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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. "Broadband is now revered as the super-social determinant of health because it has a direct impact on all of the other social determinants of health."

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Five Offerings from the RockHealth Aging in Place Report

Aging in Place Technology Watch

RockHealth, the “first venture fund dedicated to digital health”, has declared this year a turning point in the market of offerings for older adults (aka baby boomers, particularly those 65+). category tags: digital health , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Family caregivers. Learn more at TomorrowHealth.

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Tackling Covid-19’s social isolation of seniors – one tech at a time

Aging in Place Technology Watch

GreatCall Jitterbug Smart2 and Link App. GreatCall Link helps keep friends and family updated on your health and safety. For instance, you can Drop In on any Echo device you own, or you can Drop In on a Echo device that your parents own. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Those language barriers can discourage patients from making appointments and addressing their health concerns, as well as those of their children. “Parents who did not have paid time off or sick days could not afford to take a day off and address the health concerns of themselves and/or their children. THE PROBLEM.

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Consider tech adoption trends to contemplate what might be next

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Health-related technology adoption. Only 53% of responders had ‘used any of these’ – an d the percentage using technology to track care recipient finances (35%) or health records (30%) was quite low. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Family caregivers.

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Five FinTech Offerings for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Smartphone apps dominate the FinTech world and Apple Pay (or its Android cousins) may be the most widely known FinTech tool. Older parents can suddenly seem distressed by managing day-to-day finances and taking it on can be overwhelming for adult children. category tags: finance , Fintech , Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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Now Hear This: Hearing-related technology for older adults and caregivers

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Note that hearing loss has been linked to dementia and to social isolation – and that in turn has been connected to poorer health outcomes. Experts also see the trend in self-care for all types of health concerns now includes hearing loss. Self-care smartphone apps. There is an app for every hearing-related purpose.

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