We always have difficulty getting extra fluids into our residents during these hot summer and fall months, any suggestions? Getting fluids into elderly residents is something my facility struggled...
Skilled nursing CFOs less optimistic about ability to compete, remain pessimistic on Medicare Advantage
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 02, 2019
Seventy percent of skilled nursing chief financial officers are optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their local post-acute care marketplaces, according to new insights from investment...
Providers prep as Hurricane Dorian intensifies
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 29, 2019
Long-term care facilities in Florida are in disaster-prep mode as they brace themselves for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to become a Category 4 storm by the weekend.
Nurse scheduling app updated
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 28, 2019
Atlas Business Solutions Inc. has released an updated mobile app for its online healthcare staff scheduling software, ScheduleAnywhere.
Partners Pharmacy launches new solution
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 20, 2019
Partners Pharmacy has announced the launch of Advanced Pharmacy Solutions (APS), its new remotely automated dispensing technology. It consists of five different components. These can be scaled to...
Providers appeal for improved quality measures, less duplicate paperwork
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2019
A major provider advocate appealed to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ solicitation for feedback on how to improve its “Patients Over Paperwork”...
Invesque bullish on group therapy, PDPM
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 15, 2019
The Patient-Drive Payment Model, with its rewards for higher-acuity patients and group therapy, is expected to be a boon for healthcare real estate company Invesque, executives said Thursday.
Telehealth platform integrated with PointClickCare
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 13, 2019
Curatess-Open Telehealth Platform has been integrated with PointClickCare’s electronic health record system.
Class-action lawsuit that could boost Medicare nursing home eligibility begins
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 12, 2019
More than 1.3 million Medicare observation stay claims could be appealed if a class-action lawsuit filed against the Department of Health and Human Services is successful.
Nursing home success: Facility gives neighbors 100 unneeded beds
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 12, 2019
A Pennsylvania nursing home is making fans of its wider community, students and environmentalists by giving away its gently used hospital beds and mattresses — first come, first served.