White Horse Village, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square, PA, has selected K4Connect
Longer work weeks are heart unhealthy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2017
For many long-term care nurses, the idea of working only 40 hours a week, even with scheduled shifts, may seem laughable.
Kindred stakeholder opposes Humana merger
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2018
The previously announced $4.1 billion acquisition of Kindred by Humana may have hit a snag, with one prominent stakeholder claiming the price is too low.
Photography should be used to document injury, forensic nursing expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 03, 2016
Long-term care providers should stop telling staff to avoid taking photos, and instead create policies to make such images part of a medical record, an expert said Friday.
Tech companies offer tools as kick-off approaches
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Amid the consternation around the Patient-Driven Payment Model, vendors are eager to help.
New payment models clash with fraud laws; waivers might not be the answer, official says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2014
Healthcare payments linked to the quality of care are causing challenges to existing fraud and abuse laws, a government official said Wednesday.
Cantata Health releases LTC software
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Cantata Health has introduced the spring release of its software for the long-term care market, NetSolutions.
Thomas: Additional pressure ulcer research trials a must
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Nursing homes should adopt evidence-based approaches to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, but significantly more research is needed to support this goal, a professor of geriatric medicine said in...
AI incorporated into claims
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2019
Change Healthcare said during the HIMSS show that its Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence would be added to the company’s Intelligent Healthcare NetworkTM and financial solutions. The new system...
With Medicaid ‘broken,’ the fight will go to fraud, waste
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., called the Medicaid program “broken” and said it needed a stronger focus on fighting fraud and waste during a House subcommittee...