Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Consider this understatement from Jennifer Kent of Parks: "Consumers clearly desire a self-help approach first but need more effective tools to solve the problems on their own." category tags: IoT and home monitoring , SNF , seniors and aging policy , AI and machine learning. And they become frustrated.

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Telehealth 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

mcare is far more than a pill sorting system with self-reported validation. mcare’s in-home remote dispensing and integrated care monitoring will drive a new way to measure adherence and set a new standard for care coordination that is simple, safe and easy to use. ? Bring simplicity to your life." Learn more at RemoteHomeCheck. ?

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Nursing 124

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 13, 2023

category tags: tech-enabled home care , Home Care , AI and machine learning , Conversational and generative AI , AgeTech Using the predictions about worker shortages – problematic now and worsening as the boomers age into their 80s – the report will seek a cross section of stakeholders in and around home care.

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Nursing 130

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

This was echoed by Gregory who noted that many nurses in the UK were self-isolating due to a lack of testing, putting further strain on the already stretched frontline. More than 35,000 health workers have been infected (of which 60% were nurses), particularly in the elderly care home sector. Digital is gaining momentum.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

Appearing on 15-inch monitors strategically placed throughout the residence, she carries on two-way conversations, and is programmable for a user’s personal needs and plans of care. We change this by monitoring the fall risk of elderly continuously through our solution ALMA Home. Learn more at Electronic Caregiver. Alma Home. "By

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Digital Health 96

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 26, 2020

With all the publicity about terrible conditions in the nation’s nursing homes, states and the federal government are galvanized into some self-protective and resident-protective actions. Add tablets for residents and support camera-enabled tech for family chats, and consider wearables to better monitor health status.

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Nursing 110

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 13, 2019

Advances are already underway to improve the self-service capabilities for testing hearing , but not to simulate restaurant noise or demonstrate how their specific loss degrades clarity in those environments. category tags: IoT and home monitoring , Family caregivers , hearing loss , home health care. In-home rehabilitation.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

Appearing on 15-inch monitors strategically placed throughout the residence, she carries on two-way conversations, and is programmable for a user’s personal needs and plans of care. We change this by monitoring the fall risk of elderly continuously through our solution ALMA Home. Learn more at Electronic Caregiver. Alma Home. "By

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Digital Health 77

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

ixlayer launched self-testing kits for Vitamin D, Lyme disease, sexually-transmitted infections, and thyroid function. DoseData released an RFID-tagged drug database to help pharma companies monitor drug supplies within hospital inventory systems.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 30, 2018

We saw a self-driving car maneuver in traffic in Mountain View, CA. There it went – a real-life videogame --with a driverless vehicle from one of the 19 or more self-driving car companies in Mountain View. category tags: vehicle/transportation technology-services , fraud protection. Or innovation we will learn to fear.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

If their loved one is hesitant, a self-assessment could be used to encourage a visit to a professional. Remote monitoring. category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline. A family member may say or forget things that make them wonder if it’s dementia or just a normal part of aging. Needs of the Advanced stage. Memory care.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Over the years, there have been reports of researchers working on bloodless laser glucose monitoring, and each report ended with researchers saying they hope to improve accuracy of the laser device. Now there’s exciting news of a laser glucose monitor that is as accurate as home blood glucose monitoring kits. Um, thanks.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 13, 2020

MediPense RxPense. " RxPense self-programs up to 2 weeks’ scheduled doses and ensures only the right senior can take the right medications at the right time. Programmable alerts, extensive remote monitoring of one or thousands with a simple, polished HIPAA-compliant portal. Learn more at HeroHealth. Learn more at MediPense.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 30, 2018

None of the tech referencing dementia care tackles the disorientation, wandering and self-care decline of actual dementia. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , dementia care , social isolation. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , dementia care , social isolation.

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Nursing 75

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? category tags: fall prevention, fall detection. So where are we today? Learn more at Starkey.

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Telemedicine 127

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 25, 2018

Older adults, he says, may have to take in boarders, who can help with shopping and repairs, or rely more on monitoring devices and delivery services.” Think about the growth in kiosks and self-service across multiple categories. category tags: Family caregivers , Home Care , tech-enabled home care , home health care.

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Digital Health 82

Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The growing cost of providing in-person care will be an impetus for delivering more care remotely, including digital health technologies for diagnosis and remote monitoring, the use of wearables like smart watches or other jewelry to sense a problem like a fall and alert others. (See Wearables, remote patient monitoring.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Not so newsworthy, but perhaps more important, the hearing technology industry and audiologist specialty were disrupted in favor of self-service and offerings at a significantly lower cost. Self-driving technology was a big topic in 2017 , much of the hype including mention of benefits for older adults.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 22, 2021

Joyoti Goswami COVID-19 has spurred telehealth and remote patient monitoring adoption across the United States, with 36 percent of the US consumers now using telehealth to replace healthcare visits. Implementing a remote patient monitoring program in a hospital involves the stakeholders and physicians from all specialties with virtual care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

To help meet this goal, the ambulatory surgery center contracted with health IT vendor Force Therapeutics, which offers a digital care management platform that leverages clinical data and custom protocols to educate patients and monitor their progress throughout an episode of care. " Then there are lower readmission and infection rates.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies. Biofourmis.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

Geisinger needed a way to capture self-reported information from patients, visitors and vendors that provided actions to staff that supported system policies. This allowed managers to effectively monitor their direct reports and ensure appropriate guidelines are followed when employees screen positive for symptoms.

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Leadership Community practice Primary Care Telemedicine 113

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Connected Health Mobility Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth How contact tracing, contactless experiences and remote monitoring will redefine healthcare and public health. Remote monitoring and automated communication. Healthcare executives are more motivated than ever to keep their populations healthy in their homes.

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Telehealth Digital Health Interoperability Public Health 212

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Patient-monitoring startup Biobeat said today that the FDA has cleared its patch and watch for measurement of blood pressure, oxygenation and heart rate in hospitals, clinics, long-term care and at home. Furthermore, it is fully self-driving with smart navigation. Sengled Smart Bulbs. Smart Health Monitoring Light.

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Digital Health Telehealth 75

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 8, 2018

All four of these posts are about our technology life, as shoppers in stores as recently as July 1 , our experience with user interfaces that are designed for none , catching up on the hype/hope/fading hope about self-driving cars , and finally, the only thing that can terrorize a company the size of Walmart – Jeff Bezos and Amazon.

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Nursing 63

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 2, 2018

And what if anything can be differentiating (mobile, self-install devices, no-install software, cloud-based, integrated with other health-related data, wearable or no-need-to-wear, works with any phone, leading call center supported, etc.). Or it is not new, just repackaged under a new category (not monitoring, it's IoT!).

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 26, 2020

A non-wearable, elderly-care, home monitoring system that automatically alerts safety and emergency situations. Audio personalization technology that includes a self-test protocol available on the user’s mobile device (Android or iOS) and conducted via headphones. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business.

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