Medisafe Maestro aims to bring precision to medication adherence
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 07, 2020
Digital therapeutics companion platform Medisafe has deployed its new Maestro platform, which aims to orchestrate medication adherence journeys with precision and speed and create personalized patient...
AOTI’s topical oxygen line adds treatment for larger-extremity wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 07, 2020
Advanced Oxygen Therapy expanded its multimodality topical wound oxygen product family with a new, larger extremity-chamber that will allow more patients with non-healing wounds to benefit. The new chamber...
Rocky Knoll Health Care Center wins Gold with innovative vibration technology for low-mobility residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2020
Four years ago, Rocky Knoll Health Care Center invested in a device that uses vibration to reduce atrophy and pain in low-mobility patients receiving therapy.
Hearthstone Nursing and Rehab nabs Tech Awards Gold with smart staffing solution
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced daily through Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...
Ellen D’Ardenne’s nourishing presence
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2020
Ellen D’Ardenne, Executive Director, The Glebe
HMMC launches COVID-19 product exchange site
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2020
HMMC, the Healthcare Manufacturers Management Council, is facilitating the sale and exchange of COVID-19-related products with a new website. Members of HMMC and nonmember healthcare manufacturers can...
Tracing tools aim to reduce spread of COVID-19, meet regulations
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2020
Five organizations that serve long-term care facilities have teamed up to create Tracking-19, a free resource that helps nursing homes manage the exponential increase in the number of COVID-19-related...
CareWorx concert series for senior care debuts this week
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Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2020
A free, virtual concert series backed by senior care tech companies Cliniconex and CareWorx Fully Managed debuts Thursday on YouTube Live. More than 80 communities had already signed up for Moments for...
WaterStep repositions Ebola tool for COVID-19 fight
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
WaterStep, a Louisville-based nonprofit, is introducing a portable device that can create a gallon of bleach in an hour using just water, salt and a power source. The BleachMaker provides an endless supply...
Oxygen therapy shifts makeup of DFUs
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
A small study of patients with diabetic foot ulcers showed that using topical oxygen as part of treatment can encourage the growth of healthy bacteria — making this a possible alternative to antibiotics.