PlayMaker Health has announced a relationship with Brightree to improve business performance and patient outcomes, the companies said.
Education for opioids needed
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2015
Patients need more information about pain control and opioid misuse, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Nursing Home Compare hurt by mistrust, unawareness, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 11, 2016
Consumers react positively to Nursing Home Compare, but they limit use based on lack of awareness and initial lack of trust in the data, according to a new analysis.
Care tied to resident satisfaction in report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Nursing home residents are more satisfied when the level of care in their facility is higher, according to a new analysis of Massachusetts facilities.
Netsmart lands top ranking
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2019
Netsmart has been ranked number one in multiple areas spanning the human services and post-acute care settings, according to Black Book Research’s annual survey.
ASHHRA conference starts Sunday
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 13, 2018
Healthcare human resources professionals and partners can connect with their colleagues and vendors during the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration 54th Annual Conference & Exposition....
Midwest storms force nursing home evacuations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2013
As major storm systems swept across Illinois and Michigan late last week, at least two nursing homes staged evacuations amid major flooding, reinforcing the need once again for all long-term care facilities...
Care coordination is a part of performance measurement, MAP asserts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
There’s a continuing need to align performance measurement across long-term care with other settings, and to increase care coordination, according to a new report from the Measure Applications Partnership.
AHCA calls for immigration reform to meet staffing shortage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2013
Saying the current permanent visa programs for immigrants are “insufficient and inadequate” to meet long-term care staffing needs, the American Health Care Association outlined its vision of...
GAO: Watch SNFs closer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to improve the tools it uses to evaluate the quality of nursing home care, a federal report asserts.