Technology

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Healthland buys American HealthTech

May 21, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
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Two technology companies combine their products to provide electronic data documentation across the care continuum—from hospitals to SNFs to home care.

Protecting your digital assets

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.

LTPAC information technology conference melds care quality & business impact

May 13, 2013     John F. Derr, RPh
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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.

Qualcomm, HealthyCircles team up for care-coordination data

May 10, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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A telecom giant and a care-coordination software company join forces to improve care transitions and data capture at home.

The brave, new LTC world: Are you on board?

May 3, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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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.

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Poll: What do older Americans really know about long-term care?

April 24, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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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.”

Long-term care is slow to adopt health information technology

April 23, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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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.

Technology reaches further into long-term and post-acute care policy

April 5, 2013     John F. Derr, RPh
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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.

Self-management of chronic diseases can keep seniors healthy

March 27, 2013     Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
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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.

6 leading EMR companies form alliance for compatibility, record exchange

March 6, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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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.

AT&T designs automated mobile falls management system

March 5, 2013     Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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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?

Nana and a belief in informatics within the nursing home

March 4, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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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.

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