Healthtech Institute creates 14-member collaborative, announces new study on tech and hypertension
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 01, 2024
The Peterson Health Tech Institute jointly announced a new digital health collaborative and plans for two new case studies.
Latest bed sensor innovations are from outer space, literally
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 13, 2023
A new sensor for bedridden seniors has been derived from technology initially used to help build and repair the International Space Station.
Business briefs, April 3
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 03, 2024
Brookdale’s staffing algorithm under fire for alleged chronic understaffing of communities … Collaboration targets elevating the value of nursing … HUD announces $174M in green, resilient funding...
Financing, interest rates top concerns among senior housing investors: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2023
The availability of financing and increasing interest rates are the top concerns among senior housing investors, according to poll results shared in Partner Valuation Advisors’ US Seniors Housing 2023...
Active adult, assisted living biggest areas of investment interest, survey finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
The active adult and assisted living segments of seniors housing will be the biggest opportunities for investment in 2024, according to poll results shared in Partner Valuation Advisors’ US Seniors Housing...
Xylitol linked to incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk
Jun 17, 2024
The sweetener xylitol was linked to incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk in an initial untargeted metabolomics study and was confirmed in a validation cohort.
Meet Carol Gordon, 2024 Spirit Award winner
By
Adam Healy
Jun 30, 2024
Carol Gordon, resident care associate at Benchmark Senior Living’s The Village at Willow Crossings in Waltham, MA, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
‘Astonishing’ effects of distant wildfires may compel more senior care air monitors: researcher
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 29, 2024
This summer, researchers are expanding a long-term care monitoring study on smoke from wildfires being conducted in MST states.
Biased AI models in healthcare may lead caregivers and clinicians astray, new study warns
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 02, 2024
Clinicians are not able to detect when AI is biased and are likely to follow the AI’s inaccurate results, a new study warns.
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.