AHCA convention attendees urged to rise up in face of looming funding cuts; better moderate use of antipsychotics
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 09, 2012
Long-term care providers were given the truth during the opening session of the 63rd annual convention of the American Health Care Association: More funding cuts are on the way. Among the other hot topics...
Nation’s largest nursing home association to hold annual meeting in Tampa
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
Members of the American Health Care Association will gather Sunday through Wednesday in Tampa for the group’s 63rd annual convention and expo. Keynote speakers include best-selling business author...
Hearthstone awarded top Transitions prize in McKnight’s Technology Awards
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
By adopting a wireless daily living documentation tool, Hearthstone Health Center lowered its hospital readmission rates by 5.5%. That earned Hearthstone the Gold Award in the Transitions category of the...
The Boston Home is bestowed with the Gold Award for Innovator of the Year
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 04, 2012
McKnight’s is pleased to announce that The Boston Home has captured the Gold Award in the Innovator of the Year category in the McKnight’s Technology Awards — Connect Our World.
Nurses are the first line of defense in preventing readmissions, expert says
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 03, 2012
To help hospitals prevent costly readmissions, long-term care providers need to get serious about partnering with local hospitals, an expert said Tuesday.
Drug pipelines far from full, report finds
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 01, 2012
With new and novel medicines launched the last couple of years for diseases such as cancer, hepatitis C virus and multiple sclerosis, one would think that pharmaceutical pipelines are gradually improving....
New McKnight’s website debuts
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 28, 2012
McKnight’s has incorporated Search Eldercare into a new Marketplace section, plus made it easier to see popular blogs.
Window closing on preferred treatment for applicants seeking $100,000 in ‘innovation’ grants
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 28, 2012
The LeadingAge Innovations Fund is looking to give up to $100,000 in grant money to provider members that have developed innovative programs that can demonstrably improve conditions for residents, families,...
Providers should prepare to face even more audits under healthcare reform, expert warns
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 27, 2012
Providers need to have the appropriate staff and data analytics programs in place to defend against the onslaught of more Medicare and Medicaid claims audits, an expert urged.
Aging population strains U.S. economic outlook
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 27, 2012
The growing proportion of Americans over the age of 65 could have dramatic long-term financial consequences on the nation, putting safety-net programs on an unsustainable course, a new report suggests.