Hearthstone awarded top Transitions prize in McKnight’s Technology Awards
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
By adopting a wireless daily living documentation tool, Hearthstone Health Center lowered its hospital readmission rates by 5.5%. That earned Hearthstone the Gold Award in the Transitions category of the...
Botox and oral meds equally effective in treating incontinence in women, study says
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
Botox injections and oral medications both work well in reducing urinary incontinence in women, though Botox is more likely to completely resolve symptoms, a recent study showed.
Dual-eligibles are happy with Medicare Part D, survey finds
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 04, 2012
About 90% of seniors, including dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, are happy with Medicare’s prescription drug program, a new survey reveals.
The Boston Home is bestowed with the Gold Award for Innovator of the Year
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 04, 2012
McKnight’s is pleased to announce that The Boston Home has captured the Gold Award in the Innovator of the Year category in the McKnight’s Technology Awards — Connect Our World.
OIG: Medicare contractors, antipsychotics in SNFs to get a closer look
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 04, 2012
The Medicare contractors keeping close tabs on long-term care facilities will be subject to oversight too, according to a federal working plan released this week.
Nurses are the first line of defense in preventing readmissions, expert says
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 03, 2012
To help hospitals prevent costly readmissions, long-term care providers need to get serious about partnering with local hospitals, an expert said Tuesday.
The medication has shown promise in strengthening the heart, new research suggests.
Medicare’s hospital readmission penalties kick in
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 01, 2012
On Monday, Medicare began fining nearly two-thirds of hospitals that have high numbers of patients who are readmitted within 30 days of discharge for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia.
Drug pipelines far from full, report finds
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 01, 2012
With new and novel medicines launched the last couple of years for diseases such as cancer, hepatitis C virus and multiple sclerosis, one would think that pharmaceutical pipelines are gradually improving....
CDC: Flu vaccinations among LTC workers declining
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 01, 2012
While influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers have increased overall, fewer long-term care facility employees are being vaccinated, a government survey has found.