5 predictions for LTC’s future
Posted: December 2011
Kinect Effect: Not Just For Gaming, Spurring Innovation Worldwide
The advanced voice and gesture recognition technology employed in the Microsoft Kinect sensor has spurred innovation across multiple industries, which extend well beyond its gaming roots.
Posted: December 2011
Good Samaritan Society Joins Mayo Clinic Healthy Aging and Independent Living Lab Consortium
The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation is pleased to announce that The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society has accepted an invitation to be a founding member of the Healthy Aging and Independent Living consortium.
Posted: December 2011
LeadingAge: Technology is Crucial in Future of Senior Care
Implementing technology into senior care is becoming increasingly important as the population ages, but case studies reveal there are many challenges associated with doing so, says the November 2011 LeadingAge CAST (Center for Aging Services Technologies) report.
Posted: December 2011
Opportunities and Barriers for Technology in Aging Services – Case Studies
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) recently released a series of 18 member case studies highlighting how providers are using technology to change their business model and how technology is changing and improving their work for older adults.
Posted: December 2011
Front Porch Brings Technology to Underserved Elders
The Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing (CTIW) at Front Porch, a CAST sponsor in Burbank, CA, will soon be bringing technology solutions to underserved, low-income older adults through the Model eHealth Community for Aging (MeHCA) project. The project will use broadband-enabled technology to proactively support health and wellness and improve access to care for older adults living in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. MeHCA will be funded through a $50,000 grant from United HealthCare. In addition, CTIW received equipment valued at approximately $207,000 from the Model eHealth Communities initiative at the University of California Davis Health System and the California Telehealth Network.
Posted: November 2011
Kudos for BAM Labs and GrandCare Systems
Two CAST members recently received media attention for their remote monitoring systems. BAM Labs earned a notice in The Wall Street Journal for developing a health care monitor that fits under your mattress. The device consists of a thin inflatable pad containing motion sensors that monitor heart rate, breathing and sleep patterns. The GrandCare monitoring system recently made the list of “12 Cool Tech Innovations to Keep You Healthy” compiled by InformationWeek Healthcare.
Posted: November 2011
Phoebe Ministries and LVHN announce teleneurology partnership
Phoebe Ministries and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced a partnership to use telemedicine to provide neurological care to Phoebe residents with Parkinson's disease. Telemedicine utilized for neurological care is also referred to as teleneurology.
Posted: November 2011
Evangelical Homes of Michigan honored with health care award for deal with St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Evangelical Homes of Michigan CEO Denise Rabidoux's nonprofit is investing several million dollars on renovations to convert the empty inpatient unit at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Saline into short-term rehabilitation space.
Posted: November 2011
Innovating health care in the home – a proven solution
The Joint Select Committee is tasked with the difficult challenge of cutting $1.2 trillion or more of overall government spending, just as the first wave of baby boomers reach retirement age. Health care spending, already outpacing our economy, is expected to grow even more.
Posted: November 2011
Dishman at MGMA: Reform will work if docs change how they practice medicine
Healthcare reform will only be successful if the nation’s physicians change the way they practice medicine.
Posted: October 2011
GrandCare's 2011 ABBY Awards Healthcare IT & Telecomm. Technology Video
GrandCare System’s Charlie Hillman was honored to be one of this years 11 “2011 Innovations In Healthcare ABBY Award Finalists”
Posted: October 2011
Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing Receives Mobile Health Grant From the Center for Technology and Aging
The Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing (Front Porch Center), a 501(C)(3) founded on the belief that technology innovation plays a vital role in enhancing wellbeing, was awarded a $77,150 mobile health (mHealth) grant from the Center for Technology and Aging for its "Minding Our Meds: Demonstrating Senior Medication Adherence with Cell Phone Texting Reminders" project. The project will address medication adherence among active, independent older adults using a cell phone texting service, and focus on 150 adults age 50+ living across Front Porch communities and neighboring senior centers.
Posted: October 2011
Volunteers of America Launches WellAWARE Sleep Quality Sensors into Skilled Nursing Communities Nationwide
WellAWARE Systems, the developer of breakthrough technology designed to enable proactive and preventive senior care, announced its partnership with Volunteers of America has expanded to include all Volunteers of America skilled nursing communities. This expansion will result in WellAWARE’s availability throughout every segment of the care continuum Volunteers of America serves, including assisted living, independent living, memory care and, now, 1,200 skilled nursing beds.
Posted: October 2011
Eskaton launches social networking site for residents
The early adopters – all 75 or so of them – are already wired into Eskaton Village Carmichael's new eLiving resident portal, a self-contained social networking site.
Posted: October 2011
AOD Software's Answers EHR Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
AOD Software announced today that their software solution, Answers(TM) EHR Autumn 2011, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as an EHR Module on September 7, 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT(R)), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Posted: September 2011
Telemedicine for Chronic Health Conditions Management - Interview with Majd Alwan of CAST
Chronic illnesses can range in severity from troubling to debilitating. But advancements in technology are letting people with health problems like high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease manage diseases at home while being monitored by health-care professionals.
Posted: September 2011
I couldn't live without...Linked Senior Player
The Linked Senior Player, which can be set up as kiosks, provides nursing home residents with a range of audio and visual materials that they can access on-demand, at any time of the day. Residents can view or listen to talk shows, game shows, radio shows, YouTube videos or cooking shows. They can play games, send audio emails and more.
Posted: August 2011
Intel-GE Care Innovations Partner on Digital Communications Device
CAST Sponsor Intel-GE Care Innovations just launched a new home-based digital device that helps keep older people in touch with caregivers, family members and friends. The device comes to market after a year of beta testing at Evangelical Homes of Michigan, a LeadingAge member and CAST sponsor.
How to Leverage HIT to Build a Strong Foundation for the U.S. Health Care System
The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a seminar on Leveraging Health Information Technology to Build a Strong Foundation for America’s Health Care System and I was fortunate enough to attend. Opening remarks were made by former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, both Bipartisan Policy Center Health Project Leaders. They each discussed health information technology (HIT) and the importance of adoption by health providers and consumers.
Posted: June 2011
CAST's Dishman Named to Top 100 Most Creative People in Business List
Eric Dishman, former CAST Chair and CAST Senior Fellow in Technology Innovation, named one of the most creative people in business.
Posted: May 2011
Morningside Ministries Distance Learning Center Goes Global
LeadingAge CAST Vice President, Majd Alwan’s visit to Morningside Ministries, a distance learning center with state of the art video conferencing equipment.
Posted: May 2011
Will Your IT System’s Security Meet the HITECH Requirements?
A compiled list of questions one should ask an information technology (IT) department and vendors to ensure they are in compliance with the HITECH Act of 2009.
Posted: May 2011
Metropolitan Jewish Establishes Venture Fund
Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS) invests $10 million in a new Venture Philanthropy Fund.
Posted: May 2011
States Have the Opportunity to Facilitate Exchange of Health Information Among Long-Term and Acute Care Providers
Information on the challenge grant supplement issued by the ONC.
Posted: May 2011
Intel-GE device gets FDA green light
Intel-GE Innovations LLC has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market a new in-home health monitoring system.
Posted: March 2011
Helping Families Stay Connected With Aging Loved Ones
After an 18-month period of development and testing, Family Health Network has launched its Connected for LifeSM online program designed to help millions of families stay in touch, monitor, and assist older family members who desire to live longer, healthier, more independent lives.
Released: February 2011
Connected for Life Now Features Ask Mayo Clinic Nurse Line
Family Health Network announced that its Connected for LifeSM online program for caregivers of aging loved ones will now feature access to Ask Mayo Clinic nurse line. Seniors who are part of the program will now have 24/7 access to expert health advice from Ask Mayo Clinic registered nurses.
Amyloid in Spinal Fluids Offers Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
University of Virginia Researchers are working on early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease through the detection of Amyloid, a peptide that if accumulated in the brain, it leads to neuronal damage and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Posted: February 2011
Redstone: Embracing the Possibilities of Senior Housing Technology
Technology is rapidly changing the way we live and that is becoming more and more evident in senior housing. Developers now have a variety of options to enhance our aging experience and Redstone embraces the idea of the possibilities.
Posted: February 2011
WellAWARE Systems to Offer Philips Lifeline Medical Alert Service as Part of Their Health Monitoring Solution for Seniors
Posted: January 2011
Tech to Track Your Aging Parents
Posted: January 2011
GE and Intel's Telehealth and Independent Living Company is Operational Today
Posted: January 2011