Verbal abuse and intimidating behavior top list of healthcare workplace bullying incidents … Democrats propose legislation that would drop Medicare enrollment age to 50 … Dementia risk may...
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Older, sicker patients may bring penalties in bundled payment programs … Company that stopped employees from joining together in legal actions asks Supreme Court for review … Most seniors unlikely...
How to do it…Rehabilitation
Oct 01, 2012
Long-term care provides a myriad of vital care options, but with revenue pressures at an all-time high, few are being looked at with such an intense focus as short-term rehabilitation. However lucrative...
Trident Case debuts first Charging Cart
Nov 25, 2014
Trident Case® introduced the company’s first ever Charging Cart this fall. The cart disinfects and sanitizes mobile devices as they charge.
New York, New Jersey facilities struggle to recover after Hurricane Sandy and winter snowstorm
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 02, 2012
It could be months before New York and New Jersey long-term care facilities and their residents fully recover from the double whammy of Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent nor’easter winter storm...
Bed takes resident movement to a new level
Feb 01, 2011
VitalGo recently introduced a bed that can raise a patient from lying to a fully standing position-with zero manual lifting. The Total Lift Bed can dramatically reduce injuries to residents and staff,...
PEPID is now available on Google Android
Jun 01, 2010
PEPID is now fully available on Android devices running OS version 1.6 or greater. PEPID offers specialty-focused content, an extensive drug database, a drug interactions generator, dosing and medical...
GE and Intel’s Care Innovations project now operational
Jan 04, 2011
GE and Intel announced their healthcare joint venture, Intel-GE Care Innovations, is now fully operational. Care Innovations was developed to address aging-related challenges facing the nation. These include...
Medicare and Medicaid payment models should be adjusted to help achieve fully interoperable health information systems across all provider types within 10 years, according to a newly released government...
Drug shortages take toll on providers, residents
Mar 29, 2011
Nine in 10 providers encountered prescription drug shortages in the second half of 2010, according to a survey by Premier Healthcare Alliance. Fully 80% of respondents indicated that the shortages caused...