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Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology Workshop Summary (2013) / Chapter Skim
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7 Reflections on the Presentations
Pages 49-56

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... . Marc Perlman, global vice president for health care and life sciences industry at Oracle, reflected on the presentations in the panel "Technologies to Promote Community Integration and Participation Through Social Connectedness" (Chapter 5)
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... Case Western Reserve University Peckham focused on the problems of affordability and awareness that plague the use of technology by older Americans, including those with disabilities. Devices available two decades ago had more capabilities than devices available now because cost-containment systems are driving manufacturing.
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... With Access My City, he could have captured that information and put it to use, which might have also benefited other people who missed the announcement. Other Comments Joseph Agostini said that if a technology works in a subset of the population and has benefits for employers or for the health care system, then it will have legs.
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From page 52...
... People want to be in control when they are traveling on this highway, Perlman continued. They want to control their health care information, schedule office visits, connect with their health care providers, and have security.
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... Brewer pointed to the substantial amount of work that has been done to support engagement with the health care system as people age, including the work that Lewis has done. Perlman said that technological connections often have to be as simple as possible so that in some cases people will not even realize they are using the Web.
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... Technology will also forge a convergence among health care, information, communication, and consumer technologies, said Li. It will make medicine preventive, predictive, personalized, and participatory, as well as bring parity to medicine.
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... Other Comments Several workshop participants pointed to the need for future convenings to advance the issues discussed at the workshop. For example, Rory Cooper, University of Pittsburgh, suggested organizing a joint meeting with the President's Council on Competitiveness, because controlling health care costs for older Americans and people with disabilities is a competitive issue.
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