Using Technology to Improve Care of Older Adults: Critical Topics in an Aging Society

Grounded in a unique team-based geriatrics perspective, this book delivers a broad range of current, evidence-based knowledge about innovative technology that has the potential to advance the care and well-being of older adults. It provides key information about the development, selection, and implementation of technology products, and describes research evidence, education-based initiatives, and systems thinking. The book also examines challenges and barriers to implementation, adoption, and innovation.

From telehealth and assistive technology in the home to simulation and augmented reality in educational settings, the text provides a hands-on, field-tested articulation of how products can aid in the transitional care process, chronic care delivery, and geriatrics/gerontology education. It discusses technology developments in rural areas, home telehealth, wearable technology, personalized medicine, social robots, technology to assist seniors with cognitive impairments, and the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance health care of older adults. The text is written to help health care professionals select the appropriate technology for their needs.

KEY FEATURES:

• Describes the most current technology resources, evidence, and developments for older adult care
• Based on a team-centered approach
• Written by interprofessional health care providers experienced in implementing, developing, and adopting technology to assist older adults
• Addresses the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for transforming aging with technology across transitions of care

Diane Chau, MD, is Associate Professor at UC San Diego. She is also the Medical Director of GeriJoy, a tele-monitoring device company for seniors.

Thomas F. Osborne, MD, is the Director of Medical Informatics at Virtual Radiologic, a national radiology practice providing telemedicine services to over 2,100 hospitals and clinics in all 50 states as well as multiple different countries. He is also the Director of Research at MEDNAX, a national multispecialty medical group which comprises the nation’s leading providers and is reshaping the delivery of care with evidence-based solutions.