Coronavirus pushes senior living and care to make choices on telehealth
By
Jared Darlington
May 04, 2020
Understanding and preparing your organization for the process of implementing any new telehealth program can be the difference between success and failure.
Telehealth: Driving more effective, qualitative and accessible care for U.S. seniors
By
Ed Mercadante, BSPharm, R.Ph., D.Sc.(Hon)
Apr 08, 2021
By improving access to quality care and the efficiency with which that care is delivered, telehealth has the potential to positively affect quality of life — and could serve as a catalyst that drives...
What will home care look like post-COVID-19? Brooks-LaSure will help guide us
By
Liza Berger
May 27, 2021
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is taking the reins of CMS at a time when Congress and regulators are making key decisions about healthcare in the post-pandemic world.
Why telehealth is here to stay: The opportunity for senior living
By
Robert G. Kramer
Kelsey Mellard
Oct 29, 2020
The immediate necessity of telehealth due to the pandemic will diminish soon, we hope, but continued investment and use will be critical to enabling older adults to have healthcare come to them rather...
Telehealth supports hospice and palliative care providers, patients and caregivers
By
Robert Crook, M.D.
Terri Maxwell, Ph.D.
Jun 22, 2021
Rather than viewing telehealth as a compromise on palliative and hospice care for the seriously ill, clinicians should see this as an option that is safer as it reduces exposure. Many individuals also...
Technology-enabled behavioral healthcare experiences are here to stay
By
Michael Gorton
Oct 28, 2021
Behavioral telehealth prepares residents in assisted living communities, residential centers and nursing homes for life after COVID-19.
Telehealth: The new frontier
By
Liza Berger
Mar 19, 2021
Crises have the unique power to both unearth long-simmering problems and unmask raw potential. I think it’s fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic (an indisputable crisis) has managed to do both.
What we’ve learned about using telehealth to reach older adults during COVID-19
By
David Lindeman, Ph.D.
Jul 12, 2021
Lessons we’ve learned about how to most effectively reach older adults in affordable senior housing can be applied to efforts designed to reach any underserved population with digital health technology...
Operators are turning to telehealth to mitigate exposure to COVID-19
By
Josh Hofmeyer
Apr 30, 2020
We all are acutely aware of the risk COVID-19 and similar illnesses pose to residents in senior living, skilled nursing and other long-term care communities. Many operators have turned to telehealth to...
Virtual healthcare is great, but senior living providers should think about implications
By
Jordan Parnell
Gerald Stoll
Jul 08, 2021
Even as telehealth takes the world by storm as “new new thing” for healthcare, there are reasons for those in the senior living and care industry to take a step back and evaluate the advantages against...