The use of rapid flu tests may help curb the overuse of antibiotics, a new study reveals.
Disability rights activists criticize nursing homes during Pelosi speech
Jun 10, 2010
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced harsh criticism from disability rights activists during a speech to a group of progressives. Her address on policy and healthcare reforms was met with constant chants and...
Medicare Part B premium freeze put on ice
Oct 12, 2009
A measure that would prevent a cut to Social Security payments failed in the Senate. As a result, rising Medicare Part B premiums are expected to adversely affect 27% of Medicare beneficiaries.
Flu complications lead to 11 deaths at Canadian facility
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Haymarket Media
Feb 11, 2005
Flu complications have led to the deaths of 11 residents of a nursing home in Cobourg, Canada, in the last two weeks. Flu outbreaks have been reported at long-term care facilities throughout the province...
I Couldn’t Live Without … American HealthTech
Sep 04, 2015
With long-term care’s need for automation growing, JMS Senior Living CEO Ben Scheulen thought it was time to update his company’s paper-based system. It invested in American HealthTech in November.
Labor tensions heating up as NLRB approves ‘microwave’ rule
Nov 30, 2011
Provider groups quickly criticized Wednesday’s vote by the National Labor Relations Board to move forward with a “microwave” rule. The measure attempts to simplify union election procedures...
Revised antibiotic treatment may help knock out MRSA faster
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 17, 2016
Using penicillin along with modern antibiotics may help weaken MRSA infections and make it easier to cure, a new study shows.
Nurses face workplace bullying, study finds
Apr 08, 2008
More than 50% of all nurses report that they have been bullied at work. A full 90% have witnessed an act of intimidation while doing their jobs, a new survey published in the latest issue of the Journal...
Therapy robots a success with recovering stroke victims, research finds
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 29, 2012
An experimental “socially assistive” robot has been shown to get better results in elderly rehabilitation patients than human therapists, preliminary research finds.
Analysis identifies efficiency as important to post-acute care
May 25, 2016
A new report from Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group stresses success strategies for post-acute care facilities over the next decade.