Beta testing for data elements of IMPACT Act underway; volunteers lacking
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
Officials acknowledged Tuesday that they had recruited only 172 providers, including 67 skilled nursing facilities — fewer than they had desired — for beta testing of data elements for the IMPACT Act.
There’s often a wide gap between what managers think today’s healthcare workers want and what’s truly in demand, differences that can lead to dissatisfaction and hinder recruitment efforts.
LTC corporate execs get moderate raises, eye-popping bonuses
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
Corporate executives of multi-site long-term care organizations banked an average raise of 3.7% in 2023, according to a new report issued Wednesday.
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
Netsmart acquires consulting firm QIRT
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
Electronic health record provider Netsmart has acquired post-acute healthcare consulting firm Quality In Real Time to become the largest service provider in the post-acute community.
A full day of inspiration and tech solutions await Wednesday at the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 18, 2021
The first McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards and Summit is set to celebrate outstanding innovation by skilled nursing, senior living and home care providers on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Innovaccer launches Medical Homes solution
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 23, 2019
Data-activation company Innovaccer Inc. has launched a Patient-Centered Medical Homes solution aimed at managing end-to-end needs of organizations from advancing primary care initiatives to establish a...
New Five-Star ratings ding providers for infection control lapses; overall performance stagnant
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Despite more than 12,000 infection control-related citations given during the COVID-19 pandemic, most U.S. nursing homes didn’t see their ratings change much in updated Five-Star guidance published Wednesday....
Facility’s non-compliant documentation practices lead to federal crackdown
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Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Montana was hit with more than $277,000 in civil penalties after its Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown failed to meet federal documentation requirements related to mental illness care.
‘Staggering’ 23% of nurse aides, other SNF support workers face hunger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 09, 2021
Nearly a quarter of healthcare support workers in nursing homes and other residential care settings struggle with hunger, according to a first-of-its kind study published in Health Affairs Wednesday.