The new era of BYOD in health and senior care
The reality of life today, from business to personal, is mobility. We’re untethered in a way we could never have even imagined just ten years ago. Imagine someone telling you that you need to visit...
Dishing the dirt on Alzheimer’s
We now share the planet with six billion of our fellow Earthlings. And we’re spread across roughly 200 nations. Those of us near the top, however, are paying a price late in life.
Careonomics: A infographic guide
It can appear that the variety, and cost, of financial penalties associated with the numerous entities that regulate long term care continues to grow at a rapid pace. This infographic is intended to help...
Oct. 1 webcast discusses providers achieving quality through medical records interoperability
Creating a seamless flow of demographic and clinical patient information between acute and post-acute facilities will be critical for future long-term care success. McKnight’s will host a webcast...
Farewell to long-term care
My first day as a McKnight’s intern started with my editor, Elizabeth Newman, rattling off information about CMS. I listened for a few minutes before confessing that I had no idea what CMS meant....
Hand wringing about hand washing
Now that we know many nursing homes don’t meet hand-washing guidelines, let the hand-wringing begin. Hopefully with a generous squirt of anti-microbial sanitizer in the palm first.
The tricky language in long-term care
Of the many hot words in long-term care, two are guaranteed to get people’s ears to perk up: “abuse” and “kickbacks.”
Achieving staff teamwork success
Some people spend years studying for their dream jobs and then find out that the money is not so good. They must spend a lot of their hours working alone inside a cubicle, or “work outside the office.”...
Now available in archive: Finding new routes to quality care the topic of Sept. 18 McKnight’s webcast
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has not finalized the rules for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiative, it has released a set of materials to help providers...
CenterLight Health System appoints strategy officer
Ilaina Edison is CenterLight Health System’s first chief strategy officer. Within this new position, Edison will help support the New York long-term care provider’s growth and transformation...
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