As providers, patients, and payers look for more cost-effective and efficient ways to provide health care, some are turning to telehealth as an option. Telehealth involves using electronic communication...
Telememory launches pilot serving isolated memory care patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2020
Telememory, a telehealth startup using artificial-based digital reminiscence technology to share memories and track emotional responses, has launched an Alpha testing program at Delmar Gardens Enterprises....
Using telehealth to its full potential
By
Alissa Meade
Oct 19, 2018
If your facility is using telemedicine only for changes of condition, consider the many different ways to utilize your telemedicine service.
LeadingAge releases telehealth resources
Oct 22, 2013
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has released a Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Selection Tool and set of six case studies on the topic. The online selection...
Telehealth reduces stress, increases access to care for nursing home residents: study
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Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2021
The use of telehealth visits to see patients not only reduced stress for nursing home residents, but also increased their access to convenient care, according to a study led by researchers at the University...
Tele-ing it like it is: We’ve got a lot to learn
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 15, 2018
On its face, this process seems so simple, especially given technology advances lately. Kids do it, even grandmas and grandpas are doing it. So why can’t the U.S. medical community do it better?
How telemedicine is making every moment count
By
Brian Wallace
Nov 19, 2021
Over the last two decades, nursing homes have faced a major shift in staffing that has altered the care being provided. While nursing positions were primarily staffed by RN’s, they have now been largely...
LeadingAge CAST releases new telehealth resources
Sep 24, 2013
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies has released a white paper and selection matrix for telehealth.
Long-term care, physician practices and other health networks may be examining...
Telehealth can offer savings: A case study
By
Larry McClain
Sep 08, 2015
To reduce costs, Pinnacle Health embarked on a pilot with a telehealth program with nearby Colonial Park Care Center, a 198-bed skilled nursing center in Harrisburg, PA.
Top expert will highlight Expo
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 09, 2018
Providers have long struggled with offering telehealth due to reimbursement limitations. But the landscape is changing.