Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Video visits, infrared temperature sensors, mobile health, and wearables replace the need for clinic visits. The pandemic has only accelerated this process and the need to innovate better infrastructure and device investments. The technology equivalent of this can be gait recognition sensors using mobile accelerometers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 12, 2022

The big three carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile) are motoring ahead with this switchover to enable them to free up, as they say, faster and more reliable bandwidth. That trouble may disproportionately impact older adults who may have kept their older phones (any bought prior to 2019, actually) and other extremely useful devices.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

AI is and will be everywhere – in full view and embedded in devices and software. In 2024, AI will likely be everywhere and all around, from tech where it is embedded to AI-centric devices and services, including the emergence of AI in professional care work , back office senior care, and the home-based support of older adults.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There were dedicated email devices (Presto, Celery, Mailbug ) – clearly the standard personal computer was not too friendly. Perhaps the next wave of improvements should be on mobile device user interfaces, since advice guidelines acknowledge numerous problems – no doubt all of which older adults have experienced. million 56.1

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 17, 2023

From website review, the cash cow world of medical alert devices and recurring revenue appears from the outside to be largely unchanged. Vendors still claim a that market penetration is still low, that only 8% of seniors believe they need such a device , a helpful persuasion tactic to motivate security dealers and retailers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The original Lifeline was a pendant device connected to a box (Communicator) in the user’s home. They then persisted with a Medication dispensing device that has been eclipsed by others, including pharmacy-connected MedMinder and Amazon-owned Pillpack. Mobile and medications matter.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Whatever the approach, size, shape of the initiative – whether it's video-based telehealth, more device-intensive remote patient monitoring or rigorously structured acute care-at-home initiatives – all of these efforts have enormous promise, but not-insubstantial challenges.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 1, 2023

Smart implants: Devices that can monitor vital signs, blood glucose levels, or medication intake 1. Portable devices and wearable intelligence: Gadgets that can track physical activity, detect falls, or alert emergency services 1 2. Do you have any questions about these devices?

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 5, 2023

According to interviews and his many anecdotes in his book, Cutting the Cord , Marty Cooper, aged 94, it was just one thing after the other to get the cellphone fully designed, manufactured, and into the marketplace as a mobile phone – when even his own company, Motorola , thought that the car phone market was the real opportunity.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 11, 2023

In the past few years the original PERS device concept (a pendant) has been challenged by the Apple Watch and a range of jewelry like Trelawear. See latest report, The Future of AI and Older Adults 2023 ] category tags: Mobile PERS , fall prevention, fall detection So many threats, so little time to innovate.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For the older adult segment, the Apple watch validated the prospects of a wrist worn mobile PERS device market – enticing legacy firms to jump in when they had had only a more obtrusive pendant device. category tags: wearables, smart watch , digital health , games, fun and fitness.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

And the rest may have standard TV with attached streaming devices. Alternatively, a device can be connected to a TV to enable an organization or family to connect directly with older adults who may not be comfortable with smartphones, tablets or smart speakers. Learn more at UniperCare. . See recent reports: .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 20, 2022

One of the experts suggested that the university is the right place to introduce it – perhaps across the disciplines of mechanical engineering, architecture, software engineering, or hardware device design. Consider the complexity of TV remote control devices and the requirement for multiples.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Today, Bluetooth connectivity to mobile devices like smartphones enables data from blood pressure cuffs, weight scales, and blood glucose monitors to be transmitted to providers’ systems. . These services can be delivered through technology bundles (devices, software) from a growing number of technology vendors.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Some senior living companies during Covid saw the need to help residents with their devices. And at the end of 2021, 90% of US Internet users accessed the Internet via a mobile phone. Consider the growing adoption of voice devices in senior living , and the likely absence of a tech concierge. Enter the tech concierge.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

TouchPoint is the companion of another CarePredict product called Tempo, which is a wearable device, similar to a watch or wristband, designed to track subtle changes in a senior’s daily activities and behavior. category tags: CES 2021 , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , Mobile PERS , hearing loss , hearables/hearing technology.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 16, 2024

This innovative technology allows users, including those with mobility impairments, to control devices such as phones, tablets, smart home devices, and wheelchairs through simple movements, revolutionizing the way they interact with technology and the world around them.” Learn more. Learn more. Glidance Glide. “ Glidance Inc.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Today, 30% of the PERS industry is mobile, validating the emergence of wearables other than pendants to take out and about. Expect moving forward that older users to be willing to trade concerns about privacy via an always-listening device against ease of interaction with voice assistants everywhere.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2023

M anufacturer of AI-driven behavioral health coach and wearable electroceutical device created to dock with smart clothing for the home-based and remote treatment of sports injuries, chronic illness & chronic pain. The Petnow app is the first app to identify dogs and cats with simple scans on your mobile phone. Healables. "M

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In this new watch, both the ECG feature and fall detection have received FDA clearance within 30 days of applying, startling some observers who noted that closer to 150 days was more typical for a medical device. category tags: Mobile PERS , wearables, smart watch. The need to speak to someone.

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JUNE 25, 2020

LifeStation announced Mobile LTE , small and fast, a pendant linked to a sizable 24-hour call center. The average PERS wearer is still an 82-year-old woman, likely living alone, which is why PERS devices are useful in the first place. category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Seniors , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Due to being non-wearable unlike many other systems on the market, senior citizens can benefit from ECHO without having to worry about remembering to switch on, charge and wear a smart device." Other smart pill dispensers and mobile compliance apps depend on self-reporting rather than direct observation. ?mcare’s Remote Home Check.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to a 2023 Experian survey report , these frustrations are a result of inability to schedule an appointment quickly, use a mobile device to schedule, or expect more digital options to manage their care. Patients are frustrated with health care access.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Device and app vendors must be capable of integration and extension. So mobile health devices, apps or medication reminders may be useful, but touch a tiny aspect of the whole person’s life or health. Personalized interfaces (like Amazon and Netflix) updated in the cloud, are expected.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

From website review, the cash cow world of medical alert devices and recurring revenue appears from the outside to be largely unchanged. Vendors still claim a that market penetration is still low, that only 8% of seniors believe they need such a device , a helpful persuasion tactic to motivate security dealers and retailers.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 24, 2019

A decade ago, before our very first Market Overview, Halo Monitoring launched a wearable fall detection chest strap , realizing the press-the-button PERS devices might not be enough to keep older adults safe – what if they weren’t wearing it? Siri Shortcuts have simplified the ability to communicate and initiate commands on Apple devices.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 1, 2022

The US News site was not an ad itself, but the article was filled with ads for devices. There were only 900 searches for ‘Personal Emergency Response System’ – which is what the device actually is. category tags: Mobile PERS , PERS , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , wearables, smart watch.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 4, 2020

Each of those devices is enabled for older adults by either more targeted marketing and packaging, enabling software, or bundling into training and solutions for in-home caregiving and/or healthcare. Consumers can also request a virtual house call where a tech expert remotely connects to their device to solve the issue for them.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Finally, the smartwatch, aka personal emergency response device, gets another entrant – and the very first mobile PERS ('medical alert') company, Mobile Help , is acquired. category tags: hearables/hearing technology , Mobile PERS , IoT and home monitoring , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

By delivering IvedaAI™ appliance hardware and software as well as 150 HIPAA-compliant IvedaCare kits, outfitted with IvedaAI and Iveda’s proprietary IoT-enabled sensors and devices, the contract will support the ongoing care and safety of patients residing within Waymark Gardens’ facilities.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

At the same time, the technology market presents growing complexity, worsening privacy issues, and interoperability limitations, while not effectively lowering the cost of access or the price of useful devices. Here are four updated premises from the 2019 Market Overview of Technology for Older Adults : 1.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Camanio Care offers digital service platforms for digital care, robotics, assistive devices and gamification, with products such as Camanio Smart Care , BikeAround™ , Bestic® and Giraff™. Outpatient is a mobile app for patients and their families to coordinate logistics, communicate and adhere to care plans. Learn more at Megilla.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2019

Lacking access to smartphones, Internet, in-home broadband/WiFi cuts oldest out of access to modern telehealth, communication and engagement, in-home sensors, outside-home GPS, fall detection, and device integration with smartphones. Or are the devices still too difficult to use? They disappeared on devices because they could.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

As 2023 began, tech vendors used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to launch a gaggle of gadgets, not solutions, to mitigate life barriers from hearing loss to limited mobility. Sixty-two percent of US adults as of January 2023 are using voice assistants on any device (including in-car, in-ear, at-drive-thru).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2022

With deep pockets, Medical Guardian can afford to develop its own device – and maybe this one's the charm for current customers. category tags: Mobile PERS , smartphones , wearables, smart watch. Otherwise the market has moved on. When Apple Watch launched in 2015 – pendant PERS (slowly) saw the future.

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APRIL 3, 2019

The pace of tech change is accelerating and the rate at which devices become obsolete is user-hostile. The pace of tech change is accelerating and the rate at which devices become obsolete is user-hostile. And those devices that stick around ( half of iPads in the world ) cannot be updated for new apps or improved security.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

But what if it is a device that should fit into a Wi-Fi home network with other devices, a printer, a few voice devices, and maybe a camera? Device and app vendors must be capable of integration and extension. category tags: CES 2022 , smartphones , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants.

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