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Aging and Health Technology Watch 2020 Research – A Recap

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So 2020 was a year that produced 5 white papers and three long research reports emerge – normally not feasible with so much here-and-there travel. Voice, Health, and Wellbeing 2020. Although work is being explored in using the voice as a health diagnostic tool, most uses today are rudimentary and/or experimental.

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The Latest Health Technology Vision and Consumer Behavior Insights From Accenture

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Two new reports from Accenture update our understanding of the changed health consumer in the context of both “home: and the health care ecosystem. The 2020 tech vision for health is summarized here, tying to Accenture’s previous two years of forecasts. The Dilemma of Smart Things.

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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from September 2020

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Here are five other posts: Will telehealth help the oldest adults during Covid-19? What happens when people avoid health-related in-person care? Family concerns about health and Covid-19 also continue to delay or prevent some move-ins to senior living communities. But is telehealth viable for the oldest?

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Four Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from July 2020

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And it became increasingly likely that CMS would make telehealth access for older adults permanent. During the pandemic, telehealth use grew sharply in the care of older adults, enabled by CMS reimbursement changes that likely will be permanent. Covid-19 and Mid-Year Look at 2020 Tech Trends for Older Adults.

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Doctors rate telehealth as the most promising technology during COVID-19, survey finds

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The Future Health Index (FHI) Insights: COVID-19 and Younger Healthcare Professionals survey supplements the main FHI 2020 global report, The Age of Opportunity. The survey reveals that during COVID-19, younger doctors changed their attitudes towards the relative benefits of different health technologies.

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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from June 2020

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Who would have thought that telehealth definitions would include phone calls and Facetime ? Here are the five blog posts from June 2020: Tech adoption older adults matter more now than ever. Here is where we were on technology adoption at the start of the pandemic, and the wave of telehealth interest heated up.

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Telehealth Bolsters Patient Satisfaction (J.D. Power), and Providers Are Working to Catch Up (BDO)

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Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Power and BDO illustrate some mis-alignment between the demand and supply side of telehealth.