Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT have become well-known household terms, being utilized for various tasks ranging from resume updates to speech writing.  While AI’s applications in healthcare...

A telehealth program popular among patients with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can boost outcomes for these patients, ease the burden on caregivers and lower Medicare costs, according to a study in...

The headwinds for skilled nursing operators are significantly more numerous than the potential tailwinds, but there are reasons for provider optimism.

State fines nursing home $200K over staffing requirements … Health tech vital for rural healthcare, but not a ‘silver bullet’ for shortages or care improvements: panel … Fresenius recalls some...

Value-based care (VBC) organizations – and especially Accountable Care Organizations – rely on strategies that shift care from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities to manage costs and still ensure...

AI technology promises to create untold efficiencies and, in turn, solutions to so many of the thorny issues of workforce, care, operations and more. Still, caution with this emerging tool is advised,...

Do you yell at your Apple Watch? I do. All the time. Out loud.  This happens most often while hiking, when I’ve dutifully set the device to track my activity. I’ll be laboring up the trail, trekking...

Playing digital puzzle games could improve seniors’ memory ability to be on par with people in their 20s, a new study shows.

Electronic patient portals are a convenient way to access medical records and connect with doctors, but older adults tend to have trouble using these systems, a new report finds.

Alzheimer’s is a disease of data. The disease doesn’t have what we typically react to quickly: There is no pain, no blood, no pus, no rash, no dry mouth, nothing is visibly out of kilter.  Yet,...