NAB initiative seeks to improve administrator job description
Feb 19, 2013
The National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards announced the launch of a professional practice analysis. The effort will help NAB better identify domains of practice, tasks performed,...
Tech-savvy nursing homes gain edge, study finds
Feb 13, 2013
Health information technology helps nursing homes coordinate care and protect resident privacy, according to a leading researcher on the issue. Nursing homes without technology may rely on more creative...
Cambridge videos address offerings, market trends
Feb 13, 2013
Cambridge Realty Capital recently unveiled an ePulseLive video series. The videos are intended to keep business associates better informed, according to Jeffrey A. Davis, the firm’s chairman.
Kimberly-Clark to step up production of face masks
Feb 13, 2013
With the 2012-2013 influenza season reaching epidemic levels across the U.S., Kimberly-Clark is continuing to increase production of facemasks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) products in...
California chain selects COMS Interactive software
Feb 06, 2013
Windsor, a California-based long-term care organization, recently selected the COMS Interactive (Clinical Outcomes Management System) Daylight IQ™ product suite to complement its disease management program.
Covidien targets wound care product shortage
Jan 30, 2013
Covidien will make more of its cotton-based wound care products at its Augusta, GA, locating. The move is part of an effort to prevent possible supply shortages.
Pill crusher delivers fine powder with less effort
Jan 23, 2013
First Wave Technologies recently introduced its First Crush Automatic Electric Pill Crusher. The product is a rechargeable battery powered pill crusher that crushes and grinds multiple pills into a fine...
Updated guidebook helps measure how well PR efforts are working
Jan 16, 2013
Volume 6 of the PR Measurement Guidebook delivers new ideas for measuring the impact of public relations efforts.
New milestone for American HealthTech’s online community
Jan 16, 2013
American HealthTech’s MyHealthTech online community recently surpassed 10,000 members. The achievement makes it one of the largest online post-acute healthcare communities in the world, according...
Telehealth gaining traction as healthcare tool
Jan 02, 2013
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...