hand-washing. “I” is for Italy.

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