Southwest GA facilities work to recover from Michael
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 15, 2018
Southwest Georgia continued to clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael over the weekend, with many nursing homes and hospitals relying on backup generators.
Refine quality to gain better image: leaders
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2012
Long-term care providers face negative perceptions and should focus on quality measurements to combat unfair portrayals, association executives said in May.
McKnight’s honors Lynne Katzmann with its first Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 21, 2019
Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D., is the inaugural recipient of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award.
Linen partnership focuses on infection control
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 27, 2018
UMF Corporation, which develops textiles for infection prevention and commercial cleaning, has teamed with Logan’s Healthcare Linen Systems. UMF will offer PerfectCLEAN microfiber products, which includes...
New survey guidance coming soon, CMS official says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2017
Interpretive guidance for the new survey process incorporating Phase 2 regulations may be released over the next few weeks, a top government official said Thursday.
Cortex launches new feature
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 04, 2019
Software company Cortex has debuted a new feature called “Opportunities” to its patient discharge calls, hospital alerts, and risk scoring platform.
Nursing homes to have first look at new quality-rating provisions today
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 13, 2015
Concerned providers will get their first look today at a newly rebased quality measurement scale under Nursing Home Compare 3.0
Smartphones used for measurement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Swift Medical has introduced Swift AutoDepth technology, which lets clinicians take wound-depth measurements at the point of care using a smartphone camera.
CMS gives details on early submitting staffing data for quality ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 15, 2015
Sooner or later, skilled nursing providers will have to submit staffing data tied to payroll. Those who want to get a jump on working out kinks can start submitting their data voluntarily this October,...
Remote monitoring grant announced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2019
Clairvoyant Networks LLC, which features remote monitoring technology for family and professional caregivers, said its Theora® Care technology will be studied in a research project funded by The Texas...