Improving nurses’ ability to cope with workplace mistreatment crucial to retention, study says
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Oct 20, 2016
Providing nursing staff with tools to handle workplace stress and mistreatment from colleagues is important in retaining staff and maintaining quality, a new study shows.
Wrist monitors aren’t as effective as chest-worn heart monitors, researchers find
Oct 19, 2016
As fitness trackers surge in popularity, a new study finds that chest-worn heart monitors are more accurate than wrist-worn monitors.
Wound smartphone app released
Oct 19, 2016
PointClickCare has released a skin and wound smartphone app that is integrated into its EHR platform.
Six charged in separate thefts from nursing home residents
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Oct 19, 2016
Six New York nursing home workers have been arrested for allegedly stealing personal information, money and jewelry from residents in their facilities, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced.
Maine Veterans Homes chooses PBJ feature
Oct 18, 2016
Maine Veterans’ Homes has implemented the Attendance on Demand system’s Payroll-Based Journal feature through working with partner Cincinnati Time of Maine (Portland, ME).
Behavior training course launched
Oct 18, 2016
Care Innovations has created a behavior training course for clinicians to support improved patient engagement.
AHCA files lawsuit challenging feds’ pre-dispute arbitration ban
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Oct 18, 2016
The American Health Care Association filed a lawsuit on Monday fighting back against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently issued ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements in nursing...
Government will crack down on EHRs under final rule
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Oct 17, 2016
Electronic health records will face greater scrutiny under a final rule released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Friday.
Also in the News for Monday, October 17
Oct 17, 2016
HCP spin-off of ManorCare portfolio expected to be final Oct. 31 … HHS finalizes physician payment system … New form of ibuprofen may provide faster pain relief, fewer side effects
GAO: Lack of ‘meaningful’ quality measures hurting providers
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Oct 14, 2016
A “misalignment” of healthcare quality measures may place a burden on providers and jeopardize the success of value-based payment methods, according to a new federal report.