Guest Columns: Promoting a skilled nursing facility with clinical data
Jun 25, 2009
As potential residents and families mine Nursing Home Compare for data, skilled nursing facilities can analyze their own operations. Generating internal data may help to provide a positive impression of...
Chronic conditions proving costly for nation
May 19, 2009
Our nation spent $1.7 trillion treating patients with chronic conditions in 2007—the equivalent of 34 million annual salaries of $50,000, according to the second annual Almanac of Chronic Disease. Among...
Electronic health records timeline in stimulus bill could be unrealistic, senior health IT official says
May 19, 2009
Lawmakers might have underestimated how long it would take the healthcare industry to implement new healthcare information technology when setting a timeline for its adoption under the American Recovery...
New report details devastating toll of chronic conditions on economy, healthcare system
May 19, 2009
The U.S. spent $1.7 trillion treating patients with chronic conditions in 2007—the equivalent of 34 million annual salaries of $50,000, according to the second annual Almanac of Chronic Disease, which...
New way to predict cognitive decline could benefit clinical trials
May 14, 2009
A new test could help to more accurately predict and measure the rate of cognitive decline among those with mild dementia, leading to more effective clinical trials, according to a new report.
NIC to offer occupancy and rate information for the top 100 metro markets
Apr 21, 2009
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC) announced that it will expand its database of supply and demand data to the top 100 metropolitan markets in June. The MAP service...
Report: Healthcare reform includes chronic disease management, payment reform
Apr 16, 2009
Some of the key components of healthcare reform include chronic condition management and prevention, increased care-coordination efforts, and payment reforms, according to a report released Tuesday. All...
Tech team wanted: electronic health records involve change and require practice
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2009
If you are working to create an electronic health record, there is no room for solo acts. Who should get involved? Anyone in the resident care process
Study: Hispanics receive poorer nursing home care
Apr 13, 2009
Nursing facilities with a primarily Hispanic resident population generally provide lower quality care than facilities primarily servicing whites, say Brown University researchers who focused on pressure...
Forum focuses on chronic disease management
Apr 09, 2009
The important role of chronic disease management in healthcare reform was the topic of conversation Tuesday among former lawmakers and healthcare advocates at a forum in Wisconsin.