Profile: Tracey Moorhead is sprinting to her goals
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
The president and CEO of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing is taking professionals to new heights.
Women of Distinction: An overwhelming response
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 08, 2019
Reviewing the nominations to our McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program has been both humbling and incredibly heartening.
Mobility tools geared toward fall prevention join market
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
Two new mobility tools have entered the market with the goal of preventing falls.
Virtual reality gives new design options
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
As new rendering technology grows more sophisticated, a leading senior care design firm has expanded to using virtual reality.
State News: Bill would require nursing homes to disclose direct care staffing numbers for ‘consumer...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
CONNECTICUT — A proposal from Democrats in the state Senate would require disclosure of the specific number of direct care staff in a nursing home assigned to provide care to residents.
60 Seconds with … ONR’s Scott Wilson
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
McKnight’s spends a minute with the chief operating officer of Orthopaedic and Neurological Rehabilitation, Inc.
Drug may stop sepsis deaths
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder may save patients from sepsis, a University of Virginia School of Medicine professor has found.
Exercise may protect brains
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
A hormone called irisin, which is released into circulation during physical activity, may promote neuronal growth, which is critical for learning and memory.
PointClickCare acquires QuickMAR
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 06, 2019
PointClickCare Technologies has bought QuickMAR, which offers eMAR software to improve medication passes. “With this newly strengthened commitment to pharmacies through our acquisition of QuickMAR, we...
AHRQ selects app winner
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2019
PRISM, an app developed by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and the Institute for Health Informatics, Fairview Health System/HealthEast Kidney Stone Institute and PerkHealth,...