Novel Tools for Assessing Dynamic Brain Networks and Cognition in Dementia
Submitted: April, 2010
The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain in which thought processes take place. This area consists of nerve cells and the pathways that connect them. In Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders, the orchestration of brain activity in large sections of the cerebral cortex may become dysfunctional.To study this loss of function, researchers use imaging tools, such as electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). George V. Simpson, Ph.D., and colleagues propose to develop computer programs that will make the process of analyzing brain activity images much faster.

Set-Top Box for Home-based Delivery of Health Care
Submitted: April, 2010
Our research centers on the use of multi-point videoconferencing, using small set-top boxes (the DocBox) which are placed in patient's homes. These units, about the size of a paperback book, connect to a home television and to a broadband internet connection. Our videoconferencing unit requires little or no interaction from the patient, and is controlled centrally by the health care or wellness provider.

Eskaton Residents Explore the Use of Personal Health Records
Submitted: April, 2010
Eskaton, a California nonprofit corporation is collaborating with Intel Corporation to investigate the use of Internet-based personal health records for its residents. Eskaton began the pilot program with residents in July 2006, who volunteered to participate, to enable them to manage their own health and medical information online.

Nurse Staffing and Scheduling Seminars and Trial Research Projects in Health Care Facilities
Submitted: April, 2010
The QE Foundation is currently helping long term care facilities and hospitals better understand how nurse staffing and scheduling methods directly impact their quality and cost efficiency. The most important factor causing poor quality nursing care and the most important factor causing out-of-control nursing care costs in health care facilities are the same; namely, the unregulated and unaddressed issue of 24/7 nurse staffing and scheduling methods. The typical chaotic methods used today are causing billions of dollars to be spent unnecessarily and causing most of the poor quality care.

Worker Interactive Networking (WIN) & Totally Wireless Sensor Monitoring of Elders Well-being at
Submitted: April, 2010
Funded by the Dept of Commerce's Technology Opportunity Program (TOP), we developed and tested the first completely wireless based system designed to support working caregivers concerned about older adults alone at home during the caregiver's worktime. Known as the Worker Interactive Networking (WIN) project, it offerd workplace Internet access via PC/PDA/cellphone to a uniquely integrated 4 feature system providing a caregiver support group, resource linkages, and remote home monitoring elders via motion sensors.