Dell’s mini tower provides small businesses with customization options
Apr 14, 2009
The newly redesigned Vostro 220 offers a variety of operating systems and sufficient customization options sure to meet the needs of most smaller operators. As with other models in the Vostro line of small...
AAHSA conference helps providers prepare for the future
Apr 14, 2009
Looking ahead is the focus of The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s 2009 Future of Aging Services Conference. The event will be held April 20-22, at the Marriott Wardman...
Keane unveils Optimum Product Suite at HIMSS conference
Apr 06, 2009
Keane recently announced the launch of its Optimum Product Suite. The software suite helps operators improve accounts receivable cycles, reduce medical errors and simplify third-party billing. Keane Optimum...
Discounted hotel rooms available for ACHCA show
Apr 06, 2009
The American College of Health Care Administrators will hold its annual convocation and exposition May 15-19 in Providence, RI. The organization recently announced that it has negotiated discounted group...
CMS finally embraces pay for performance
Mar 31, 2009
After years of using the stick, it looks like federal regulators are willing to try the carrot. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new, four-state demonstration project that will...
Susan DeVore named president and CEO for Premier
Mar 17, 2009
Group purchasing organization Premier has named Susan DeVore its next president and CEO. Devore has been the firm’s COO for the past five years. Premier maintains a comprehensive repository of clinical,...
Coming soon: More companies that offer help with information technology
Mar 10, 2009
Think there is a mind-boggling number of information technology-related vendors in the market now? Just wait. The economic stimulus package recently signed by President Obama is laden with sweeteners that...
Helping long-term care join the healthcare reform conversation
Mar 03, 2009
Healthcare spending topped $2.4 trillion in 2008, according to new figures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. So it’s not hard to see why much has been said lately about the need...
Operators likely to gain as Obama signs $787 billion economic stimulus legislation
Feb 17, 2009
President Obama signed the $787 billion economic stimulus plan in Denver Tuesday. Long-term care operators stand to see significant revenue infusions as a result. Most notably, the measure includes an...
Stimulating reading: How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will work
Feb 10, 2009
The big fight in Congress this week will be over the proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This largest single spending bill since the New Deal weighs in at 736 pages. If passed, it will cost...