LeadingAge CAST launches tool to assist tech adoption
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2019
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has launched a Health Information Exchange (HIE) selection tool, a multipart resource that will help care providers understand, plan for, choose...
Leverage Heath firm, WellBe team up
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2019
WellBe Senior Medical and venture catalyst firm Leverage Health have formed a strategic partnership, with Leverage as a major investor and growth catalyst.
Rulings continue to resist providers’ arbitration efforts
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2019
A series of arbitration rulings this fall set skilled nursing providers back on their heels.
Study: EHR data can predict ulcers better than Braden
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
Move over, Braden? Mathematical models built on readily available electronic health record data predicted the development of pressure wounds better than the ubiquitous Braden scale tool in a large study...
Amazon launches voice transcription service
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
Amazon is continuing its push into the healthcare space with voice transcription technology that can convert clinician and patient speech to text and allow developers to integrate medical transcription...
Episcopal Retirement Services names Steward new CFO
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
Dan Steward has been named chief financial officer of Ohio-based Episcopal Retirement Services. Prior to joining ERS, Steward had nearly 20 years of experience in auditing and consulting roles for...
CenTrak launches TruView for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2019
CenTrak Inc., provider of enterprise locating and sensing services, has launched its new TruView™ system with safety, workflow and locating capabilities. TruView is a wander-management tool with location-based...
MemoryWell, PointClickCare link biographies, health info
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2019
MemoryWell, a digital platform for storytelling, is partnering with PointClickCare to integrate patients’ health records and information with their life histories. MemoryWell is a digital platform for...
New bedside AI tool reduces call response time
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2019
OrbitaASSIST is the latest voice-enabled, artificial intelligence-driven bedside virtual health assistant from Orbita. This market-proven solution offers an alternative or adjunct to traditional nurse...
AI diagnostic tool sets sights on readmission
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2019
Clare Medical has created a new artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tool to accurately predict the likelihood of patients requiring admission to a hospital within 30 days. The data it generates can...