» Nurses are increasingly relying on mobile devices, social media and the Internet, according to a survey from Wolters Kluwer Health. Their results, released in September, said 65% of nurses are using...
Make some good news
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John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2018
If I’m going to be truthful about my Catholic School education, many of the lessons remain less memorable than the nuns who delivered them. Suffice it to say, assault and battery charges have been...
CMS releases advance guidance for emergency preparedness rule
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Jun 07, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published an advanced copy of interpretive guidance for its final emergency preparedness rule for healthcare providers.
Advance directives reach record levels, but this does not lead to more hospice use, researchers find
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 03, 2014
Seniors are completing advance directives in record numbers, but this is not having the expected effect of shifting people from hospitals to hospices in their last days, say researchers from the University...
ONE DAY TO GO: McKnight’s Fall Online Expo kicks off Tuesday
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Ashley Carman
Sep 09, 2013
Don’t miss your chance to hear from long-term care industry experts at McKnight’s first Fall Online Expo. Tomorrow is the last day to register because that’s when all three webinars will...
Providers say phased-in Medicare cuts would soften final payment rule damage, slow nursing home worker...
Nov 09, 2011
Congress could stave off the predicted loss of 20,000 nursing home jobs by enacting a phased-in funding regulation over three years, according to one provider group.
Senate committee addresses drug laws that hamper nursing home care
Mar 25, 2010
The Senate Special Committee on Aging Wednesday held a listening session on ways federal rules on controlled substances negatively affect the ability of nurses to care for nursing home residents.
Nurses who use a smartphone before bed may be more distracted at work, researchers say
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 30, 2014
Nurses who use a smartphone at night for work-related reasons are likely to be less effective on the job the next day, according to recently published research from Michigan State University.
Obesity indeed increases seniors’ risk of death, will be long-standing issue for LTC providers:...
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2013
Obesity does not decrease seniors’ risk of death, according to a new study that calls into question previous findings. The new study also suggests that long-term care providers will see an increasing...
Regulators boast of savings under Affordable Care Act’s competitive bidding program for durable...
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 19, 2012
Federal regulators on Wednesday touted Medicare savings achieved through competitive bidding programs for durable medical equipment (DME), a program of concern to many long-term care operators.