Use of electronic health records by post-acute providers improves care transitions, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 05, 2012
Long-term and post-acute care providers aren’t eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records, but failing to pursue EHRs would be unwise, experts stress.
Why your future will be a numbers game
By
John O'Connor
Jul 02, 2012
In the looming world of acute-care partnerships, warm and fuzzy imagery is going to take a back seat to cold, hard data. So if you’re feeling like a number now, just wait.
Under the microscope: The ever-increasing scrutiny of antipsychotics in LTC
By
Jennifer L. Hardesty
Jun 28, 2012
Facilities need to prepare for the increased scrutiny that surveyors will have on dementia residents taking antipsychotics. While antipsychotics may be required for some residents, a full-fledged review...
Why managed care is good for long-term care
By
Joseph Healy, Ph.D.
Jun 21, 2012
Managed long-term care can provide a solution to many challenges facing providers. Coordinating patients’ care, working with family members, and focusing on the right type of treatment can lead to...
Experts tout private and public long-term care funding reforms in Senate hearing
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 19, 2012
As the trajectory of long-term care costs rises, experts on funding gave varying approaches on how to achieve savings at a Senate hearing.
McKnight’s technology awards debut
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 19, 2012
McKnight’s has partnered with American HealthTech to establish the first annual “McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — Connect Our World.”
Affordable Care Act authorizes $3 billion to keep elderly and disabled out of nursing homes
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 02, 2012
The Affordable Care Act has freed up $3 billion in grant money available to states looking to keep elderly and disabled individuals out of long-term care institutions.
Hospitalization for Medicare patients often leads to nursing home, study finds
Oct 05, 2011
Medicare beneficiaries who are hospitalized for acute-care treatment, including a stroke or hip fracture, are at an “extremely high risk” for needing long-term care in a nursing home, a new...
LGBT elders worry about discrimination in long-term care facilities
Apr 06, 2011
A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender older adults believe that staff at long-term care facilities would discriminate against them, according to a new report.
Pharmacists push for study before implementing short-cycle dispensing rule
Mar 23, 2011
The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday called for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to collect additional data before implementing a rule that would shorten the medication...