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Aging in place -- moving costs money -- and so does staying home

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The ForbesHealth survey about aging in place may reveal a market opportunity for local tech service providers to message/market their ‘aging well’ offerings, including home networks that enable telehealth, in-home fall detection and remote safety and health monitoring.

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It's time for solutions -- not products -- for aging in place

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The business opportunity is clear, the marketing message is murky. They don’t see themselves as focused on averting disaster (as with the advertising for some medical alerts), but just living. category tags: Home Care , smart home , aging in place , AgeTech , baby boomers

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

Consider: fighting health insurance appeals, crafting countless medical necessity letters, justifying being discharged against medical orders, and other battles fought hand-in-hand with her husband on behalf of Emmett and his well-being. Why should this be an imperative?

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Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

September 05, 2023 News Indonesia officially requires its healthcare facilities to implement EMRs The country enacted a Health Minister regulation on medical records in late August. Region Tag: ASIA Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Analytics Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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From Medical Alert to RPM – old marketing and products are obsolete

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Their website identifies the top item (16,000 searches, results with ads) as a ‘medical alert bracelet'. Except for the deep-pocketed Medical Guardian which bought in everywhere, these were all bracelets to help emergency workers determine health issue in an emergency. Or maybe the intent is to be the last 'medical alert' standing. .

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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Boston Medical Center specifically serves a significantly disproportionate number of disadvantaged patients living in the Greater Boston community. They live in a virtual world, so this app and the ability to access their care team through text messages [are] much more comfortable." THE PROBLEM.

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Tech for quality of (an aging) life

Aging in Place Technology Watch

It’s easy to say, and it resonates -- especially compared to other long-standing terms like assistive technology, gerontechnology and durable medical equipment (DME). Note the changing demographics that have driven messaging and terminology. The rise of AgeTech – it is a trend. Drawing the AgeTech line.

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