AllyAlign gets $10 million in funding to accelerate its growth in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2019
Richmond, VA-based Medicare Advantage special need plans developer and administrator AllyAlign Health said it will use $10 million in investor funding to accelerate its growth with independent living,...
New toolkit focuses on falls detection and prevention
Oct 19, 2018
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies on Thursday introduced its first-ever toolkit devoted to safety technology — specifically, technology to detect or prevent falls — for use in...
Trinity Health to roll out Epic system to entire organization
May 03, 2018
Livonia, MI-based Trinity Health announced Wednesday that it is moving to a single, enterprise-wide electronic health record and revenue cycle management system, the Epic platform. The change includes...
Medicare Rights Center updates online curriculum
Dec 15, 2016
The Medicare Rights Center has launched the newly redesigned Medicare Interactive Pro, an online curriculum designed to help professionals help residents, clients, patients, employees, retirees and others...
Onköl hub wins 2016 Edison Award
Apr 25, 2016
The device, which links a variety of home- and health-monitoring sensors to connect older adults with family members, professionals and data platforms, won in the Health and Wellness – Safety & Health...
NCBAC Alzheimer Caregiver Guide approved for Florida direct-care workers
Feb 22, 2016
The state of Florida now recognizes the National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care’s Alzheimer Caregiver Guide to meet the four-hour training requirement for direct care workers in assisted...
Aging, dying topics of popular downloaded reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
The National Academies Press has released the list of its top 15 reports purchased or downloaded for free in 2015. Aging, dying and other healthcare topics proved to be popular.
MatrixCare to buy AOD Software
Dec 10, 2015
Electronic health records company MatrixCare announced Thursday morning it will buy AOD Software.
NCBAC offers new course for professional caregivers
Oct 05, 2015
“Intro to ADRD for Professional Caregivers” is a one-hour online course designed to help direct care staff better understand Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.