The future of aging technologies was on full display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held the first week of January in Las Vegas.
A startup that reduces resident turnover and lowers emergency room admissions is reaching further into senior living, helping providers strengthen their on-site healthcare services, said a recent article in Senior Housing News.
What McKnight's Long-Term Care News calls “the book” to help skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other healthcare providers battle the threat of cyber breaches is now available.
Majd Alwan, Ph.D., executive director of CAST and senior vice president of technology at LeadingAge, shared his thoughts on voice-enabled technologies, how best to choose and afford technologies, and more in a recent article. “Trends in Technology and Aging: Views from an Industry Leader” appeared in a recent issue of CSA Journal.
Here’s an overview of our work for you in December 2018.
CareWorx and Fully Managed Announce Merger
CAST Business Associate CareWorx, a top 50 global managed service provider (MSP), leading ServiceNow MSP, and market leader in senior care has merged with Fully Managed Technology Inc., a top five Canadian MSP and cloud service provider.
As technology evolves, it is giving older adults both independence and security, says a recent article in McKnight's Senior Living.
"New options emerge" includes thoughts from CAST Executive Director and LeadingAge Senior Vice President of Technology Majd Alwan, Ph.D., and CAST members, on which technologies are transforming residents' lives.
Cybersecurity, telehealth, and interoperability top the list of healthcare IT executives' concerns for 2019, new research has found.
The Health Management Academy in partnership with the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) conducted the Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2019 survey. The report’s findings come from online surveys and interviews with C-suite IT executives in 38 health systems.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking comments on draft guidance intended to streamline the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health information technology (IT).
More home health agencies (HHAs) than skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have adopted electronic health records (EHRs), says a new data brief from The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). Both were more likely to engage in other interoperability domains than to integrate the patient health information they received from outside facilities.