Decoded Health powers new AI-backed telehealth app
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Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2020
Decoded Health’s first telehealth app uses explainable artificial intelligence technology to automate patient communication and generate real-time, personalized, clinical recommendations for providers....
WoundSource offers online expo as alternative to cancelled conferences
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 18, 2020
WoundSource.com, the digital companion to the Kestrel Wound Product Sourcebook, is offering a free online Wound Care expo as a CE opportunity for wound care specialists and others whose onsite educational...
Senate Democrats ask HHS to restore some nursing home regulations
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2018
A group of Democratic senators is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to reverse its stance on rolling back nursing home regulations.
State doubles support for Medicaid-dependent nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2019
After struggling with shortfalls for years, Pennsylvania’s nursing home operators are cheering a state budget that will double funds available to facilities with the highest Medicaid census. The spending...
Prosecutor: Nursing home workers busted with fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
Thirteen frontline nursing home and hospital workers have been charged with buying fake COVID-19 vaccine cards from a fraud ring in New York, Manhattan’s top prosecutor said.
Communication services become essential with meetings canceled, telework encouraged
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 18, 2020
Several companies with employee communication and hiring platforms have expanded their services or made them free as healthcare providers promote telework for nonessential staff and reduce face-to-face...
Armbrust American taking N95 respirator pre-orders
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2020
Armbrust American is taking pre-orders for its N95 respirator masks and surgical masks, part of a line of disposable surgical masks that has received an ASTM Level 3 rating for its filtration effectiveness. ...
Change Healthcare appoints Steven Martin executive VP
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
Change Healthcare has appointed Steven Martin executive vice president of enterprise technology. Martin joins Change Healthcare from GE where he served as acting CEO for GE Digital. He previously spent...
Social media feeds inspire K4Connect’s latest tool
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 29, 2020
K4Connect last week debuted its K4Community Plus resident application, which integrates key features of popular social media platforms into an application specifically designed for seniors. Key K4Community...
Nursing homes down 200K frontline workers, with more COVID cases on the way
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 29, 2021
The U.S. is facing a certified nurse aide shortage of about 200,000, with the situation made more dire by a surging number of unvaccinated aides being forced to quarantine with cases of a new COVID-19...