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“The knowledge and experience about technology in general, seniors especially, that Robin Raskin brings to our mission of letting people know how assistive technologies can be used to support aging in place is invaluable,” said Meres McCarroll, AIPatHome principal.
Even the most technophobic of people quickly adapt and appreciate the videophone calls. Like my mother. A seventy-ahem-cough-cough computer illiterate with a “what do I need this for” attitude was able (with some phone coaching) to download and install the software, hook up a webcam, and start calling in less than a half an hour.
2012 CES Innovation Winner: Samsung Smart Window. You can manage everything through this window: update your social networks,watch TV and close the blinds.
Why change the look and feel of your house if you really don’t have to in order make it more user friendly as you age?
Chris Gibbons, Associate Director, John Hopkins Urban Health Institute: “If we are serious about developing technology solutions for healthcare problems, we must have a greater focus on the users (patients, caregivers as well as providers) and their problems, issues, needs and concerns. We must then use this information to develop effective technology solutions for user defined needs.” Following are his first 5 predictions for 2010 healthcare technology trends:
Video-based technologies that allow patients to access medical information.
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