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Ten Technologies for Aging and Health from CES 2024

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Some folks think this is a consumer show, but that was the long-ago Consumer Electronics Show. With so many entrants in the AgeTech, accessibility and health categories seeking visibility and possible global reach. MindMics Heart Health System. Today it is just CES 2024 and it is really a B2B(2B2B) event. Learn more.

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Isn’t It Eyeconic? Vision Care in the Evolving Health Care Ecosystem

Health Populi

The vision/optical industry is one piece of the health/care ecosystem, but the segment has not been as directly impacted by patients’ new consumer muscles until just about now. I was grateful to have an opportunity to share my views with attendees on the vision patient as health consumer through the health economic lens.

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The Evolution of Self-Care for Consumers – Learning and Sharing at CHPA

Health Populi

Self-care in health goes back thousands of years. Reading from Hippocrates’ Corpus about food and clean air’s role in health sounds contemporary today. Gary looked back at that era, realizing his father’s understanding of consumer needs at retail. But we wouldn’t want to pay a value-based price for aspirin.

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2020 Technology trends that benefit older adults and caregivers

Aging in Place Technology Watch

This past week, Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving. But for the general consumer marketplace, there is some optimism about flip phones and the potential comeback. Standards for consumer tech benefit older adults.

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To connect older adults, when will a trend convert to a mandate?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Consumers are on board with telehealth , and engagement technologies like smartphones and tablets are offered through Medicare Advantage , plus a wave of other pandemic-related tactics and free offerings appeared. category tags: covid-19 , Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) , senior living , Technology - AARP , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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In the time of CES 2022 -- advice to tech firms about older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Two-factor authentication will likely be required as part of all online apps, including financial and health-related services. The failure of previous direct-to-consumer approache s underscored the fallacy of inventor-centric thinking that ‘if we create it, they will buy it from us’ or at least find it on Amazon.

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Wearables for health and wellbeing

Aging in Place Technology Watch

How do wearables contribute to health and wellbeing of older adults? Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? They can also help with directions and your location even when away from a smartphone or the phone is turned off.

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