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Surveys about tech usage -- and other blog posts from August 2024

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 11:28 - Laurie Orlov

Surveys were released recently that trigger some debate.  Consider whether the low adoption of health-related tech is due to flaws with the tech or with the survey questions?  AARP’s responders only had notable interest in fitness apps, though 63% of responders had chronic conditions that could usefully be monitored or mitigated by apps if the survey took a deeper dive. Do we really know from this non-specific survey whether older adults are trying them out? Up next was the Best Buy survey of consumer health tech – and again some irony in the responses.  Sixty-seven percent of the 65+ responders said that staying in their homes is a top priority. Yet when asked about the utility of monitoring technology for use in later life, the 65+ segment was the least interested among age cohorts, a clear “What me, worry?”  Here are the blog posts from August 2024:

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AI and machine learning, Technology - AARP, Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health, games, fun and fitness
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Independa to Deliver Health Offerings on LG Consumer TVs

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 12:18 - Laurie Orlov
01/04/2022

SAN DIEGO and SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Independa, an award-winning TV-based platform providing remote engagement, education and care, today announced a new global partnership to offer the Independa Health Hub — an integrated ecosystem of health offerings — to be first launched on all 2021

The Independa Health Hub provides consumers with bi-directional video communication that allows users to connect with healthcare providers, wellness services, family and friends in the comfort of their homes through their LG televisions.

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Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health, games, fun and fitness, CES 2022
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The Virginian Senior Living Community Launches Obie For Seniors Interactive Gaming System

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 21:19 - Laurie Orlov
07/21/2021

FAIRFAX, Va., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virginian (liveatthevirginian.com), the premier senior living community in Northern Virginia announced today that it is bringing Obie for Seniors technology by EyeClick to its community. The installation is part of The Virginian's 'high touch, high tech' $56.5 million renovation which will include a state-of-the-art expanded Memory Care program. The Virginian will be among the first senior living communities in the nation, and first in the D.C. Metro area, to utilize the technology.

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