»TekTone enters remote patient monitoring space with Stay Smart Care transaction

After years as a nurse call system manufacturer, TekTone acquired majority ownership in Stay Smart Care, a remote patient monitoring solutions company.

TekTone said the move is consistent with its mission to continuously provide communication solutions. Stay Smart Care will operate as a subsidiary of TekTone, allowing the two companies to provide a wider variety of intercommunication solutions and resources to care providers in a variety of markets.

»CarePredict to publish research on wearable device outcomes, contact tracing

The company’s research on real-time digital contact tracing and development of a system to control COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. Authors showed how digital contact tracing systems show promise as effective tools to control COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities. (See more on p. 37.)

Meanwhile, “AI-Powered Digital Health Platform and Wearable Devices Improve Outcomes for Older Adults in Assisted Living Communities: Pilot Study,” will show how such a platform can identify seniors at increased probability for a health decline and provide community staff with actionable information regarding each resident’s activities and behavior. This research will be published in the journal, JMIR Aging.

»Kisco adds temp monitoring sign-in kiosks in all facilities

Kisco Senior Living, a Carlsbad, CA-based owner and operator of full-service senior living communities, said it will incorporate Accushield’s visitor management system in all 20 of its senior living communities across the country. 

In addition to visitor screening and credentialing, Accushield’s sign-in kiosks will soon include touchless integrated temperature readings and COVID-19 screening questions. Kisco said the system will be used for everyone who visits and works in the senior living facilities.

»COVID-19 hospitals get real-time med histories

ActualMeds, a provider of cloud-based solutions to automate medication management in patients with chronic disease, has collaborated with MedRec360 by Partners to provide its KnowMyMeds™ on-demand prescription medication histories at point of care upon patient admission to post-acute care facilities. 

The collaboration began in April when New Jersey opened three COVID-19 treatment field hospitals as new cases were reaching their peak. The field hospitals were set up to relieve strain on local hospitals during the COVID-19 surge as well as to manage capacity constraints expected in the months ahead.

»Guardian analytics tool increases med safety, accuracy

Guardian Pharmacy Services recently introduced GuardianShield, a suite of specialized services enhanced by analytics that help skilled nursing facilities increase medication safety, accuracy and efficiency. GuardianShield produces actionable reports pinpointing ways to improve patient outcomes and decrease costs while reducing risk.

The newest service, a tool providing month-over-month cost spending metrics, will be released this fall.

»Remedi SeniorCare: med pass solution lowers infection risk

Remedi SeniorCare says its 24-hour unit-dose medication management system called PAXIT facilitates safer med passes for staff and residents by eliminating traditional punch cards, which could pose opportunistic infection control risks in the wake of COVID-19.

»Swisslog Healthcare discloses dispensing tech agreement  

Swisslog Healthcare announced a new agreement with MMCAP Infuse, a national intergovernmental cooperative purchasing organization serving city, county and state government healthcare facilities. The agreement places Swisslog’s InSite®, a medication package and dispensing system, among the products listed by MMCAP and available for purchase by membership.