When Chartwell Willowgrove Long Term Care decided to do a corporate rebranding earlier this year, it was time for business manager Michelle Deck and others to decide how to replace employee name badges....
I couldn’t live without … Kronos workforce management solutions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
In overseeing payroll for employees at several dozen facilities, Lynne Kennedy had her hands full as Midwest Health’s accounting and payroll manager.
I couldn’t live without … PointClickCare Secure Conversations
Apr 01, 2014
Leaders at Wellington Healthcare noticed that when residents needed a doctor, nurses were text messaging physicians to request a call. Security concerns prevented the long-term care staff from texting...
I couldn’t live without … the SARA/3M-HomeFree interface from JNL Technologies
Feb 01, 2014
As 2013 came to a close, 3M phased out support of its HomeFree nurse call system. Leaders at Allegro Senior Living carefully weighed replacement options. Today, they say they are happy with the decision...
I couldn’t live without … HealthMEDX clinical EMR
Oct 01, 2013
When Michael Mutterer became vice president of senior services at Riverside Medical Center in Illinois in 2011, his first priority was introducing clinical electronic medical record technology in its post-acute...
I couldn’t live without … Nurse Rosie Vital Signs Monitoring
Aug 01, 2013
As the director of nursing at the 120-bed Camelot Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Granite Falls, NC, Sarah B. Eckard is happy to be able to pull real-time data, thanks to Nurse Rosie’s...
I couldn’t live without … eSNF telemedicine solution
Jul 01, 2013
Recognizing the need to bring down hospital readmissions, AristaCare turned to eSNF’s telemedicine solution a year ago. In seven out of 10 cases in which eSNF is used, an admission is avoided, says...
I couldn’t live without … Cerner CareTracker
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2013
Cerner’s CareTracker has allowed Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America facilities to provide better resident-centered care, according to director of clinical information Jeanne Gerstenkorn, RN, BSN,...
I couldn’t live without … McKesson’s Six Sigma team
May 01, 2013
Thanks to McKesson’s Six Sigma team, Allcare Pharmacy was able to make several workflow and process improvements, says Allcare Pharmacy COO Stephen Carroll.
I couldn’t live without … COMS Interactive nursing assessments and data monitoring
Mar 02, 2013
Comprehensive nursing assessments and data monitoring tools from COMS Interactive provide critical help to the CommuniCare Family of Companies, according to Chief Medical Officer Matthew Wayne, M.D.