When senior living robots become trusted confidants
By
John O'Connor
Apr 19, 2024
Imagine a resident walking up to a robot with a human-like head, and receiving a quick smile in return. Soon, it will be a possibility.
UnitedHealth Group posts $1.2B loss related to Change Healthcare cyberattacks
By
Adam Healy
Apr 19, 2024
As Change Healthcare reels from ongoing cybersecurity breaches, UnitedHealth Group executives reassured stakeholders.
Using AI to fill senior living staffing gaps
By
Honghao Deng
Apr 18, 2024
Recent advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, offer a way to help prevent lonely deaths and proactively identify potential long-term issues.
Operator leverages healthcare AI platform to optimize population health analytics
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2024
Senior living operator Pine Park Health announced it is adopting Innovaccer’s AI platform to improve population health analytics across its communities in Arizona, California and Nevada.
Grant program to allow ‘significant’ investment in innovative technology in assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2024
Assisted living communities and nursing homes in South Dakota now can apply for $2 million in grants from the state Department of Human Services to buy technology equipment “to improve the quality of...
Use of CT angiogram on the rise for headache, dizziness in emergency department
Apr 17, 2024
There was a 67.4% increase in head and neck computed tomography angiography ordering for emergency department patients from 2017 to 2021.
How new long-term care models and tech can cut into billions spent on rehospitalizations
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 17, 2024
Nursing homes are on the frontier of new care models and technology solutions that have the potential to save billions of dollars in healthcare costs.
Low-cost wearable sensors may lead to better Parkinson’s care
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2024
For those with Parkinson’s disease, low-cost, wearable sensors could improve care access, a new study finds. To have their symptoms monitored, such patients must periodically undergo assessment to have...
Researchers harness tech tools to better understand and determine brain aging
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2024
University of Florida researchers have shown how common clinical brain MRIs can be harnessed to better understand the body’s inner workings. This breakthrough could lead to earlier detection of cognitive...
Outlook dims for resolution of eased telehealth payments and rules
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2024
The general consensus was clear during a recent House hearing aimed at addressing the temporary easing of policies and payments: Telehealth as a concept is here to stay.