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A new technology product coming to market is taking aim at reducing hospital readmissions by improving the connection between patient and caregiver\u2014via television.\u00a0The technology, currently being developed in England is targeting a specific need among the aging population: simple, direct communication without the need for tech savvy.\u00a0Speakset, the burgeoning tech being piloted in the UK in homes and health care communities, takes a TV and turns it into a video communication device. With the installation of a small box, a remote control can make a call with a video component instantly.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s specifically designed for older people to combat isolation and also to reduce health care delivery costs,\u201d says Aditya Kasliwal, Speakset co-founder. \u201cWe were shocked by the statistics and wanted to do something about it.\u201d\u00a0The technology simply turns a standard TV into a video chat portal with the installation of a small device. The video chat function can then be navigated via remote control. It also has an online interface where users can log in via computer or tablet.<\/p>\n

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A new technology product coming to market is taking aim at reducing hospital readmissions by improving the connection between patient and caregiver\u2014via television.\u00a0The technology, currently being developed in England is targeting a specific need among the aging population: simple, direct communication without the need for tech savvy.\u00a0Speakset, the burgeoning tech being piloted in the UK in homes and health care…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-senior-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTech Connects Caregivers Through Patient TVs - Assisting Hands<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new tech product coming to market is aiming to reduce hospital readmissions by improvement to the connection between patient & caregiver via television.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/6\/newjersey\/centralnj\/blog\/senior-care-tech-connects-caregivers-though-patient-tvs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tech Connects Caregivers Through Patient TVs - 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