Until recently, telehealth was a subject few people knew about — and even fewer understood. But these days, the concept is quickly gaining traction in healthcare, according to several experts who spoke...
Bond issue closed for Terraces of Boise
Feb 04, 2014
Ziegler announced the closing of a $103.2 million unrated, fixed-rate Series 2014 Bond for Terraces of Boise.
Likelihood of unavoidable pressure ulcers merits new warning process: attorneys
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2024
Providers should educate affected patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers using a standardized process to help fend off related litigation, two seasoned medical malpractice...
Tired of the bum rap? Here’s how to rise above
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James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2013
It’s no wonder you, as a long-term care provider, might get fed up with the general media. Sometimes it has to seem that mass media journalists must sit around the office, wondering what they can...
Adult women vary in approach to vaccines
Nov 11, 2014
Around 70% of adult U.S. women said that while they received a vaccination in the past five years, most said they believed their shots were not up-to-date, according to a new survey.
Earwax impaction product released
Jan 18, 2017
Eosera has introduced Earwax MD, a product that helps clear ears of earwax impaction.
SC admits paying providers for putting up with Medicaid application backlog
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Mar 02, 2017
The South Carolina health department acknowledged to McKnight’s on Tuesday that it was compensating nursing homes for excessive delays by the state in processing Medicaid applications.
Therapy ‘Armageddon’ predicted; billing minutes to be ‘extinct’ soon?
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Oct 19, 2016
Tracking therapy minutes may become obsolete within the next few years as payment models shift to focus on patient characteristics, experts warned Tuesday.
Ensign CEO: ‘Lessons learned’ will sustain gains as COVID takes aim again
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 30, 2021
Ensign executives are confident their operators have the tools to respond to and manage potential COVID-19 outbreaks while maintaining occupancy, as cases nationwide surge again.
Meet Patricia Bush, Rising Star honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 06, 2022
“They just don’t make them like her anymore,” gushed a colleague about Patricia Bush. An administrator at Haskell County Nursing Center, Bush has gone above and beyond in the eyes of those around...