HealthcareSource, which offers healthcare talent management solutions, said Tuesday it was ranked first in overall vendor performance in the KLAS research report, Talent Management 2013: The Journey Has...
Technology is helping prevent readmissions, but integration across the care continuum remains a pressing...
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 25, 2014
As data sets increase for post-acute care, so will the need for standardization and the push for skilled nursing facilities to be connected with other health entities, experts said at a health information...
Sabra on an upswing
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2012
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Sabra Health Care REIT in mid-April after the long-term care landlord posting its second-best performance in the first quarter, with a total return of 38.8%.
More Dycora facilities placed in receivership
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 23, 2019
Three Dycora Transitional Health & Living communities were placed under a court-appointed receivership last week,
Long-term care tech summit produces calls for better, silo-busting assessment tools
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 24, 2014
More progress is needed toward standardizing beneficiary assessments across care settings, an analyst with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told a gathering of long-term care health information...
Align, PointClickCare tackle engagement
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
PointClickCare and Align have partnered to help providers boost employee engagement and improve resident outcomes.
Software company wins certification
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 14, 2018
Geriatric Practice Management Corp (GERIMED) has achieved Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) 2015 Edition Health IT Module Certification via Drummond Group LLC,...
Infection management strategies can reduce hospital readmissions, experts say
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Elizabeth Newman
May 05, 2014
Long-term care facilities with an outbreak of influenza-like illnesses may want to consider running viral panels, as well as increase measures to prevent and treat pneumonia promptly, two infection control...
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2019
20 Illinois nursing homes have closed since 2014 … FDA approves generic version of opioid overdose nasal spray … Risk management, data protection among HHS information security weaknesses, report finds
Even with Medicare and Medicaid payment pressures, Kindred Healthcare’s RehabCare contract therapy division is holding steady, the company announced at the end of October.