article thumbnail

2011's AARP prediction for older adults: technology to live your best life

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The result was a 2011 report called Connected Living for Social Aging: Designing Technology for All. And while 81% of baby boomers (likely all still working then) were online, only 30% of the 75+ population was, despite the possibility of connecting with families and gaining access to health information.

article thumbnail

$2M e-ICU project to be launched in regional Korea

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Another study also noted regional disparities in the number of ICU beds and length of stay from 2011 to 2019: two regions, Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, accounted for almost half of the country's total ICU beds and length of stay, which suggested centralisation of the health system, according to researchers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Timely availability of clinical information during health care transitions, in a setting with robust telemedicine access, can shift the method of care delivery without adversely affecting patient health outcomes," wrote the researchers. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

EHR 206
article thumbnail

To boost tech adoption, consider the benefit of a survey

Aging in Place Technology Watch

In 2011, as part of the Linkage Technology Survey of Adults age 65-100 , the report observes that there are few surveys of technology ownership among the older adult population. And we may be able to examine age in relationship to tech ownership. Why do surveys of older adults matter? Pew’s 25% of the 65+ that don’t go online ?

article thumbnail

Amazon Care Partners with Ginger to Add Behavioral Health Services

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The partnership with Ginger will allow Amazon Care to offer behavioral health services. Ginge r has been a teletherapy startup offering on-demand mental healthcare since 2011, using smartphone-based technology to connect clinicians with consumers. What is Ginger?

article thumbnail

Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

” With that challenge comes the opportunity for health information technology developers to focus on patient financial experience (PFX). in July 2021, the lowest read since December 2011. One category of household spending expected to inflate is out-of-pocket health care costs.

article thumbnail

Shaping the future of health technologies

Digital Leaders HealthTech

I’m a health systems guy and these lists are about health technologies that have moved health systems forward, rather than deep or niche technologies. When I left medical school in 2011, the best tech was highly concentrated in the hospital. Mobile health. We still do. And still, the trend continues today.