by Pam Fields | Jan 16, 2022 | Blog Post, Events
Is your agency considering offering Remote Support? You’re not alone. According to the American Medical Association, nearly nine out of 10 healthcare providers indicated in 2019 that they had invested in or were evaluating remote monitoring technologies. Since...
by Pam Fields | Oct 17, 2021 | Blog Post, Events
By Pam Fields, CEO, ATECH The degree to which individuals are interconnected and embedded in a community has a powerful impact on their health and personal wellbeing. Social isolation is typically defined by a low frequency of social contact, and is often...
by Pam Fields | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Veterans
With advancement in technology improving every day, assistive technology keeps getting better and better, providing more seamless integration into our lives. As direct-care givers, what’s the best, and easiest way we can use the new and emerging smart-home devices to...
by Pam Fields | Aug 29, 2021 | Blog Post, Events
by Pamela Fields, CEO, ATECH Services Ruling As with other direct-care service organizations, Midstate Arc and ATECH share in the need to reach 100% compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home and Community Based Service (HCBS)...
by Pam Fields | Aug 23, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) and the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Colorado have released the results of a national survey of IDD service providers, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of...
by Pam Fields | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog Post, Events
With much sadness, the team at ATECH shares the news of the passing of our colleague Dave Hingsburger. We are among the thousands of professionals who knew and loved Dave, charmed by his stories, and motivated by his passion for helping those with intellectual...
by Pam Fields | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
A team of authors including Courtney Ward Sutton, PhD., Natalie F Williams, PhD., Corey Moore, RhD., and Edward Manyibe, PhD., recently published a comprehensive overview of the available peer-reviewed literature on assistive technology (AT) access and usage barriers...
by Pam Fields | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
It’s no secret that US human service providers across the nation are having difficulty hiring enough staff. What’s causing this shortage and what can be done about it? It’s not a simple answer. While some people are convinced that the main reason jobs are going...
by Pam Fields | Jun 18, 2021 | Blog Post, Events, Research
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California San Francisco has determined that approximately 42% of the population aged 65 years or older who had need of simple assistive technology devices to aid in toileting and bathing did not have these...
