Technology and Aging Parents



You control an Internet-enabled camera from a distance with an iOS gadget or PC. Take a look here

You can tilt and pan the camera, talk with your mom using the 2-way audio capability or even enable night viewing with the infrared mode. Set up motion and sound alerts to notify you if there's a crisis.
Up to four people can use one camera, so you can have others help you with the monitoring. You can control multiple cameras as well, so you aren't limited to watching one room in your mom's house. Technology can help with many medical conditions. Here are some others that you might find interesting.

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Ethics and HIT

Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
  • patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
  • transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
  • institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
  • vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

e-Behaviorial Health


Benefit from new technologies... enable people to have remote access to CBT

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