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Focus on Technology for Older Adults Sharpens in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

At the same time, the technology market presents growing complexity, worsening privacy issues, and interoperability limitations, while not effectively lowering the cost of access or the price of useful devices. At 65, older adults have longer life expectancy than previous generations.

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2018: Shifting Healthcare’s Mindset to the Mobile Patient

Mobile Health Matters

In 2018 we will have an opportunity to look at mobile healthcare through a new lens. By viewing patients as mobile – rather than the technology itself – we can more effectively address critical data security and accessibility issues.

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American Medical Association launches a Healthcare Interoperability & Innovation Challenge with Google

mHealth Insight

” This is an incredible turn around as the AMA CEO has been pointing fingers at mHealth and making claims it’s little more than modern day snake oil. The three best ideas that are submitted to the Challenge by June 7, 2018 will be selected to share $50,000 in credits for Google Cloud. Barbe, M.D., FULL PRESS RELEASE: .

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the long-anticipated ONC Cures Act Final Rule for health data interoperability. Use of mobile apps to track personal health activity fell from nearly 1 in 2 consumers to 1 in 3.

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“Apple announces effortless solution bringing health records to iPhone”

mHealth Insight

beta, debuting a feature for customers to see their medical records right on their iPhone” 24 January 2018, Apple Newsroom. mHealth Insights. “Apple today introduced a significant update to the Health app with the iOS 11.3 “Apple today introduced a significant update to the Health app with the iOS 11.3

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The future of healthcare: our vision for digital, data and technology in health and care

mHealth Insight

mHealth Insights. “ It amazes me that a report of this importance starts talking about ‘satnavs and smartphones’ Just stand in London traffic and observe driver behaviour you will see that satnavs haven’t just converged to mobile but in 2018 mobile phones are categorically better satnavs than satnavs. .

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Dave Ryan, Intel GM for IoT in Healthcare and the Future of Remote Care – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

And when I asked him how the world will be different in five years he responded: “Mark 2018 on your calendar. In the future, we will agree that in 2018 the lights turned on for remote care – things changed and remote care became the standard of care.”. Join the conversation on Twitter at #HarlowOnHC. David Harlow. The Harlow Group LLC.