Every week there seems to be a new announcement about some major company deciding to enter the healthcare landscape. But what do providers really think about the future of healthcare?
Technology boosts nursing home care, study reveals
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2016
Long-term care administrators can expect to see an even greater push to share data electronically with hospitals and other post-acute facilities, thanks to new research out of the University of Missouri.
Report: Post-acute sector is lagging on telemed adoption
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2018
Telemedicine’s value across the care continuum is clear, but adoption still lags, according to a report released in February by Sage Growth Partners, a healthcare research firm.
October IT Update
Oct 01, 2020
Nursing home residents would have quicker access to breakthrough technologies as treatment options under a new Medicare coverage pathway proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Dates, accurate data remain problems, MDS expert warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2015
Accuracy mistakes in MDS 3.0 data may cause additional payment problems, a reimbursement expert warns.
Incentives seen as a spark for EHR expansion in field
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2015
Electronic health record use in nursing homes is at an all-time high, but health information technology adoption in long-term care is still lagging behind other healthcare sectors, according to a study...
IT Update
May 02, 2011
Farzad Mostashari’s appointment as the new national coordinator for health IT has been enthusiastically received across the healthcare industry. Analysts generally agree that Mostashari — formerly...
IT Update – March 2018
Mar 08, 2018
» Thermometers connected to a mobile phone app can lead to significant improvements in flu forecasting — good news to providers in a bad season, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases....
ITUpdate
Apr 01, 2014
» HIMSS Analytics alleged that too many providers rely on outdated and inefficient practices to back up and archive resident-related information. The organization surveyed 150 senior IT professionals...
ITUpdate for November 2014
Nov 01, 2014
» Nurses are increasingly relying on mobile devices, social media and the Internet, according to a survey from Wolters Kluwer Health. Their results, released in September, said 65% of nurses are using...