Emmi multimedia call system increases nurse efficiency
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2017
A system based on multimedia and interactive voice response phone calls has expanded into the post-acute market, with executives describing it as a way to maximize nurse efficiency.
Three years later, nursing home workers get SEIU contract
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 27, 2017
Nearly 300 union members in three New Jersey facilities learned early Friday they had a new contract — their first in three years.
New tech tools help operators recruit staff more effectively
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2015
Long-term care providers are increasingly turning to technology that can recruit or track new hires, with the latest system coming from OnShift.
Bill would speed up post-acute coverage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Observation stays would count toward establishing Medicare eligibility under reforms in a recent draft bill from the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Medicaid underpayments soar to an average $22.34 per resident day, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
The cumulative effect of cuts has been “devastating,” AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said.
Butler County should take the addicts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2014
It’s not a secret most county nursing homes are hemorrhaging money. That’s why I was intrigued by a Butler County (OH) proposal to allow heroin addicts to stay short-term in the county-owned...
McKnight’s honors Lynne Katzmann with its first Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 21, 2019
Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D., is the inaugural recipient of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award.
Luxury standards that pay off
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 24, 2018
When service fails, the resident or customer often has their vision of a place permanently altered.
The value of RN-to-BSN programs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 26, 2017
The idea of a BSN programs should be a big draw to long-term care RNs.
Advancing Excellence suspends some activities after funding loss
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 17, 2015
Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative (AELTCC), a group of organizations aiming to raise quality in nursing homes, has suspended its outreach efforts and staff due to a lack of funding.