Feds focusing on efficacy of at-home medical technologies
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 05, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health began soliciting public comments last month on a range of eight questions related to at-home medical devices.
Tech Awards’ final deadline is today!
Jun 28, 2023
Today is the last day to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended!
Jun 23, 2023
The deadline to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended until Wednesday, June 28.
New app helps wheelchair users find truly accessible places
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 23, 2023
A new app allows users to enter their mobility needs, and score locations, such as retail locations, from doctor’s offices to restaurants, to assure they can access the facility.
1 week left to enter the 2023 McKnight’s Tech Awards
Jun 16, 2023
The deadline to enter the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards is a week away — Friday, June 23. Find out more here.
At-home senior digital platform releases app to help families manage all aspects of care
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
A platform that specializes in at-home support for seniors announced the release of its first mobile app this week.
New AI app uses ‘selfies’ to generate health diagnostics
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 26, 2023
The Together app is the first program to use “generative AI” to record a variety of symptoms including blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen, according to Renee, the company that introduced it...
AI ‘promising’ for use in geriatrics, but ethical concerns remain, researchers say
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
A new meta-study on using AI within geriatrics praises AI as a “valuable asset” but still warns about the need for future research and potential ethical concerns.
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
New AI tool helps spark the conversation about early dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 06, 2023
A new app’s virtual agent asks memory-probing questions to patients — picture descriptions and verbal fluency tests — to look for signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.