New tech can help stop healthcare-associated infections from spreading, study suggests
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 15, 2024
AI can be an important component of surveillance against infection outbreaks in healthcare settings, researchers have found.
Digital avatars and AI could get seniors talking … especially those who can’t now
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 26, 2024
Using AI could help create a digital avatar of someone and their voice to assist seniors whose language abilities were damaged by a stroke.
Seniors don’t want AI caregivers; but tech giants are betting on them anyway, reports show
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 26, 2024
As one company launches a new “AI healthcare agent,” investors believe virtual caregivers can fill staffing shortages in LTC.
Senators expand appeal to FTC on AI threats to elderly
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Aaron Dorman
Dec 07, 2023
A group of four US senators is urging the FTC to take action against artificial intelligence and scam threats aimed at older adults.
End-of-life digital tech tools must maintain ‘warm’ touch to be effective, experts stress
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Aaron Dorman
Nov 09, 2023
The need for technology to maintain the “human” or personal dynamic in palliative and hospice care was highlighted in a new report.
Group’s new tool will thoroughly vet new healthcare tech products and services
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 21, 2023
A new assessment framework was recently developed by two healthcare organizations to specifically audit technology that either supplants or assists traditional care roles.
‘Smart’ glasses, mobility tools part of dynamic slate of senior tech getting seed funding
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 21, 2024
Eleven senior tech projects will receive funding and support from the Design Age Institute in London, from apps to mobility solutions.
Senior living operators taking advantage of AI tools for infection control
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 26, 2023
A health tech company is installing its AI-enabled solution for infection control at 24 senior living facilities in Tennessee.
Bedrock Healthcare touts multiple partnerships to bring new tech, AI, to clients
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 13, 2023
Long-term care firm Bedrock Healthcare at Home has announced several new tech partnerships that the company hopes will improve patient care.
Tiny throat patch turns muscle movement into speech for seniors with speaking disorders
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 15, 2024
A new throat patch tool combines AI with electrical stimulation to assist those with voice disorders to regain their speech.