5 Technology Blogs via Aging and Health Technology Watch

I have a lot of respect and admiration for Laurie Orlov who is an industry consultant and recognized expert on technology for  aging   in   place . I've had the opportunity to meet Laurie a number of times and to present  in  conferences with her. I read her blog religiously (you can find her  Aging and Health Technology Watch  by clicking  here ). 

The world is spinning from the events of March 2020.   At the beginning of the month, it made sense to publish a Market Overview about tech for older adults that did not link all tech to Covid-19, and by the end of the month every single news item, announced business initiative,   investor prediction ,   startup messaging ,   university project , and   technology topic   was   only   about Covid-19. It’s almost quaint to look at where the month began – publishing the 2020   Market Overview of Technology for Aging   (on March 5). The technologies noted are as relevant today as they were on March 5 – however, their application as the list of press releases notes, may be different. Telehealth is suddenly as critical as it always should have been. Smart home and enablement of remote interactions) matters more than it ever has. From the month:
Technology for older adults has become mainstream . The  2020 Market Overview of Technology for Aging  is now online. This 2020 version reflects the growing market interest in the boomer-senior demographic and its position in the  Longevity Economy . This tech market is less about products specifically designed for older adults and more about smarter marketing of many consumer offerings that could be useful to them. This includes smartphones, tablets, smart home technology, Voice First hardware and virtual assistants, and in-home sensors. Each of those devices is enabled for older adults by either more targeted marketing and packaging, enabling software, or bundling into training and solutions for in-home caregiving and/or healthcare. this forward-looking study is illustrated with descriptive graphics and includes more than 25 new offerings.  Read more .
Technology innovation from HIMSS 2020 .   The event was canceled – but the briefings went on to shed a light on what’s new.   When a conference of the scale of the largest annual health IT event HIMSS (possible attendance of 45,000 compared to  2019 ) is canceled, it sends shudders through the world of the entrepreneurs and providers they wanted to meet, solving thorny care delivery problems, finding customers and partners, gaining visibility to unusual and compelling solutions. And it created a big challenge for the multiple PR firms engaged to help create that visibility to innovation in care. Following cancellation, phone calls replaced nearly all 10 scheduled in-person meetings. In addition,  HIMSS  is offering a  digital version of HIMSS .  Read more .
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