AgeTech Innovations in Healthcare for Older Adults

著者名：Juzwishin, Donald/MacNeil, Maggie/Meisen, Axel/Stolee, Paul

Springer（2025/07/25発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783031868849
• eISBN：9783031868856

Description

This book explores the transformative potential of digital technologies to achieve more effective and integrated health care for older adults. It examines the biological and social processes of aging through personas and scenarios, highlighting their impacts on current and future health care delivery systems. It provides a global perspective on the development of health care systems, discussing barriers and opportunities for reform and innovation within the context of policymaking and health technology assessment. Focusing on home care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and primary care, the book offers insights and tools to enhance these services for older adults. It addresses the critical adoption of standardized electronic health records, emphasizing their importance for accessibility and interoperability within health care systems. Readers are introduced to conceptual models and ethical considerations that frame the challenges and opportunities in health care. The book showcases various AgeTech innovations, pilot projects, and initiatives that can address the health care needs of older adults, improving their independence and quality of life. Additionally, it identifies key areas for future research and innovation in AgeTech, encouraging readers to engage with questions and issues that promote continuous thinking about health care reform and AgeTech integration.

Targeting a diverse audience, the book aims to inspire and mobilize business leaders, educators and trainees, researchers, innovators, policymakers, health care providers, and citizens—especially older adults. By presenting evidence and practical strategies, it underscores AgeTech’s role in creating a continuous, integrated, and learning-oriented health care delivery system.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Introduction.- Health and Social Needs of Older People in the 21st Century.- Aging at the Nexus of AgeTech and the Evolution of Health Care and Health Service.- Health Care and Health Service Delivery for the Home Environment.- Long Term Residential Care.- Rehabilitation.- Primary Care and Care Coordination.- Electronic Health Records.- Aging and Falling through the Cracks of Health Care Delivery.- A Vision for Health Care and AgeTech in the 21st Century.- Concluding Remarks About the Future.- LIST OF ACRONYMS.- Appendix A: Questions and Challenges for Readers.- GLOSSARY.- INDEX.