May 21, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
Two technology companies combine their products to provide electronic data documentation across the care continuum—from hospitals to SNFs to home care.
May 20, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
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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.
May 3, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
article
As Americans continue to aging in growing numbers, long-term care faces challenges on several fronts in providing the relevant care, services and accommodations that this new senior demographic will demand.
April 24, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Are boomers—and some Gen-Xers—in denial that they’ll ever need long-term care? A poll taken earlier this year indicates many Americans over 40 years of age, don’t see themselves as “old.”
April 23, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
It’s time for long-term care to stop resisting the use of health information technology and embrace it to provide better care for residents, according to a report from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology.
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 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
A new program of self-management of chronic conditions is designed to provide seniors with the tools to take charge of their conditions to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
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 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.
