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Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship
12/24/23 at 04:00 AMChatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionshipAssociated Press/Washington Post, 12/22/23Coral Springs, FL—Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a friendly female voice that asks about her day. A few miles away, the same voice comforted 83-year-old Deanna Dezern when her friend died. In central New York, it plays games and music for 92-year-old Marie Broadbent, who is blind and in hospice, and in Washington state, it helps 83-year-old Jan Worrell make new friends. The women are some of the first in the country to receive the robot ElliQ, whose creators, Intuition Robotics, and senior assistance officials say is the only device using artificial intelligence specifically designed to alleviate the loneliness and isolation experienced by many older Americans. “It’s entertaining. You can actually talk to her,” said Loaiza, 81, whose ElliQ in suburban Fort Lauderdale nicknamed her “Jellybean” for no particular reason.
What Do Physicians Really Think of AI?
12/23/23 at 04:00 AMWhat Do Physicians Really Think of AI?MedCityNews, By Katie Adams, 12/18/23Nearly half of physicians are equally excited and concerned about the use of AI in their field, according to a new AMA survey. Those who felt optimistic about AI cited reduced administrative burden as the number one benefit they’re seeking. Patient privacy and the impact to the patient-physician relationship were the most common reasons physicians cited for having reservations about AI.
Award-winning ‘Music With Movement’ program arms caregivers with tuneful tool to treat dementia
12/23/23 at 04:00 AMAward-winning ‘Music With Movement’ program arms caregivers with tuneful tool to treat dementiaMcKnights Senior Living, By Aaron Dorman, 12/19/23One recent music and movement intervention program designed for seniors combines a number of different technologies, including augmented reality, to help them combat depression and anxiety from their condition, researchers say. Music, and music therapy, have been recognized as a way to help enrich life for senior living community residents.
Skilled nursing seniors support VR with eye-popping enthusiasm, latest study shows
12/22/23 at 03:28 AMSkilled nursing seniors support VR with eye-popping enthusiasm, latest study showsMcKnight’s Senior LivingDecember 20, 2023Virtual reality is having a moment. Last month, a study showed that VR tools can help establish stronger ties between seniors and their caregivers at long-term care communities. Now, new study results show that seniors in skilled nursing facilities believe using VR tech overwhelmingly helped address feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
Health Care: To Advance Effective AI Strategy, Lay Policy Groundwork
12/21/23 at 04:00 AMHealth Care: To Advance Effective AI Strategy, Lay Policy Groundwork Wall Street Journal, 12/19/23Integrating an understanding of public policy into AI strategy and design can help health care organizations stay directionally aligned with policy trends while advancing their tech strategy. ... Many health care leaders may be keen to roll out AI within their organizations to promote efficiency and drive value, but moving too fast may have the opposite effect.
Can AI Help You Die?
12/19/23 at 03:52 AMCan AI Help You Die? Doctors in New Jersey are experimenting with software to prompt discussions with patients about palliative or hospice care.BloombergDecember 18, 2023Doctors can be slow to talk about the end of the traditional medical road. When they’ve been trying to manage a life-threatening illness or keep a terminal patient alive, bringing up palliative or hospice care can feel like giving up. But these options can radically improve quality of life, or the end of life, when traditional medicine hasn’t helped enough—if patients and their doctors figure it out in time. ... “When someone is actively declining, you can see it, but being able to predict before that happens is hard.” Can artificial intelligence software do a better job than humans of picking that moment? That’s the idea behind Serious Illness Care Connect, a software tool that about 150 doctors are testing in a pilot program in New Jersey’s largest health-care network, Hackensack Meridian Health. ... The Hackensack Meridian team stresses that the tool isn’t making decisions. “Think of this as a ‘check engine’ light,” says Lauren Koniaris, the chief medical informatics officer at Hackensack Meridian.
Compassus Looking For More AI Use Cases, Risk-Bearing Partners In Near-Term Future
12/18/23 at 04:00 AMCompassus Looking For More AI Use Cases, Risk-Bearing Partners In Near-Term FutureHome Health Care News, 12/12/23By Patrick FilbinAs artificial intelligence becomes more applicable in health care, home-based care providers are finally diving into use cases that may work for them. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based Compassus is a prime example of that. A forward-thinking provider, it has been utilizing RPM and telehealth for years, even prior to COVID-19. Now, it’s looking at ways it can fit AI into its operations.Notable Mentions: Laura Templeton, Compassus COO
Compassus Looking For More AI Use Cases, Risk-Bearing Partners In Near-Term Future
12/14/23 at 03:15 AMCompassus Looking For More AI Use Cases, Risk-Bearing Partners In Near-Term FutureHome Health Care NewsDecember 12, 2023As artificial intelligence becomes more applicable in health care, home-based care providers are finally diving into use cases that may work for them. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based Compassus is a prime example of that. A forward-thinking provider, it has been utilizing RPM and telehealth for years, even prior to COVID-19. Now, it’s looking at ways it can fit AI into its operations.