FamiliLink- Online communication solution for older adults to stay digitally connected to others
Submitted: April, 2010
FamiliLink empowers families to more easily provide care and support to their elderly loved ones by including them in the digital loop through accessible and user friendly technology. FamiliLink offers a subscription based service for individuals and a hosted solution (software as a service) for senior care facilities and senior communities.

Virtual Reality Visuospatial Assessment as a Predictor of Mild Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
Submitted: April, 2010
Visuospatial perception-the ability to process and interpret visual informa-tion about where one is in relation to his or her environment-becomes impaired in people with Alzheimer's disease. Deficits in this ability can contribute to disorientation, difficulty performing daily activities and loss of independence. Albert Rizzo, Ph.D., and colleagues are investigating the utility of virtual reality (VR) technology for assessing visuospatial perception.

Novel Tools for Assessing Dynamic Brain Networks and Cognition in Dementia
Submitted: April, 2010
The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain in which thought processes take place. This area consists of nerve cells and the pathways that connect them. In Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders, the orchestration of brain activity in large sections of the cerebral cortex may become dysfunctional.To study this loss of function, researchers use imaging tools, such as electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). George V. Simpson, Ph.D., and colleagues propose to develop computer programs that will make the process of analyzing brain activity images much faster.

Cell Phone Video Streaming in Alzheimer's Disease
Submitted: April, 2010
Remaining at home as long as possible can be personally, socially and economically beneficial for many people with dementia and their families. Innovative schemes using assistive home technologies may reduce isolation and improve functioning for these individuals. Such technologies may ease the demands on caregivers and help people who might otherwise need to consider institutional care. David Craig, M.D., and colleagues have developed a protocol for the novel use of cell phone technology to increase communication between individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their remote caregivers.

Set-Top Box for Home-based Delivery of Health Care
Submitted: April, 2010
Our research centers on the use of multi-point videoconferencing, using small set-top boxes (the DocBox) which are placed in patient's homes. These units, about the size of a paperback book, connect to a home television and to a broadband internet connection. Our videoconferencing unit requires little or no interaction from the patient, and is controlled centrally by the health care or wellness provider.

ActivHealth: A PHR System for At-Risk Sedentary Adults
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. The Research Triangle Institute team will design innovative personal health record tools that assist sedentary adults that are at risk for or suffering from chronic diseases in becoming more physically active.

Living Profiles: Transmedia Personal Health Record Systems for Young Adults
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. This effort aims to help adolescent youth play a more active role in their health and health care at a pivotal moment – as they transition from pediatric to adult care systems.

Assisting Older Adults with Transitions of Care
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. The University of Colorado at Denver’s Care Transitions Intervention has improved the quality and safety of transitional care by using a paper personal health record (PHR) to inform and empower patients and caregivers.

A Customized Care Plan for Breast Cancer Patients
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. This team will design an application that builds a customized care plan for patients diagnosed with breast cancer.

Personal Health Management Assistant
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. The grant team will design a Personal Health Management Assistant tool intended to assist patients diagnosed with heart failure and heart disease (HF/HD) in self-managing their condition at home.

Personal Health Application for Diabetes Self-Management
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. This team will design a personal health application for patients with diabetes that integrates and analyzes data including nutrition intake, physical activity levels, medications and biometric information collected through personal monitoring, such as blood glucose levels and weight.

Chronic Disease Medication Management Between Office Visits
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. University of Washington researchers aim to design three interrelated personal health applications for overweight patients that exhibit one or more conditions that make up the metabolic syndrome.

My-Medi-Health: A Vision for a Child-focused Personal Medication Management System
Submitted: April, 2010
Project HealthDesign support pioneers in health information technology to design next-generation personal health record (PHR) systems. A July 2006 call for proposals generated more than 165 applications from technology pioneers across the country. The grant team will design a bold personal health record system for medication management that recognizes the role that children living with chronic diseases may play in their own care process.

IBM Mobile Health Toolkit from IBM Zurich Research Lab
Submitted: April, 2010
IBM Research, working with medical device and mobile phone handset manufacturers, has created a unique solution to track vital signs.

Electrocardiogram Hardware Prototype - University of Tampere, Finland
Submitted: April, 2010
This hardware prototype is used to measure electrical activity of the heart (electrocardiogram, ECG).

Heart Rate Monitoring Software Prototype - University of Tampere Technical Univeristy
Submitted: April, 2010
This prototype software has a graphical user interface allowing the user to select a warning and an alert threshold. When the pulse rate of the subject exceeds the warning threshold, an agent with speech and face synthesis instructs the subject to calm down.

Implantable Biosensor - Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Submitted: April, 2010
The Wireless research project is developing miniscule subcutaneous sensors, which can be used to monitor, for example, the function of the heart or prosthetic joints even over long periods of time.

Gloucester Smart House - Dementia Voice
Submitted: April, 2010
In partnership with Housing 21 and the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, Dementia Voice has converted an ordinary 3-bedroom house on a sheltered housing complex into a dementia-friendly environment that demonstrates how new technology can assist people with dementia to remain independent for longer.

Untethered Monitoring - Body Sensor Platform - CIMIT
Submitted: April, 2010
An on-body sensor array patch that is capable of transmitting information such temperature, a respiration, motion sensor, and heart rate from this tiny patch to a hub such as a cell phone, or pager sized computer because there is also radio transmitter within this patch.

Real-time, Wireless Monitor - NASA / MetroHealth System
Submitted: April, 2010
To find out, a team from NASA Glenn Research Center and the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, has developed a method for doctors to monitor astronauts hearts in space. This technology may also improve care for thousands of patients on Earth every year.

Patient-Specific Seizure Onset Detection - MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab
Submitted: April, 2010
Approximately 1% of the world’s population exhibits symptoms of epilepsy. a serious disorder of the central nervous system that predisposes those affected to recurrent seizures. A seizure is a sudden breakdown of the neuronal activity of the brain that is clinically manifested by an involuntary alteration in behavior, movement, sensation, or consciousness.

Telzuit Bio-Patch Wireless Holter Monitor
Submitted: April, 2010
Telzuit flagship product, the Bio-Patch Wireless Holter Monitor is a full 12-lead, wireless holter monitor, which measures, records, and transmits physiological signals associated with a patient’s cardiovascular system.

Smart Scalable Medical Alert & Response Program - MIT (CSAIL)
Submitted: April, 2010
Brigham & Women’s Hospital proposes to combine existing and new technologies to develop SMART: Scalable Medical Alert and Response Technology, a system for patient tracking and monitoring that begins at the emergency site and continues through transport, triage, stabilization, and transfer between external sites and health care facilities as well as within a health care facility.

The Physician's Hand by iNeedMD
Submitted: April, 2010
The Physician’s Hand is a glove in which are imbedded a variety of sensors

In home wireless monitoring and medication impact study.
Submitted: April, 2010
Using IR sensors our product learns the behavior patterns of individuals in their home. When a disruption in those patterns occurs or when an abnormal event takes place a three tiered response is initiated. Activity levels are monitored, stored and cross referenced with medications for greater data relevance.

Passive In-Home Health Status Monitoring in Independent Living: Psych-Social Impact Assessment Study
Submitted: April, 2010

Passive In-Home Health Status Monitoring: Psych-Social Impact Assessment Study in Home Care Setting
Submitted: April, 2010

Behavioral Monitoring with wireless motion sensors for independent living
Submitted: April, 2010
Evaluation of behavioral monitoring using wireless motion sensors of seniors living independently within our apartment buildings as well as seniors living independently within NORC communities where we provide supportive services

Impact of In-Home Health Status Monitoring on Older Adults’ Quality of Life in Assisted Living
Submitted: April, 2010

Potential Economic Impact of Passive In-Home Health Status Monitoring in Assisted Living
Submitted: April, 2010

Wesley Manor smart residence
Submitted: April, 2010
Provide all types of residents with means of alerting/communicating with staff

Worker Interactive Networking (WIN) & Totally Wireless Sensor Monitoring of Elders Well-being at
Submitted: April, 2010
Funded by the Dept of Commerce's Technology Opportunity Program (TOP), we developed and tested the first completely wireless based system designed to support working caregivers concerned about older adults alone at home during the caregiver's worktime. Known as the Worker Interactive Networking (WIN) project, it offerd workplace Internet access via PC/PDA/cellphone to a uniquely integrated 4 feature system providing a caregiver support group, resource linkages, and remote home monitoring elders via motion sensors.

Home Assurance Monitoring System Project
Submitted: April, 2010
Northeast Health and General Electric Global Research and Development are collaborating on the beta testing of an in-home monitoring system utilizing standard security sensors. This non-video, non-audio system allows caregivers (formal and informal) to observe activity events that translate into an understanding of how the elder patient/loved one is faring in their home environment.

Intelligent Environment for Older Adults with Dementia
Submitted: April, 2010
The goal of this project is to develop a system that can autonomously monitor the actions of a user during common ADL and provide intelligent assistance and prompts when errors in completion are detected.

Presbyterian Pilot Project~ Cost effective holistic innovations in providing technology solutions.
Submitted: April, 2010
A state-of-the-art and technologically advanced Parkinson's disease movement impairment residence that is serving as a national model in the care and treatment of Parkinson's and other movement impairment diseases both on campus and within the community.

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Submitted: April, 2010
MIT research group developing proactive health technologies for the home

Context Aware Devices to Support Independence
Submitted: April, 2010
Intelligent, computer-based devices that support older adults and others with memory deline, by using wireless sensor networks to determine when reminders of daily activities are needed, and generating personalized reminders as appropriate.