The impact of emerging technologies on long-term care & the health workforce

The impact of emerging technologies on long-term care & the health workforce

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Chapman, Susan, author
Miller, Jacquelin, author
Spetz, Joanne, author
Contributor(s):
University of California, San Francisco. Healthforce Center, issuing body.
UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, issuing body.
Publication:
San Francisco, CA : UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, July 31, 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Biomedical Technology
Health Workforce
Long-Term Care
Electronic Health Records
Remote Sensing Technology
Robotics
Staff Development
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Rapidly emerging technological advances have the potential to mitigate a portion of the rising workforce demand due to an aging population and the increasing chronic disease burden. They may help people remain in their homes, assist long-term care (LTC) facilities in their efforts to care for the aging, and/or improve home health and home care worker recruitment, retention, and efficiency. Little is known about how technological advances will affect the size, skills, and training needs of the workforce required to care for aging Americans. This report addresses this knowledge gap with a scan of available technologies currently or soon to be in use for and by consumers and/or LTC workers; it also assesses which of these may facilitate, replace, or enhance recruitment, training, and retention of the LTC workforce.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (37 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101764334 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101764334