May 20, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
article
If you've got data, you've got risks. A former White House CIO shares insights and advice on safeguarding LTC’s valuable data in an increasingly mobile and cloud-based world.
May 13, 2013 John F. Derr, RPh
blog
June's LTPAC HIT Summit will mark the annual long-term and post-acute care meeting of the minds of technology and longitudinal care coordination.
May 10, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
A telecom giant and a care-coordination software company join forces to improve care transitions and data capture at home.
April 5, 2013 John F. Derr, RPh
blog
Health information technology and long-term care, once rarely found in the same conversation, are now topics of discussion within multiple policy-making bodies and workgroups.
March 27, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
This is definitely not your grandfather’s cane—yet.
March 21, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
Seniors get a bad rap when it comes to technology, but they’re America’s fast-growing dempgraphic is certain digital technologies. Have you "seniorized" your media marketing streams?
March 6, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
Six weighty electronic medical record (EMR) companies decide to set competition aside and form an alliance to improve EMR compatibility and medical record access across the care chain.
March 6, 2013 Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
news
New research finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being.
March 5, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
When an older person falls, it’s crucial to call caregivers immediately. But what if the caregiver could call the senior, no matter where they fell?
March 4, 2013 Gabriel Perna
blog
Those of us who have watched a loved one spend the last few years of their life in a nursing home know the pain and helplessness that comes from this experience. Studies have found communication breakdowns among staff can lead to lower quality of care. According to a University of Missouri researcher, the possible solution to this problem? Healthcare technology adoption.
February 25, 2013 Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
news
Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona suggest that men and women older than 65 who learn to use Facebook could see a boost in cognitive function.
February 21, 2013 Mark Hagland
blog
It honestly pains me to say it, but The New York Times, America’s most substantive daily newspaper, has gotten things completely wrong when it comes to its recent coverage of the HITECH Act and electronic health records. And what the Times says matters.
