» Dental prosthetics company Nobilium has created a denture identification system using radio-frequency identification. The system is geared toward skilled nursing facilities, to help them meet regulations...
ITUpdate for December 2014
Dec 01, 2014
» University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers are examining the effect of the Music and Memory program on dementia patients. The team is monitoring the mental state of 1,500 Alzheimer’s and dementia...
Predictive model generates better staffing-mix options
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 09, 2018
Staffing a skilled nursing facility can be a daily chore, requiring administrators to strike a delicate balance of the right number of nurses. That’s been the case for Greystone Healthcare Management...
IT Update – March 2018
Mar 08, 2018
» Thermometers connected to a mobile phone app can lead to significant improvements in flu forecasting — good news to providers in a bad season, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases....
Advance directive app wins big in HHS tech competition
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 06, 2017
A program that allows consumers to develop and securely share their end-of-life plans with caregivers and healthcare providers is among the winners of the Department of Health and Human Services’...
Disabled and seniors connect, thanks to a new tech program
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 04, 2016
When Nancy Likens, director of the Soprema Senior Center and Café in Wadsworth, OH, first came up with the idea of using the café as a job-training site for volunteers from the Medina County Board of...
Walking tied to word game may boost seniors’ activity
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2017
An iPad-based game connecting seniors with walking is showing promise and being evaluated for a larger community trial, according to a feasibility study.
Pharmacy integration also a technology consideration
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2012
While many providers are still wrapping their heads around electronic health records and web-based care plans, there’s another hurdle many are preparing to overcome: integration with pharmacy records.