We’ve heard much lately about the so-called 99 Percenters. Many in this crowd have made the startling discovery that the nation’s wealthiest people seem to have more money and options.
The Sorting Hat and a new option
By
John O'Connor
Jan 09, 2012
If you have relatives between the ages of 10 and 20, chances are good that you are more familiar with Harry Potter than you care to admit. J.K. Rowling wrote seven novels that chronicle Harry’s good-versus-evil...
IOM insists that feds more carefully oversee IT vendors
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services should impose more oversight of healthcare information technology vendors, a new report recommends.
Yes, it was a good year
By
John O'Connor
Dec 22, 2011
If you’re like most operators, you’re probably staggering toward the end-of-year holidays. And your unsteady gait may have nothing to do with spiked eggnog.
Sky’s falling? No biggie
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2011
When I joined this magazine 21 years ago, one of my first assignments was to cover a state convention. It was a real eye-opener.
Study advises hospitals to purchase special mattresses
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2011
Many residents arrive in nursing homes with pressure sores they obtained while hospitalized. A new study offers a solution: Hospitals should invest in pressure-reduction mattresses for elderly patients...
Here’s what the jury saw
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2011
Small fortunes are spent each year trying to figure out how juries reach their verdicts in malpractice cases.
Having just served on such a panel, I can probably offer some helpful insights. These may come...
Larger role for e-health data key to safer care, study finds
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2011
One of the best ways to reduce medical errors in the nation’s healthcare system is to expand the role of electronic health records, investigators recently claimed.
Survey: More nursing homes are considering e-prescribing
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2011
Most facility operators responding to a new survey say that their next technology-related purchase will be an e-prescribing system. That’s according to findings relayed in the Aug. 9 McKnight’s...
Tech tools could disclose physical and emotional info
By
John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2011
Wireless mobile technology that can track daily activities such as walking, sitting and standing could help unearth important physical and emotional health data, new research suggests.