Pilot program series will focus on billing, falls and wanderers
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 14, 2023
A recent partnership aims to tackle a wide range of conditions within facilities, including falling and wandering, through a series of pilot programs.
Rural seniors to receive health tech training from OATS, T-Mobile
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 14, 2023
A new partnership between T-Mobile and Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) will offer tools and training to 100 select long-term care providers in 15 states in the rural south.
Partnership increases seniors’ access to blood pressure monitoring tool
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 14, 2023
A new service for blood pressure monitoring will be available to underserved seniors in the Detroit metro area.
Low-level UV lights could keep senior care facilities COVID-free, researchers suggest
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 11, 2023
A research team is studying whether UV lights mounted on the ceilings of LTC facilities could kill airborne diseases like COVID.
When it comes to Alzheimer’s queries, ChatGPT isn’t ready for prime time, study determines
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 11, 2023
A comparison of Google’s and ChatGPT’s answers to queries about Alzheimer’s exposed a variety of knowledge gaps and inconsistencies, researchers said.
Telehealth platform, with accessories like mini-stethoscope, gets big funding boost
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 11, 2023
One of the latest startups to receive a windfall is TytoCare, a virtual healthcare platform whose market includes assisted living facilities.
Exercise intervention beneficial for healthcare workers
Aug 10, 2023
A 12-week app-based intervention reduced depressive symptoms, burnout and absenteeism.
AMDA leadership weighs in on DEA’s telehealth medicine rules debate
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aaron Dorman
Aug 10, 2023
The DEA may re-evaluate its rules on prescribing controlled substances via telehealth appointments, following a deluge of 38,000 public comments on the initial rulemaking.
Updated planning tool from LeadingAge includes new products and a white paper
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Aaron Dorman
Aug 10, 2023
New additions to LeadingAge’s planning tool include two product and a white paper that helps LTC providers better understand tech solutions.