Technology & IT

CareWorx and TUC merge

Two Canadian companies merge to grab a greater market share in integrated long-term care management services. Read More »

STANLEY Healthcare partners with GPO for safety solutions

Two of STANLEY Healthcare’s safety solutions will now be available through the Prime Source GPO group purchasing organization. Read More »

Senior software provider Caremerge partners with EHR developer Amazing Charts

The new partnership between two healthcare companies is intended to improve patient care and physician office efficiency.  Read More »

Seniors have a new way get around town with Uber

grandPad, a tablet designed for seniors, has partnered with Uber to help seniors catch a ride while maintaining their mobility and independent. Read More »

FDA clears new tests to diagnose, treat vestibular disorder

Hearing and balance manufacturer GN Otometrics has developed a series of tests to help balance professionals diagnose and treat Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.  Read More »

Wanted: Senior-savvy tech

2015 may have been the buzz year for "The Internet of Things," but 2016 could be about the "Internet of Meaningful Senior Tech Things." Read More »

Medalogix launches data analytics for home healthcare

Nashville-based Medalogix has released new software to track when and why a recently discharged person might need further home healthcare—and tracks it all through the electronic health record. Read More »

ACOs thwarted by lack of interoperability

Accountable Care Organizations have spent the past four years struggling to achieve the goals that set them apart. But ACOs still don't have the one thing needed for success: data interoperability. Read More »

Company aims to help seniors get plugged in

Breezie is a touch screen tablet interface designed specifically for seniors. The U.K.-based company announced its American expansion and plans to meet with senior living executives across the country.  Read More »

Medicaid insurer loses data on 950k beneficiaries

St. Louis-based Centene Corp, a Medicaid health plan manager, can’t seem to find six hard drives containing personal information on about 950,000 beneficiaries. Read More »

Utah state bill would allow in-room resident monitoring

A proposed state bill would allow Utah assisted living residents to install monitoring equipment in their rooms. Surveillance is intended to protect residents from abuse and theft, but it raises even more questions about safety and privacy.  Read More »

HealthSouth’s data revolution

Few long-term care providers have embraced the data analytics revolution more than HealthSouth, the nation's largest rehabilitation hospital chain. Will its accomplishments serve as an example of what technology can do for long-term care providers in the bundled-payment world? Read More »

Joint Commission launches falls prevention analytics tool

The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has a new tool that has helped many hospitals lower their falls rates by one-third. Can its methodology help your long-term care facility do the same for one of Medicare's "never events"? Read More »

Health IT consultancy continues growth through acquisition

VeritechIT, one of the fastest growing healthcare IT network consultancies in America, has acquired Software Logic, a Microsoft platform provider. Read More »

CMS, ONC seek feedback on clinical data gathering

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT are requesting input from providers across the healthcare continuum on the challenges of gathering clinical measures data. Read More »

Data-driven decisions

Technology tools to analyze outcomes and measure performance will take a front seat in 2016, as more acute care and long-term care providers turn to data analytics to maximize reimbursement and prove quality measures. Read More »

Pictures are worth a policy

Taking a picture in long-term care facilities is more complicated than pressing the shutter button. Reduce concerns for privacy violations, HIPAA compliance and potential lawsuits by drafting, enforcing and updating policies that will make everyone smile. Read More »

‘Tis the (tech) season

What do seniors want for the holidays? Hint: It’s not slippers. We asked residents what types of technology they wish they had, and you may be surprised what's on their lists. Read More »

iN2L gets a new CEO

Thomas Bang joins the company as CEO, as Jack York becomes president. Read More »

MatrixCare to buy AOD Software

The two electronic health record companies intend to combine product lines, serving every major sector of long-term care. Read More »

GreatCall acquires Lively Inc.

Two California active aging technology companies join forces to provide better remote monitoring and sensor-based home healthcare. Read More »

Intel-GE Care Innovations, Amedisys ink home health deal

The two companies combine efforts and data analytics to improve remote care monitoring for high-risk conditions in 34 states. Read More »

Hospital software vendor to enter LTPAC software market

A community hospital software vendor will expand to the post-acute care market following a definitive agreement to acquire Healthland Holding Inc. and its affiliate American HealthTech, a provider of electronic health record software to more than 3,300 skilled nursing facilities. Read More »

Toy maker Hasbro unveils robotic cat for elderly

Hasbro has launched its first product line specifically for older recipients this holiday season, a robotic cat, after market research found many parents were gifting stuffed animals to aging relatives. Read More »

Dish up some family history this holiday

Take advantage of family togetherness this season and encourage conversations about medical history and capturing fond memories. Read More »

Connecticut to require comprehensive employee background check for long-term care facilities

The state Department of Public Health launched an applicant background check Web portal designed to protect residents and help long-term care providers identify offenders who might not be suited to work at their facilities. Read More »

Turning physical therapy into a game

A team has created a series of fun-to-play video games that track repititions, evaluate speed and range of movement. The games entertain people, give them feedback and provide a sense of accomplishment while also sending reports to physical therapists, who can measure progress between appointments. Read More »

Online video training for senior caregivers

A San Antonio, Texas, company is seeing its senior caregiver tools getting national play. Read More »

Fla. launches assisted living ranking tool

The state’s consumers will now have easy access to data on penalties and citations as well as quality excellence rankings. Read More »

Briggs, LG partner to improve patient assessment automation

Briggs Healthcare and LG CNS Company have partnered to facilitate compliance and create efficiencies for clinical teams. Read More »