Healthcare cybersecurity: Finding the best administrative defenses
By
John DiMaggio
Feb 17, 2017
Administrative defenses are a key component of cybersecurity because they cover the gap that technical defenses cannot protect.
Did a cholera outbreak inspire ICD-1?
By
Jonathan Elion, MD, FACC
Dec 09, 2015
John Snow was clearly a man ahead of his times.
Why open communication is key to a successful founder-investor relationship
By
Steve Lebowitz
Oct 25, 2022
We currently find ourselves in an uncertain market where a large number of companies are looking to raise capital as they look to survive in the current environment. While there is capital on the...
Measure what matters
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Meaghan McMahon
Apr 26, 2019
Although entrepreneurs and investors are quickly entering the senior care industry as they see opportunities grow as the population rapidly ages, many claim that technology innovations alone will be the...
Halt hackers exploiting the coronavirus
By
Diane Evans
Apr 03, 2020
Predictably, thieves worldwide are attempting to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to hack into healthcare databases — to the point that Forbes reported a wave of 2,500 malware attacks in less than a...
Preventing the spread of infection and viruses in LTC facilities with safer, sustainable cleaning solutions
By
Joshua Schwartz
Apr 05, 2023
If the COVID-19 pandemic impressed on the general population for the first time just how deadly infections can be in long-term care settings, veterans of the industry likely weren’t surprised. ...
It takes two: Integrating hospitals and post-acute care
By
Troy Hilsenroth
May 22, 2013
As mandates from the Affordable Care Act continue to roll out, the healthcare industry, and more specifically, the long-term care (LTC) market (also known as post-acute care), is in the center of a seismic...
Remote monitoring rule could ultimately drive down healthcare costs
By
Dani Bradnan
May 18, 2021
Despite discovering the myriad benefits of remote monitoring over the past year due to the necessity of COVID-19, a December final rule around reimbursement severely disincentivizes providers from using...
Strong nursing care helps to reinforce therapy
By
Karen Bonn
May 06, 2020
When our disabled or elderly patients are admitted to either an acute or sub-acute rehab, the focus is typically on therapy. This is appropriate because these patients have probably just spent time...
Overcoming 6 challenges of group therapy
By
Mark Evin
Oct 22, 2019
The first step of any exercise in innovation is to deeply understand the nature of the problem you’re trying to solve. When done well, this process of discovery often points to a solution that’s different...