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For older adults, the future of wearables is predictive

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According to Gartner, the gap between medical and nonmedical-grade wearables is closing as wearables are "increasingly capable of more accurate readings, driving market growth over the next 3-5 years." Blood pressure monitoring is feature in Samsung smartwatches and already being compared among other smart watches.

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Can wearables help you be healthier and safer?

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As noted in the link, medications can impact heart rate, and for those starting out, lower end of the range is better. Fall detection has been a feature of wearable Personal Emergency Response Pendants (or Medical Alerts) for the past decade. Track your exercise. Getting assistance matters: Help you get help if you fall.

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Mobile patient communication and telehealth tool helps transform Indiana Hernia Center

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Paul Szotek of the Indiana Hernia Center in Carmel, Indiana, has some very strong feelings about what he calls the loss of the doctor-patient relationship. The Indiana Hernia Center turned to health IT vendor Klara to help power its ideals. THE PROBLEM. "A key point of healthcare technology is adoption. " he continued.

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Reinventing old age? Some MIT tech assertions are simplistic

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Does the PERS device he is describing include the Apple Watch Series 4 app with a link to a call center ? The MobileHelp Smart with the Samsung watch? That’s a problem, as just noted in the New York Times – maybe that means hailing from a real phone , or for an appointment, using a provider-paid medical transportation ride. . .

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