Antibiotic stewardship is gaining importance as a specific component to incorporate in infection prevention and control plans.
The need for nursing informatics in LTC
By
Patricia P. Sengstack, DPN, RN-BC, CPHIMS
Jun 19, 2015
The last decade in healthcare has seen an increasing transition, from a focus in the acute care setting to a broader perspective encompassing ambulatory, home health, hospice and long-term care settings.
Taking the telemedicine leap
By
Mary Jo Gorman, M.D.
Feb 22, 2018
What skilled nursing facilities should consider as they search for telemedicine solutions
Passive optical network provides bandwidth support
By
Eric Presworsky
Aug 03, 2015
Woodlands Retirement Community in Huntington, West Virginia has always been at the forefront of senior care.
Night lighting for elders
By
Michael Chotiner
Nov 24, 2014
Many older people have trouble falling asleep and/or getting back to sleep at night, especially when stimulated by bright lights that they turn on in order to navigate to the bathroom or that attendants...
Empowering patients to take charge
By
Neil Gulsvig
Oct 24, 2014
Research supports the notion that engagement of patients in monitoring and managing their own healthcare elevates the patient’s role from passive recipient to active director.
Mobile technology and healthcare – Not just for Millennials
By
Ken Saitow
Jun 13, 2016
There is no argument that today’s healthcare providers operate in an extremely challenging environment.
LED lighting: What Is R9?
By
Michael Bruce
Oct 27, 2014
Since the conception of LED lighting, the industry has made great strides to improve the color quality of the light source. Today, color quality is an important consideration when evaluating LED lighting...
Patients as consumers: Understanding purchasing patterns
By
Daniel Black and Olivia Armstrong
May 12, 2017
Healthcare is an industry prone to change. Patient populations evolve constantly as new generations bring new habits, values, expectations and needs. For healthcare providers, keeping pace is a challenge.
7 ways to improve resident satisfaction
By
Chris Magleby
Dec 30, 2013
As a leader in customer satisfaction research, care providers often ask us for one or two best practices that will improve their customer satisfaction ratings. These inquiries led us to conduct an in-depth...