AI-shortened nursing home stays drive potential class action suit against insurer
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 16, 2023
The nation’s largest insurer is illegally using programs driven by artificial intelligence to override the decisions of medical professionals and wrongfully force seniors from nursing homes, a potential...
Former nursing home owner’s ‘every nickel’ possibly at stake with class action ruling
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2018
A New York judge has cleared the way for residents of a troubled nursing home to pursue a class-action lawsuit against its former owners.
Researchers I.D. barriers to care as Alzheimer’s diagnoses in Latinos explode
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
It’s no shock that Alzheimer’s diagnoses are expected to rocket upward over the coming decades — but researchers say one group will bear an unfair share of the burden and may be the least...
60 Seconds with … Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
Q: Why have you focused on studying pain among nursing home patients with dementia? A: We don’t do a good job of assessing, diagnosing the underlying cause of the pain and then managing it. We don’t,...
Partners Pharmacy PassPort selected for NJ’s field hospitals
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
New Jersey has tapped Partners Pharmacy and its innovative APS Passport system to provide emergency pharmacy services at three field hospitals opening across the state to alleviate the strain on local...
NHI’s skilled nursing ‘resilience’ bolstered by Ensign, National HealthCare
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2022
The performance of key skilled nursing operators National HealthCare Corporation and Ensign Group buoyed National Health Investors’ second-quarter stats, even as the real estate investment trust continued...
PadInMotion offering HIPAA-compliant EZCall tool for SNFs
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2020
Interactive patient experience provider PadInMotion now offers its EZCall application to skilled nursing facilities and hospitals to empower quick and secure engagement with loved ones via one-touch connectivity....
HCR ManorCare strategy to exit bankruptcy gets OK; will sell 74 facilities
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2018
Six weeks after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, HCR ManorCare has won federal approval for its exit strategy.
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
CMS creating infection control course for Final Rule compliance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 27, 2018
A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to help nursing homes prepare for an infection preventionist requirement included in the revised Final Rules of participation.