Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A doctor can help determine the type and stage of dementia and whether it is likely to be Alzheimer’s disease or some other type. If their loved one lives with them, they may want to acquire motion sensors or a smart doorbell to know when their loved one is out of bed or near the door. Smart doorbells. Smart thermostats.

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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. So let’s say you have an assistant on your smartphone and a smart speaker in your house. Like the increasingly rare stereo speaker in the home, the smart speaker is a connected appliance. million.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Not only did it worsen the lives through social isolation and loneliness – but it precipitated poorer health outcomes for those living alone, especially those avoiding visits to the doctor. Go to a few sites and try to buy a low cost smart phone. category tags: computers, internet and social networking.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2022

Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed. The availability of high speed Internet enabled the growth in smart home technology for older adults. But a number of these changes are likely permanent.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2019, Voice First represented a category of technologies like smart speakers and voice assistants. Now health organizations and providers are moving forward with voice-enabled interfaces to everything from hospital rooms, appointment scheduling, doctors note-taking, prescription requests, and even discharge instructions.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2019

For those who see a wearable in a health context, they may be disappointed to know that their doctor doesn’t seem to care or know what to do with your heart rhythm data. One firm, Fall Call Solutions , has created an app for the Apple Watch that will contact a screening call center first, as is done by MobileHelp Smart. Smart clothing.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Maybe the larger library branches designate reading rooms or purchase telehealth kiosks so that patrons can schedule a time or drop in to have private, secure telehealth sessions with their doctor in "real time." A key broadband element this telehealth equation is smart home technologies that include wirelessly-controlled sensors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Maybe believe this one: could there be 50 million smart speakers in US (possibly with some homes having more than one)? On the other hand, according to Pew Research, only 66% of the 65+ (46 million) are broadband (that is, high enough speed) users to enable a smart speaker in the home. Perhaps non-users are in rural areas.

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mHealth Watch

JULY 7, 2023

It has been hidden in nature, but only if we were smart enough to understand the benefits that nature has to offer us instead of running after chemicals that can actually cause us harm. Similar is the case if we develop moles, skin tags, or warts. Dermisolve is a corrector serum for Moles, Skin tags and/or Warts.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 30, 2018

The good news – this week’s Health Care Technology supplement transcended the limits of doctors and hospitals – and dabbled in the dilemmas of elder care – included technology to assist those with dementia and mitigate loneliness. On to dementia – those assists from technology – starting with the smart home.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 30, 2019

In fact one of those which went to UnaliWear for Best IoT Device, a firm we have long tracked in the aging tech market segment, but given the rise of smart watches , the potential transcends that segment. Speak2 provides a senior-care focused solution that leverages voice command, smart technology and cloud. Learn more at Bond.Ai.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The original Lifeline business was a pioneer of this market segment, building up a business that included doctor-referral, a senior-aware trained call center and multiple channel partners, including the home security segment. category tags: PERS , Mobile PERS , wearables, smart watch , fall prevention, fall detection.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2022

Meta (how tiresome, we know it is Facebook) has been sending patient data from hospital systems back to Facebook (appointments, doctor, and a host of other patient-specific data) through the use of a tracking pixel. Voice assistants made device hardware actually seem smart. The Meta Pixel problem – who would have thought?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 27, 2020

In addition, telehealth usage has skyrocketed, with virtual doctor visits expected by Forrester Research to top 1 billion by years end. What changes will be wrought in smart home categories – sensors, robotics, predictive analytics in a post-Covid world? And for home care – is there a better way to engage and retain the worker ?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 4, 2020

In addition, telehealth visits scaled 175 times the pre-COVID volume, no doubt due to the obvious – people could not go to the doctors’ office and for older adults, Medicare began to reimburse telehealth at the same rate as in-person. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Family caregivers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2018

Smart speakers – they seem to be the new, new thing. million people will use a ‘smart speaker’ at least once in any given month. As Dr. Nazir notes, it’s not just doctors who can be frustrated by over-emphasis on technology. And as for item 6 in this post, THIS MEANS YOU! Really now, are you ready? How comforting.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 11, 2020

He talked about the capability to use cloud faxing for providers who lack an EHR system, enabling doctors to prescribe, query the network and download patient records. The offering is integrated into PointClickCare software and can also work through other smart watches. Learn more. Vivify Health (RPM). Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For those who see a wearable in a health context, they may be disappointed to know that their doctor doesn’t seem to care or know what to do with your heart rhythm data. How much time do we spend setting up our ‘smart’ phones? category tags: wearables, smart watch , hearing loss , smartphones, cell phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

The insights quoted here could be generalized, not just to Skilled Nursing Facilities, but to all types of care delivery – and are particularly notable in the context of last week’s New York Times article: " How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers.” And the time spent dispensing medication?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

And have we mentioned online banking , accessing Social Security information , buying savings bonds – oh, and then there's healthcare access, including finding a doctor or benefiting from telehealth services? . Smart phones for seniors: why can’t every Real Senior have one? When will everyone have a voice-activated TV remote?

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. In short, launching and scaling up. So how do you get started?

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. In short, launching and scaling up. So how do you get started?

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. In short, launching and scaling up. So how do you get started?

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American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

It provides both ease of access for patients needing health and the continuity of care that allows doctors to help ensure the best possible patient health outcomes. There are dozens of quality smart device apps already available that meet FCC HIPAA standards for privacy. In short, launching and scaling up. So how do you get started?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 26, 2022

Many will need to be monitored in their home for chronic diseases and in-home risk of falling – Amazon noticed with Alexa Together – Verizon noticed with its Care Smart Watch. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , computers, broadband, and social networking , baby boomers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 31, 2020

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are just five focused on older adults: Read more. About those Covid-19 nursing home deaths.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 25, 2018

Looking forward 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, secure communication between doctors, patients, clinicians and nurses is going to be an essential utility and productivity tool, potentially unrivalled by any other technology in terms of impact and widespread adoption. Messaging apps are the future of digital health technology in the UK.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2018

And have we mentioned online banking , accessing Social Security information , buying savings bonds – oh, and then there's healthcare access, including finding a doctor or benefiting from telehealth services? . Smart phones for seniors: why can’t every Real Senior (age 75+) have one?

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make… The FDA has approved a wearable device which will help doctors use a smart phone to monitor the vital signs of patients leaving the hospital , according to Fierce Medical Devices. HealthPatch MD is a small, wireless, wearable device which can transmit vital signs and monitor movement.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 29, 2023

The initial price tag was $1,500, which is much more expensive than other wearable devices on the market. The device had the potential to revolutionize the way doctors and nurses interact with patients, and it could also be used to improve patient care. Cost: Google Glass is a relatively expensive device.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 19, 2023

Consider the five year sequence of reports below, from oldest to most recent, from the introduction of voice tech to the Covid-driven rise of telehealth to smart homes to wearables to sensors to the current research underway (stay tuned!) The Future of Smart Homes and Older Adults (2021). about The Future of AI and Older Adults.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2022

Dr. Katharine Smart is the President of the Canadian Medical Association and a pediatrician in Whitehorse, Yukon, one of the more remote northern provinces in Canada. CMA_Docs President Dr. Katherine Smart shares how #digitalhealth can rise to the challenge. Look for the full interview with Dr. Smart in the weeks ahead.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

I included patients who did not have a smart device or lived in a poorly networked area. " According to a similar survey in 2013, where healthcare consumers (1,547) were pooled from around the world, 74% of them were comfortable with virtual doctor visits. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2020

By then, thorny questions about privacy, personalization, and patient-doctor voice communication will be closer to resolution. Perhaps doctors will no longer save notes for evening if they can enter them by speaking during or just after the appointment. And in five years, perhaps scribes will not be required.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

Andrew Conrad, a molecular biologist and head of the life sciences team at Google, told Bloomberg he could see doctors giving the device to all patients – in 20 or 30 years. Expect FitBits, Jawbones, and smart watches to rule the wearable tech market for the next few years. The health-tracking wristband is a long-term play.

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