The latest tension between employee privacy and staffing procedures is embodied in an Illinois long-term care employee suing his workplace over twice-a-day required fingerprint scans.
Honor roll for talent acquisition released
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 29, 2019
Lean Human Capital by HealthcareSource® has selected the winners of its 2019 Elite Honor Roll program.
Phone for the blind released
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2019
RAZ Mobility which makes mobile assistive technology, has launched the Lucia phone.
Intergenerational toolkit now available
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 07, 2019
LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, in collaboration with Generations United, has launched “Connecting Generations in Senior Housing: A Program Implementation Toolkit.”
Bria Health Services chooses automation option
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 07, 2018
Bria Health Services will use the primeFORCE Job Center, powered by BlueFinHire, for automating its hiring process in 13 facilities in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Technology award winners raise bar for third annual McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
Compelling stories of improved resident engagement is how some winners of the third annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards caught the eyes of our independent panel of judges.
State News: Bill would require nursing homes to disclose direct care staffing numbers for ‘consumer...
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 07, 2019
CONNECTICUT — A proposal from Democrats in the state Senate would require disclosure of the specific number of direct care staff in a nursing home assigned to provide care to residents.
A Stritch in time
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2014
I have figured out who I want to be at 87, and it’s Elaine Stritch. I realized this after seeing Stritch walk through New York wearing a leopard print coat, tights and big glasses during the new...
OIG spends $75M on Medicaid oversight, recommends cost-saving measures
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 08, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General spent $75 million on Medicaid oversight during the last fiscal year, a 4% increase over fiscal 2012, according to a new report.
Bladder scanner offered for nurses
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 19, 2019
EchoNous, based in Seattle, has released the EchoNous Bladder™, an all-electronic, non-mechanical, bladder scanning tool for nurses.