Experts: Push EHR progress even if feds won’t help pay
Aug 01, 2012
Long-term care providers might not be eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records. But that does not mean that facilities should ignore these tools, experts stress.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … ideas on what I can do for my staff
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jul 04, 2016
I am a new director of nursing. Can you share some ideas on what I can do for my staff?
Why standardization?
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 05, 2015
There’s a saying that “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”
Few Medicare recipients enroll in cardiac rehab, despite expanded benefits
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2021
Cardiac rehab participation rose among Medicare recipients with heart failure after coverage expansion in 2014, but the numbers remain abysmally low at less than 10%, a new study has found.
It’s official: Omicron causes less severe COVID-19 illness than prior variants, CDC study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2022
The SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant is much less likely to cause severe illness and death than its predecessors, according to a new analysis of U.S. data from December 2020 through mid-January 2022.
Consensus practice guidelines developed for neck pain
Dec 10, 2021
Multispecialty international working group issues consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain
July/August CompanyBriefs
Jul 02, 2020
Electronic medical recordprovider Casamba has created the free Casamba Small Business Network to provide qualified skilled EMR customers with resources and a place to educate and share best practices.
Incidence of metastatic prostate cancer up from 2010 to 2018
Mar 22, 2022
Trend follows recommendation against routine prostate cancer screening, with increases seen across ages, races
Focus on hand coordination could improve stroke therapy outcomes: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2022
Stroke may affect some bimanual tasks more than others, leaving room for significant improvements in capabilities, investigators say.
House repeals CLASS Act
Feb 02, 2012
The House of Representatives repealed the CLASS Act on Wednesday night, although its future is far from clear.
Many observers expect Republican efforts to repeal CLASS will die in the Senate, where there...