Home healthcare agencies can reap big benefits from telehealth
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 18, 2021
A mix of telehealth and personal visits can yield better results for patients than strictly in-person visits, according to a technology leader at Dallas-based home healthcare firm AccentCare.
Honor Technology and Home Instead combine in revolutionary home care deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 06, 2021
Honor Technology shook the home care industry Friday, announcing a deal to buy Omaha-based Home Instead for at an undisclosed price. The combined companies represent more than $2.1 billion in home care...
Learn about engagement technology and earn 1 CE credit
Jul 13, 2021
How effective is engagement technology in home care? A panel of experts from across the continuum of long-term care will discuss this topic during a McKnight’s webinar on Thursday, July 29, at 1 p.m....
Creators of augmented reality software should keep seniors in mind: study
By
Liza Berger
Jul 12, 2021
Augmented reality (AR) — think the Pokemon Go game — may have many benefits for older adults living at home. But designers, for the most part, are not developing the software with this age group in...
Dallas private equity firm hopes to build out a home care juggernaut with acquisition of Choice Health...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 29, 2021
A new partnership between Dallas-based private equity firm Coltala Holdings and Tyler, TX-based Choice Health at Home could lead to a multistate home care powerhouse.
Telehealth may help to improve in-person physician visits, doc offers at tech summit
By
Liza Berger
Jun 09, 2021
Telehealth not only likely will remain after the pandemic, it may help to drive quality for in-person visits, a speaker said Tuesday during a session of LeadingAge’s Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations...
McKnight’s Tech Awards entry deadline is Tuesday
May 21, 2021
Has your organization implemented technology in the past year to improve care, services or operations or to improve connections between staff members and residents and/or their families? Here’s your...
2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards open for nominations, will be part of new event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2021
Nominations now are open for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. This year, the awards program will be part of the new McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit on Aug. 25 and 26.
Home care webinar to focus on senior engagement technology
By
Liza Berger
Feb 25, 2021
A “McKnight’s” webinar on March 4 at 1 p.m. ET will be geared to home care providers and focus on how to engage seniors through technology.
Humana launches pilot program for MA members with multiple chronic diseases
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 18, 2021
Humana, an insurer and home care provider, reportedly is launching a pilot platform — Humana Care Support — for Medicare Advantage members with multiple chronic diseases in Pennsylvania, West Virginia...