Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to new research led by scientists...
AARP: Older adults’ tech usage is growing
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Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2020
Adults ages 50 and older are adopting consumer technologies, including smartphones, wearables, home assistants/smart speakers and smart home technologies, at nearly the same rate as adults ages 18 to 49,...
February IT Update
Feb 02, 2020
The LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions has released an Excel-based turnover cost calculator tool to help providers estimate how much staff turnover is costing their community.
EHR use rising but connectedness lagging
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Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2020
More post-acute care providers are embracing the use of electronic health records in their facilities, according to a new survey by Black Book Market Research firm.
McKnight’s Tech Awards honor innovation
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Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2019
Telemedicine. A post-acute provider collaboration platform. Automation of resident activity calendars. These were just a few technologies that earned top honors in McKnight’s 2019 Excellence in Technology...
iPad-like technology helping elders and disabled connect
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Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2019
In 2013, when Nancy Likens, director of the Soprema Senior Center and Café first came up with the idea of using the café as a job-training site for volunteers from the Medina County Board of Developmental...
‘Telementoring’ boosts SNF caregiving and its processes
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Amy Novotney
Jun 06, 2019
Remote coaching by academic medical experts can improve geriatrics expertise among skilled nursing employees, a University of Chicago study has found. SNF caregivers often lack the needed background...
Long-term care data is often unable to share, survey finds
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Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2018
Interoperability is improving in healthcare, but many providers are still struggling to connect with skilled nursing facilities, according to a survey released in late October.
Study: Portal designs must keep older adults in mind
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Amy Novotney
Nov 02, 2018
Nearly half of patient portal registrations at an Amsterdam academic medical center between 2015 and 2016 were from adults age 56 years and older, according to a study published in September in Digital...
Amazon will shake up healthcare: Execs
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2018
Every week there seems to be a new announcement about some major company deciding to enter the healthcare landscape. But what do providers really think about the future of healthcare?