ETHOS is holding a contest for the best video to explain online risk to elders. The winning team must consist of current IU students, and will receive $1000 in gift cards. See the rules of the contest. Deadline for letter …
Researchers in Northern Ireland take technology to the shirt on your back, finding new ways to support health and independence in later life. The story can be found here.…
Seniors using the Nintendo Wii for bowling:
The NRC recently put out a report on the major challenges for how to use technology for “effective” health care (prepublicaiton version). They have a lot of good things to say, including a focus on patient empowerment. It …
Inspired by service dogs, inventors at Laboratory for Perpetual Robotics at the
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, have created the uBOT-5, a helpful, uncomplaining, no-shed robot to help aging adults remain independent. The uBOT-5 can carry out simple tasks, monitor …
Here’s a new product to help measure physical activity… and even sleep cycles: http://www.fitbit.com. The FAQ claims that you can wear this thing anywhere and get over 95% accuracy for step counts. I don’t think any pedometer on the market …
Last week, I went on a whirlwind speaking tour to Motorola Research in Chicago, Intel Research – Seattle, Microsoft Research (also in Seattle) and the University of Washington. Among other things, Italked about the ETHOS project. Microsoft was nice enough …
The Washington Post had a very interesting article this weekend about a $1.3 Billion dollar business with participants IntelliScript AND Ingenix being identified as major players. Basically, these companies obtain indirect health records through information about use of prescription medication. …
So I just read an article which describes a system of sensors in the home that can be programmed to detect certain behaviors (or lack thereof), and then notify a loved one with a text message. The system monitors electrical …
I’m reading a report out of Scotland about the public’s attitude towards an emergency electronic health record, and I’m finding some interesting things. Many participants expressed concerns about the security of their electronic health records, yet were not concerned about …