Hackers could be next HIPAA threat to long-term care, expert warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 21, 2014
Protected health information breaches for long-term care facilities will migrate from accidental human-caused problems to outsiders gunning for valuable intelligence, one compliance expert predicted Tuesday.
A MRSA vaccine may be on the horizon
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 13, 2017
If a MRSA vaccine could be developed for adults, it could potentially save nursing homes a lot of money, not to mention reset some of our infection control protocols.
Some thoughts on a pregnancy discrimination case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 17, 2016
There are times when a judge is right, and it makes you want to start screaming.
Embracing managed care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 10, 2016
What was clear from the panel was managed care, skilled nursing and home health have to build partnerships.
Profile: Amanda Kistler
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2017
Amanda Kistler is embarrassed to admit what first spiked her interest in nursing, but it’s a story as charming as she is.
Profile: Steve Fleming
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2017
While Steve Fleming refers to it as “a hobby that went out of control,” he has no doubt that being a college football official has taught him great lessons.
The evolution of swag
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 07, 2016
Vendors heading into a myriad of fall conferences have plenty to worry about. Months ago, most probably had a serious debate about what swag to offer at their exhibit booths.
Healthcare pushed aside in 2016 race
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2016
Lady Healthcare and her child, the Affordable Care Act, were once the bon vivant of public discourse. But they are of little interest today, giving way to the economy, jobs, foreign policy, immigration...
New referral system seeks to find match for providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Netsmart has partnered with a continuing care retirement community client, Cantex Continuing Care Network in Texas, for a “smart referral” management solution.
Medicaid reductions off the table, as GOP turns to plan D: Let Obamacare ‘fail’ on its own
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 19, 2017
Even as providers exhaled Tuesday following the death of a GOP’s Better Care Reconciliation Act, Republicans began floating the idea of a direct repeal of the Affordable Care Act.