Long-term care has far too many professionals with a depth and range of skill and training that the public almost never gets to see.
Experts call for larger pharmacist role in medication management
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 24, 2015
Pharmacists should be able to tap into a resident’s full electronic health record as a way to improve care, industry experts said Tuesday during the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit...
More regulation desperately needed
Jun 18, 2015
After a particularly painful experience at a local restaurant, an irate friend of mine feels strongly that heat descriptions for spicy meals should be nationally monitored and controlled. But since I spend...
Merger is a wake-up call
By
Frank L. Grosso, RPh
Jun 10, 2015
The merger of Omnicare and CVS should be a wake-up call for the entire healthcare industry because it puts a spotlight on the changes in the new post-acute care environment — long-term care and community-based...
Awards pile up for McKnight’s
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2015
Another May, another slew of awards for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
He came back
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 04, 2015
There’s a legendary photo of General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore upon a heroic return to the Philippines in World War II, and that’s what popped into my mind recently when I saw an elderly...
McKnight’s fields finalists in ASBPE awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a finalist for two national awards in the annual American Society of Business Publication Editors (Azbee) competition.
Toss me overboard
By
Gary Tetz
May 22, 2015
Last time we talked, it was peppers and hooch. Now it’s liquor and prostitutes. As a long-term care professional, I imagine you’re wondering what you’ve done wrong to encourage this trending...
Hermes honors McKnight’s with four Gold Awards
May 05, 2015
McKnight’s has been honored with Gold Awards for writing, design and overall publication excellence in this year’s Hermes Creative Awards program.
McKnight’s receives top honors again for news coverage
May 04, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was honored as having the best news coverage among U.S. healthcare publications for the sixth straight year. The McKnight’s editorial team earned five honors...