Tech driving improvements, as well as workflow changes
By
John O'Connor
Dec 02, 2012
Technology payoffs such as automation and electronic health records are allowing healthcare providers to better manage care and information.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Majd Alwan, Ph.D.
By
John O'Connor
Mar 23, 2020
Senior living once was considered more high-touch than high-tech. No person has done more to change that perception than Majd Alwan, Ph.D.
Security insecurity: The new normal in the COVID-19 era
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2020
With ease of transmission, pandemic poses new risks, but innovations also are offering new opportunities.
CAST expands latest telehealth matrix
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
More than 28 different telehealth products are included in the Center for Aging Services Technologies’ updated selection portfolio, including six new products.
AI blessed, cursed with tech wonders and risks: experts
By
John Hall
Oct 10, 2023
AI technology promises to create untold efficiencies and, in turn, solutions to so many of the thorny issues of workforce, care, operations and more. Still, caution with this emerging tool is advised,...
CAST updates EHR whitepaper, matrix
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2013
Selecting an electronic health record should soon be easier for long-term care providers. LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies recently announced the upcoming release of a whitepaper...
CAST announces updated EHR whitepaper; online tool to follow
Jun 18, 2013
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) announced the upcoming release of a whitepaper and selection matrix on selecting an electronic health record (EHR). The updated whitepaper...
Providers should use technology to reduce antipsychotic drug use, experts say
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 01, 2015
New technology can help reduce the use of antipsychotics for nursing home residents with dementia, experts said during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar.
Costs and lack of collaboration hinder technology adoption, CAST study finds
Dec 05, 2011
High expenses and poor internal collaboration often sink provider efforts to implement new technology initiatives, according to a report from LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies....
Also in the News for Monday, Nov. 14, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 14, 2022
Former tech division leader Majd Alwan leaves LeadingAge, starts aging services tech organization … Students get $411,000 to study effects of ambient light on nursing home dementia patients … Iowa...