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20 Questions for Health IT #9: Health Tech & the Elderly

September 12, 2014 By Health Standards Leave a Comment

20 Questions for Health IT 9

Question number 9 of our “20 Questions for Health IT” project. Please comment in the comments section or on twitter using the #20HIT tag. View the other questions and comments here. 

Question from Angela Dunn, HL7 Standards contributor:

How can healthcare technology better serve the aging population? One in 5 Americans will be senior citizens by 2030, and we are all living longer.

Healthcare technology can better serve the aging population by helping people live independently longer, and manage chronic disease more effectively. Current trends include baby boomer caregivers that will soon move into the senior population themselves. We are only at the beginning of understanding how wearable technologies and sensors can improve health, including managing chronic disease for the elderly.

Today, caregivers and family members are looking for healthcare technology that keeps tabs on parents and grandparents. Popular solutions include medication management apps and activity sensors. Developers must keep in mind that the older population wants their opinion to be heard and considered, including privacy concerns. Read more on senior trends and technologies in my next blog post, “Healthcare Technology and Our Aging Population” on September 18th.

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