Without fanfare or even Apple overtly promoting healthcare use, iPads have been creeping into–and approved for–clinical care settings. From medical schools (Stanford) to hospitals (Loyola and Georgetown Universities) and even long term care (RehabCare), iPads are catching on as an alternative… Read moreTablet Wars #2: iPad entering practices, hospitals, LTC
UK-based Cellnovo, developer of a mobile diabetes management system, received £30 million ($48.4 million) in a Series B financing round, led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) to fund commercialization of their system and expansion into new markets. It… Read moreBrighter days in eHealth financing #2–and an acquisition
Both The New York Times (NYT) and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) this weekend published articles on the design and marketing of products that are ‘friendly’ to older people. Both tackle the sticky subject of what’s acceptable and appealing to the broad range of over 65–especially the early boomers who are turning 65 this year. But the articles could not be more different in tone and tack–one smart, the other snarky.
The NYT article ranges widely across cutting edge research (MIT AgeLab, AgeWave consulting group) on attitudes and capabilities, into experiments in living (Orcatech in Portland OR) that in their use of technology, push the boundaries of living independently, longer. “The new business of old age involves technologies and services that promote wellness, mobility, autonomy and social connectivity.”
