Staff training and sales support among best uses for AI in LTC settings, expert says
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
A new overview of artificial intelligence in long-term care from LeadingAge highlights some of the most valuable new AI tools and reaffirms AI’s role in admin work.
HHS: Lack of incentives bar home health, hospice providers from creating interoperable solutions
By
Adam Healy
Jan 19, 2024
LTPAC organizations have not been incentivized to use interoperable technology in the same way as other healthcare providers, HHS has found.
Telehealth adoption requires nuanced approach beyond simply running cables to rural areas, new report...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
Adding broadband access to rural, underserved communities may not be a silver bullet that enables telehealth use, a new study shows.
FDA approves AI device that helps spot skin cancer
Jan 18, 2024
Along with helping to spot melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, the device can also assess moles for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
This gadget proves wearable robots are hippest solution for elderly fitness
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 18, 2024
Recent research on a “hip-assist” robotic device, which goes around a users’ waist, could help users improve stride and balance for fitness.
New tech-friendly senior living design could serve as model for future buildings, engineers hope
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 18, 2024
Developers behind a new veterans home are hoping the facility serves as a design model for integrating personal tech preferences.
CEOs worried about inflation, recession, yet most are unprepared: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
CEOs in the United States and elsewhere are concerned about economic pressures, yet just 37% are prepared for an increase in inflation, and only 34% are prepared for a recession. That’s according to...
Actions & Transactions, Jan. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
PointClickCare acquires fellow EHR player American HealthTech … Assisted Living Locators opens 150th franchise … Bayview closes $6M C-PACE financing for Durango, CO, senior living community … ESI...
PointClickCare acquires fellow EHR player American HealthTech
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 17, 2024
PointClickCare, already long-term care’s largest health records and technology platform, has expanded its footprint by acquiring American HealthTech, the companies announced Wednesday morning.
Balance app puts ability to prevent falls in seniors’ pocket
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 17, 2024
A new smartphone app helps older adults control their balance by monitoring a user’s body sway while he or she is standing still.