On Thursday, emergency officials were working to evacuate more than 300 patients from damaged hospitals in Panama City. Four hospitals and 11 nursing facilities were closed in the state, along with a SNF...
CDC outlines 2014 global health threats
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2014
Antibiotic resistance and prescription drug abuse are among the top global threats expected in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Casamba announces integration
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 30, 2018
Casamba and Kno2® have announced a fully interoperable healthcare solution for outpatient clinics.
Kohl painkiller bill reappears in waning days of Senate term; AHCA voices objections
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
A bill meant to provide relief for nursing home residents who need painkillers would create the possibility of huge penalties for healthcare practitioners and long-term care facilities, a top lobbyist...
Foundations and Granite Creek Health win Gold in Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2018
Foundations Health Solutions in Warren, OH, and Granite Creek Health and Rehab in Prescott City, AZ, won Gold Awards.
AHRQ selects app winner
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2019
PRISM, an app developed by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and the Institute for Health Informatics, Fairview Health System/HealthEast Kidney Stone Institute and PerkHealth,...
Sensing device detects environmental changes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 29, 2019
WREN Technology has debuted a sensor for finding environmental changes in a resident’s room.
COMS integrated into PointClickCare
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 10, 2018
While COMS is under the PointClickCare umbrella, it will continue to operate as an independent brand.
Facility hit with lawsuit after nude resident photos appear
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 04, 2016
The other shoe dropped when a lawsuit against a South Dakota nursing home was filed after an employee posted nude photos of a resident on social media.
Two new good-mood payoffs: memories, decisions improve
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
Boosting the mood of seniors helps them do better on decision-making and working-memory tests, researchers have found. In the first study to demonstrate how a positive mood can help older adults with brain...