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

Health Populi

In some parts of the world, such as Australia and Norway, “in-person at-home acute care has gained signification traction and has been offered in most hospitals for over 15 years,” the authors note. That’s a strong business model and habit that’s hard to break. In a webinar broadcast on 28 February, Prof.

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2024 UPDATE: Market Overview Technology for Aging Now Available

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Each year, the Technology for Aging Market Overview is revised in January of the new year. This year, that revision is being published right after CES 2024, which featured multiple offerings of possible utility to older adults , especially those with physical limitations. Refresh required. Most everything.

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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Now that telemedicine has established itself as a core component of the healthcare delivery system, it's prudent for healthcare leaders to review their telemedicine strategy and technology to enable these services. Telemedicine will be a driving force, directing where your organization will be positioned in the upcoming years.

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The Future of Sensors and Older Adults -- and other October blogs

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Look at the ten years or more between the first wave of useful sensor tech for seniors (2005 with GrandCare Systems ) until the newer collection of offerings. Or make that next year, since this year is winding down: here are the blog posts: Wa s this a ‘breakthrough’ on hearing aid pricing? Is this optimism justified?

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Did you miss one? Aging and Health Blog Posts from May 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MIT Technology Review packs all the AI news that’s fit to pack into an up-to-the-minute digest. A Decade Later: The more things change in the PERS/medical alert industry… Long ago (10 years, to be exact), a survey report plus future market predictions was published. Just from yesterday, May 3, 2023 – that list goes on and on.

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Beyond Google – Is it a problem finding care and related resources online?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Years ago, it might have been hard to find answers to questions, especially in the midst of an emergency – when a parent is being discharged from a hospital and the home is unsafe. In fact, as happened some years ago, ratings are very risky, and situations can change dramatically – businesses fail, shut down.

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Fall detection -- does the PERS industry detect market changes?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This is not a fun company – read the reviews about working there. Philips launched its own Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) offering in 2005 through the acquisition of Lifeline Systems and gave up 16 years later, selling it to Connect America. So many threats, so little time to innovate.

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