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To boost tech adoption, consider the benefit of a survey

Aging in Place Technology Watch

We might learn from the upcoming American Community Survey (ACS) data release which households have broadband connectivity, own a computer or other devices – down to a level of granularity that includes that rarely surveyed category, age 85+. Why do surveys of older adults matter? Why do surveys of older adults matter?

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Considering Technology Adoption -- AARP’s 2008 Healthy@Home

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The iPhone had just been released in June of 2007, so this survey did not ask about smartphone use – there was no Digital Health (a " check engine light for your body! "); the Longevity Economy hadn’t been invented; Fitbit was a 2007 new clip-on tracker , and Facebook was still a campus toy. What’s changed in adoption by 2018?

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Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

” With that challenge comes the opportunity for health information technology developers to focus on patient financial experience (PFX). in July 2021, the lowest read since December 2011. One category of household spending expected to inflate is out-of-pocket health care costs.

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New Generations, Digital Expectations

GlobalMed

Numerous surveys and studies have found patients rate their virtual visits highly, such as a telemedicine survey in The BMJ that found 98 percent of patients would be interested in future telemedicine visits and 99 percent would recommend telemedicine. Generation Next.

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The new Digital Health model : Disruption, Engagement, Integration and Trust

Lloyd Price

For example, in Singapore, the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system was rolled out in 2011. Singapore is now transitioning to a new digital health model. It is looking to move health information to the cloud. Emerging markets are increasingly digitising health information.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time. But how easy will it actually be?

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Healthcare has never experienced anything like Amazon’s combination of logistics, voice AI expertise and data analytics. The impact could be huge.

Lloyd Price

In a 2018 Mercer survey of employers with worksite medical clinics, 61 percent of respondents said they believed on-site clinics had successfully reduced costs, and 71 percent said they had improved employee health and wellness objectives. It might be giving them the ability to store [their] information. It’s a win-win.”

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