Virtual health care may help baby boomers through old age
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Nancy B.
Virtual health care givers are likely in the future for baby boomers who may not have enough health care professionals to meet their needs. Timothy Bickmore, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, is among leading scientists trying to build technology to help people stick to health regimens such as taking their medicine on time or stick to their exercise routine. Keeping people on their medicine and active could reduce illness and cut health care costs, according to an article in the Boston Globe.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2007/05/21/laura_makes_digital_health_coaching_personal/
Virtual health care may help baby boomers through old age
Posted by Nancy B.
Virtual health care givers are likely in the future for baby boomers who may not have enough health care professionals to meet their needs. Timothy Bickmore, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, is among leading scientists trying to build technology to help people stick to health regimens such as taking their medicine on time or stick to their exercise routine. Keeping people on their medicine and active could reduce illness and cut health care costs, according to an article in the Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2007/05/21/laura_makes_digital_health_coaching_personal/