RPM, cybersecurity highest tech priorities for many healthcare orgs, survey finds
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 15, 2023
RPM and cybersecurity are the highest future priorities for healthcare companies, according to a newly released report from Panda Health.
Device that monitors organ transplants could be game-changer for seniors with kidney disease
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 13, 2023
A new tool could provide a major breakthrough in monitoring and avoiding organ rejection: an ultrathin electronic implant that would continuously stream data about the organ to a software platform.
New humanoid robot literally takes a weight off LTC caregiver burden
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 17, 2023
One hundred models of a new robot that can lift its own weight, more than 110 pounds, will be produced by the end of the year.
AI ‘can’t fly solo,’ needs humanizing context for use in healthcare, data expert emphasizes
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 10, 2023
A researcher who builds passive AI-enabled monitoring devices believes that if more people adopted tech, it could provide invaluable data.
Long-term care tech giants PointClickCare and MatrixCare win big again as Best in KLAS 2024 award winners...
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 07, 2024
PointClickCare was one of several tech giants who serve the long-term care industry that were honored with Best in KLAS 2024 awards.
AI scam-busting tool gives seniors a way to fight back against swindlers
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 05, 2024
A newly launched online program is designed to address the threat of AI scams and teach older adults about how to “distinguish truth from fiction.”
Despite their heavy social media use, seniors increasingly wary of scams, misinformation
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 05, 2023
At least some of seniors’ heavy social media use is for seeking out health-related content online, according to a new study on seniors’ internet habits.
AI tools show promise in gauging caregivers’ mental health burdens
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 09, 2023
AI tools showed promise in evaluating mental health issues in hundreds of healthcare workers, including nurses, a new report shows.
Defibrillator drones beat ambulances to the scene of cardiac arrest, new research shows
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 28, 2023
Drones could offer emergency relief to heart attack sufferers faster than a traditional ambulance, a new study reveals.
Seniors feeling their OATS with tech education programs
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 30, 2024
Two recent senior literacy programs include an “appy hour” in the Hastings, NE, library, and a new AARP OATS program in Colorado Springs.