Likely where AI cost benefit is being compared to human labor.
Washington DC, September 25, 2023
University of Pittsburgh, School of Health And Rehab Sciences October 13, 2023
What's Next Longevity Innovation Summit, Dec 7-8, 13, 2023
Please tell me I am wrong. As the economy sinks, funding for health IT has grown -- and of course, the National Institute on Aging continues to fund research on global aging. Meanwhile Intel researches and invests, along with GE, in sensor-based monitoring technology. But I am uneasy.
How will a boatload of funding and research be applied and leveraged to help seniors in the near term? As I talk to more experts about technology and health in the home, everyone says we are in a crisis of care -- too much need, not enough resource. But we seem to be caught in a paradox: the ability of vendors to help today's seniors appears to be inversely proportional to results.
What is the reality today?
Comments and contradictions are welcome.
Comments
Health IT
I am very skeptical of the so called increase in "health IT" spending by the Federal Government. It is not clear at all that the goals include improving the lives of an aging population. Given the direction of the new administration it would seem there is a troubling trend toward control as opposed to anything as noble as compassion for a significant portion of our population. The data collection and programs to help manage healthcare all sound good on the surface, but have some serious potential downsides that will insert the Government and "cost effective treatments" between you and your doctor. Show me the legislation that will provide grants, or tax breaks, to train and equip Seniors with laptop computers to stay connected with the world and I'll change my mind. One thing that comes with an aging mind is the ability to "smell a rat" before you see it!