LTC tech guru Alwan hangs a new shingle in ‘aging tech’ space
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John Hall
Jan 20, 2023
For more than 15 years, Majd Alwan had a front row seat to an information revolution that has taken big strides toward full interoperability in nursing homes.
AI blessed, cursed with tech wonders and risks: experts
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John Hall
Oct 10, 2023
AI technology promises to create untold efficiencies and, in turn, solutions to so many of the thorny issues of workforce, care, operations and more. Still, caution with this emerging tool is advised,...
Workers at 39 PA SNFs threaten strike over pay, conditions
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John Hall
Aug 15, 2022
Nursing home workers from more than three dozen Pennsylvania nursing homes put three corporate-owned chains on notice to make good on their demands over wages and working conditions.
Telemedicine maintains its value even as pandemic eases
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John Hall
Sep 11, 2022
As workforce issues continue, skilled nursing providers are searching for ways to fill the staffing void. Telemedicine is increasingly seen as a tool to serve both residents and healthcare workers.
Isolated Maine nursing home gets extra year to attract workers — or a buyer
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John Hall
Aug 05, 2022
Operators of a remote, shuttered Maine nursing home hope a license extension will be just what the doctor ordered to give the struggling facility time to replace staff and reopen for business.
Can information tech save the workforce-strapped sector?
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John Hall
Sep 11, 2022
In an industry valiantly defending itself against the pandemic, PPE shortages and antibiotic resistance, there’s one thing that has brought many providers to their knees: an AWOL workforce that has shown...
PA nursing home settles overbilling lawsuit for $819,000
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John Hall
Aug 03, 2022
A Pennsylvania nonprofit nursing home in the process of being sold has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it overbilled the government $819,000 for physical therapy services.
Illinois SNF operator vindicated as whistleblower suit falls short
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John Hall
Aug 23, 2022
Heritage Operations Group has been vindicated in a whistleblower claim filed by a former Omnicare pharmacist who alleged the Illinois-based nursing home operator violated the False Claims Act by improperly...
States beef up efforts to thwart financial exploitation of SNF residents
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John Hall
Aug 19, 2022
Law enforcement and aging service agencies in both Michigan and Pennsylvania have launched aggressive new efforts to curb financial exploitation of seniors, including those living in nursing homes.
How to do it … Rebuild a tattered SNF workforce
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John Hall
Nov 11, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities are facing some of the biggest challenges in their history as they struggle to recruit, rebuild and fortify their challenged workforces.