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Aging in Place Technology Watch
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Reimbursement of technology was a key policy change in 2020 that fueled adoption and investment in telehealth. That change super-charged growth in telehealth-related companies that had been growing incrementally. Telehealth becomes an expectation – no longer just a future. The total of 34.5
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JULY 28, 2020
Between boosting the deployment of telehealth technologies, once-delayed initiatives became instantly late. 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.
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Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 6, 2020
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. Half of those aged 75+ and one-third of the 65+ have hearing loss.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 3, 2020
At the end of April, ninety million US adults were estimated to own smart speakers , one-third of consumers. You tap, speak directives or even yell at them in annoyance. Consider the rise of telehealth , but also consider the wave of ageism that surfaced, accentuating and predicting further isolation of older adults.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JANUARY 13, 2021
Pajama-like clothing is the only way to consume the content vastness of this entirely online Consumer Electronics Show with 500 exhibits, 70,000 registered attendees, and 3 full days of sessions, many pre-recorded, some live. Laptops were hot (remember the Ultrabook?) Voice First and the Apple Watch had not emerged.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 7, 2019
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? We have grown increasingly dependent on GPS Location-tracking as part of mapping and directions, trusting it sometimes over common sense. Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch?
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 12, 2020
Connected Health Mobility Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health. A study by non-profit group FAIR Health suggests a 4,000% increase in telehealth claims across the country. Telehealth is here to stay.
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