CareServ Technologies has changed its iPod Touch used for Activities of Daily Living and Skin/Wound bedside documentation to the iPhone 6 Plus.
Talk about your healthcare dashboard…
Nov 22, 2011
Researchers at the BMW Group and a leading German university have jointly developed a sensor system that integrates into an automobile’s steering wheel. Its purpose: to monitor the health status...
Ask the Treatment Expert about … creating a skin care team
By
Jeri Lundgren
Sep 06, 2017
I’m a wound care nurse new to long-term care, and I want to develop a skin care team. Whom should I consider for team members?
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
Sizewise Worldwide releases new mattress
Jun 09, 2015
Sizewise Worldwide has released the Sizewize Immerse™ to assist in preventing or treating pressure ulcers, and full-thickness burns, and aid in the healing of skin grafts and reconstructive flaps.
Atmosphere-monitoring system detects incontinence events
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
Sensor Technologies’ new remote-sensing product, WREN, continuously monitors the atmospheric conditions of a room to detect incontinence events. Short for Watch, Respond, Evaluate and Notify, WREN continually...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2022
Makers of new class of schizophrenia drug expect to file for FDA approval … Precancerous skin lesions common among Medicare beneficiaries: study … Triple therapy halves mortality in patients with severe...
Clinical briefs for Friday, June 3
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 03, 2022
‘Catastrophic’ changes to blood cells may explain sudden frailty in older age … Pulse oximeter failures delayed COVID care for dark-skinned patients … Second half of life focuses on quality...
High-tech wound dressing is shown to fight infection
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2012
University of Wisconsin researchers have demonstrated how an ultra-thin layer of polymer impregnated with a surgical antibacterial can help healing by preventing infection.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2022
Providers cautiously accept new COVID-19 vaccine mandate guidance as SCOTUS hearing nears … Dementia prevention in the spotlight as new year begins … CMS details vaccination targets in new LTC mandate...