Ransomware attack affects 1,500 health system computers, disrupts services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2019
A ransomware attack at a Wyoming health system that includes a long-term care facility has affected all 1,500 computers, disrupted service provision and forced the use of paper charts instead of electronic...
Telemedicine decreases ED use by senior living residents with dementia: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2019
Use of telemedicine can decrease emergency department use by independent living and assisted living residents for their acute illnesses, according to a study newly published in the Journal of Post-Acute...
Health system, payer telehealth efforts to be rated in new study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2019
Health system and payer-led telehealth efforts will be rated when J.D. Power releases the results of its first study of consumer satisfaction with telehealth programs in November, the company announced...
For health and wellness technology, older adults want to learn from healthcare professionals
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2019
Unlike with other types of technology, older adults still “rely heavily” on physicians and other healthcare professionals for information about health and wellness-related technologies, according to...
Computers increasingly lure older adults to sedentary life, risking health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2019
An increasing percentage of Americans aged 65 or more years have been spending time sitting at computers, despite public health messages that such inactivity increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease,...
New toolkit focuses on falls detection and prevention
Oct 19, 2018
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies on Thursday introduced its first-ever toolkit devoted to safety technology — specifically, technology to detect or prevent falls — for use in...
Web portal usage still encounters resistance from seniors: poll
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Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2018
Half of older adults don’t use web portals designed to let them communicate with their healthcare providers, and even those who do use them are not taking advantage of all of the portal’s features,...
Trinity Health to roll out Epic system to entire organization
May 03, 2018
Livonia, MI-based Trinity Health announced Wednesday that it is moving to a single, enterprise-wide electronic health record and revenue cycle management system, the Epic platform. The change includes...
Providers tell CMS to explore telehealth, care coordination, long-term care financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2018
Chronic care management via telehealth and remote monitoring, service coordination in affordable housing, and long-term care financing are some of the new directions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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Apr 04, 2018
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