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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. I wanted a robust career in healthcare management, but it just so happened that my career got disrupted…twice,” she recounted.

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Observations about AI and older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AI will likely be part of the next generation of user interfaces for all types of interactions – including health questions. Partially to support external queries about the community, but also to serve those within, serving up answers about schedule and location, when is breakfast (not for 3 hours), and when is my son coming to pick me up?

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WSJ Asserts Women Own This Summer and That The Economy Proves It. But Health Care? Not So Much.

Health Populi

I’m sharing that image with you here in Health Populi to set the stage for, of course, a discussion of WSJ’s data points through a health/care lens. The crowds at these cultural events showcase women’s agency and voice.” A new March of Dimes report found that 5.6 million women in the U.S.

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What should Alexa Together do?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The product name choice was outstanding, even inspired, suggesting that using Alexa – a popular voice interface, made it possible to connect family members and to be aware of issues they might have when home alone. Alexa Together can combine remote patient monitoring for those whose health profiles and medical guidance requires it.

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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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Covid-19 – Technology changes accelerate – some a work-in-progress

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A number of companies popped into my inbox in the past week with announcements of a period of free access to remote care/engagement technologies – including and in alphabetical order CareCentrix , CareTree , Ergo , Eversound , Outpatient , Ready Responders , VitalTech , and NurseCaller. Home health care and home care – what are they doing?

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Why talk to devices?  Because it is both possible and compelling

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Who is NOT going to enable a voice first interface? If it can be enabled (one way or the other), it will be, even in the health provider/insurer segment, where the experiments are numerous and sometimes silly. January 8-9, 2019: Digital Health at CES in Las Vegas. That answer is simple. Next week: Innovations in Longevity in DC.

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