Survey: People with disabilities still face discrimination five years after Olmstead
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Haymarket Media
Jun 24, 2004
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, which protects disabled people from being institutionalized against their will, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted...
McKnight’s Tech Awards deadline extended to July 28
Jul 19, 2017
Providers have just over a week left to enter the McKnight’s Technology Awards free competition.
PCC recognized by KLAS
Feb 18, 2014
PointClickCare was recognized by KLAS Research as a category leader in long-term care for 2013, according to its “Best in KLAS: Software and Services” report.
Report: More employers offer LTC insurance
Feb 13, 2008
There are now nearly 10,000 employer groups offering a form of employer-sponsored long-term care insurance, with just over two million Americans insured by these plans,” according to research conducted...
Facilities must post whistleblower protections, CMS says
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Haymarket Media
Jan 03, 2007
Many nursing homes and other healthcare providers must inform staff about whistleblower protections starting this week.
Tech awards deadline is July 31
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 30, 2013
The deadline to enter McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards is Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Independent judges will award gold, silver and bronze award in five categories: Quality through Technology,...
California chain selects COMS Interactive software
Feb 06, 2013
Windsor, a California-based long-term care organization, recently selected the COMS Interactive (Clinical Outcomes Management System) Daylight IQ™ product suite to complement its disease management program.
Pregame is over: Providers must deal with survey and assessment changes for real starting Sunday
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 30, 2012
Nursing homes have heard the warnings and been advised at every turn lately. Now, it’s time to do it right, or risk losing out on reimbursements. Significant changes have been made to the new MDS...
Release of new EMAR
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2013
Optimus EMR has released its second generation EMAR, a module for patient care used constantly for medication delivery and related activities.
Survey: Nurses report high sense of job security, low confidence in ability to retire
Sep 16, 2011
A majority of nurses are satisfied with their job security and finances, but worry about their retirement plans, according to a new survey.