Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 17, 2022

Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps. Audiologists support the use of multiple types of apps for those with hearing loss, particularly those apps that come from the hearing aid manufacturers themselves. Experts note that these apps enable the user to tailor their experience to their own needs. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s quaint to read the complaint about the Apple Watch’s interface, which is annoying and 100% dependent on a smartphone app, but it may turn out to be Apple’s most popular product ( 30 million sold in 2019 ) and huge popularity in 2020. And then there’s the need to download the app. And poor UI doesn’t always guarantee poor sales.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This month’s most obvious change was the introduction of Amazon CareHub , an Alexa app that can be used to help monitor potentially isolated older adults. Launched CareHub in 2020 – an app that may be yet another beginning. category tags: digital health , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

consumers are now tracking health via digital tools, and one-half of these share the data generated by their apps. Clinicians continue to have real concerns about clinical validity (per the AMA’s Dr. James Madara’s comment that so many of these tools and apps can be “digital snake oil.” One in two U.S.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 14, 2023

There is a security tag available in the HL7 ValueSets for Security tagging. I use this tag in the Implementation Guides that I write to distinguish the examples I provide. I also expect that this tag is a clear flag to someone that might copy/paste these examples and pass them off as real data.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 29, 2023

Some of the most common reasons include: Privacy concerns: Many people were concerned about the privacy implications of Google Glass. However, the device also faced a number of challenges, including privacy concerns, high price, and limited functionality. Exec Summary: There are many reasons why Google Glass failed.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Privacy and security features will be built into design of software and websites. For safety-oriented apps and sites that include the role of the senior, it’s critical to verify identity among provider and user roles. Device and app vendors must be capable of integration and extension. It hasn’t happened yet.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 6, 2022

It is an end-to-end solution featuring Cognitive Systems' patented algorithms, clean iOS and Android app interface." The fall video clips are blurred to protect privacy and can be reviewed to allow a post-fall evaluation. Seniors decide on their own how much or how little monitoring to allow, ensuring both independence and privacy.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

Voice First implementations did not follow you outside your home unless it was through the smart phone app you carried into the car. As for privacy and security concerns? category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. What didn’t happen?

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I covered how to include Test data in Production Environments using the HTEST tag. That article explained how data that is not real patient data, that is to say 'test' data, would be tagged with HTEST. Data should be tagged with the PurposeOfUse under which it was collected, and test data is collected for the PurposeOfUse of.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Government & Policy Patient Engagement Pharmacy Privacy & Security Telehealth COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, has entered the lexicon as if it was always there. Apps, apps and more apps. You may think that the coronavirus would have eroded some of that competition and opened the doors of collaboration.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

People who use the service have 24/7 access to support, including a professional emergency response team and a family app for optimal care collaboration. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health. Based in New York, Aloe Care was created by caregivers for caregivers. EnvoyatHome.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 9, 2022

Patient Privacy Consent restricts some data for Treatment. Patient Privacy Consent does not forbid Break-Glass. This disrupts the clinician's flow, forcing them to detect if the Break-Glass action gave them more data or not; and causes safety / privacy investigation of many Break-Glass actions.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

A user can also “drop in” on a loved one by video calling them within the app. Constant Companion’s systems are supported by advanced security to protect privacy, as well as professional 24/7 monitoring. category tags: Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tech-driven Solutions: Digital Therapeutics (DTx): App-based solutions offering personalized pain management programs, education, and support. Challenges: Data privacy and security are crucial concerns in a data-driven healthcare landscape. Telehealth: Remote consultations and monitoring for improved accessibility and convenience.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

There are reasons underneath this value-calculation I’ll address in another post: top-line for me is Americans’ lack of comprehensive data privacy protection and lack of opt-in to data collection in everyday life (addressed in the concluding Hot Points , below). The tag line of the book is how AI can help humanize health care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 12, 2018

The irony, the irony – everyone saw Europe’s data privacy initiatives. Older adults will be increasingly vulnerable to defaults and privacy hacks -- not just AARP-monitored scams. category tags: computers, internet and social networking , baby boomers , digital health , senior living. Why has this taken so long here?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Privacy and security features will be built into design of software and websites. For safety-oriented apps and sites that include the role of the senior, it’s critical to verify identify among provider and user roles. Device and app vendors must be capable of integration and extension.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 4, 2020

Join us to advance the conversation with a broad stakeholder group so patients and families can benefit from accurate exchange of information with confidence that their wishes regarding data privacy are respected. Demonstrate how organizations can engage providers using FHIR and FHIR-based apps.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 10, 2019

We monitor health data, activity data, medication data, and cognitive data for a complete picture of how your loved one is doing around the clock – without interrupting their activities of daily living or intruding upon their privacy. The Stay Smart Care mobile app will also alert all caretakers linked to your account."

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This month’s most obvious change was the introduction of Amazon Care Hub , an Alexa app that can be used to help monitor potentially isolated older adults. category tags: baby boomers , digital health , telehealth , social isolation , computers, internet and social networking. Amazon and Older Adults. 2020 Research Reports – A Recap.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Anyone can give self-testing a try in the privacy of their own home. Self-care smartphone apps. There is an app for every hearing-related purpose. And the biggest list of all for consumers, the 70+ best apps for each specific use. . category tags: hearing loss , Technology - AARP.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2019

We can tell that app stores and search engines think they know what is meant by ‘senior-specific’. Note the proliferation of apps and websites targeting seniors, and wonder, has the ‘design for all’ concept lost meaning or relevance? Takeaway: Re-use and redeployment has happened – as for apps, they are a-plenty, including scam apps.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 29, 2018

My panel title is "Privacy and Security Considerations for the use of Open APIs for Patient Directed Exchange." Here is the main vision for this panel: Assuming that we agree that patient advocates’ and privacy advocates’ vision is our goal; what lack of standards is getting in the way. Data-Tagging? App-Validation?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. And the smartphone app makes it easy to make adjustments -- VoiceBuds are small and comfortable.” "A home therapy tool designed to help you retrain your brain. Learn more at Flint Rehab. Learn more at ZVOX.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 4, 2016

A 'scope' is a way for an App to ask for less rights than the user holds, and is a good way to limit the damage that an App can do. Beyond Normal There are sensitive health topics: HIV status, drug abuse, Finding Normal This is not an easy tag to set on data, so unfortunately most data is marked "Normal".

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. If so, the two machines will be able to share information back and forth, or with apps on patients’ smart devices, as if they were one device. That is, there are no reasons not to do it. So how do you get started?

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. If so, the two machines will be able to share information back and forth, or with apps on patients’ smart devices, as if they were one device. That is, there are no reasons not to do it. So how do you get started?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

FitMi contains two wireless pucks and a therapy app that picks exercises for you tailored to your stage of recovery. And the smartphone app makes it easy to make adjustments -- VoiceBuds are small and comfortable.” "A home therapy tool designed to help you retrain your brain. Learn more at Flint Rehab. Learn more at ZVOX.

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Digital Health 77

American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. If so, the two machines will be able to share information back and forth, or with apps on patients’ smart devices, as if they were one device. That is, there are no reasons not to do it. Getting Started with Telehealth.

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. If so, the two machines will be able to share information back and forth, or with apps on patients’ smart devices, as if they were one device. That is, there are no reasons not to do it. Getting Started with Telehealth.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 27, 2015

This diagram and definitions from the FHIR specification Where: The consumer that is using a healthcare related system The client application the user is using (application, mobile app, website, etc.) This triggers the Privacy and Security office working with the Clinical Safety office to investigate if it was appropriate use of Break-Glass.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A simple app on a cell phone can detect unusual patterns in speech that suggest when a person is depressed or anxious, is losing cognitive function, or has pulmonary disease. Koye in turn is promoting a Sonde app to clinicians. The app, if widely deployed, could provide important advance notice like checking waste water for disease.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Digital front door apps are all the rage. A recent study of more than 50 COVID-19 apps globally found that most were vague about privacy protections on the data collected from consumers using these apps. However, the apps have failed to take off in the short term. Telehealth is here to stay.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 21, 2020

These sensors monitor your loved ones’ activities and feed information to our app. Open the app to find data that shows whether your loved one is eating, sleeping normally and moving around. All the technology will be monitored in an intuitive app for family members to keep an eye on a loved one. Forma SafeHome.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

the app will give off an alarm to notify all family members. A user may also open the app interface and see a real-time video of the home's interior." HomeFit AR is an augmented reality app created from the solutions in the AARP HomeFit Guide. Not yet available. Learn more at Taiwan Tech Arena. Essence Group Fall Detector Radar.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s quaint to read the complaint about the Apple Watch interface, which is quite annoying and 100% dependent on a smartphone app. And then there’s that need to first download an app. But asking us to opt out of a privacy feature (versus opt in) which shares your network with your neighbors?

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