Group defines long COVID in effort to unify healthcare entities, improve medical responses
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 12, 2024
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has published a new report that better defines long COVID. The group put together the consensus document at the federal government’s...
Analytics firm takes on EHR giant PointClickCare in ‘life and death’ information sharing lawsuit
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 12, 2024
Real Time Medical Systems has asked a federal judge to force the nation’s largest post-acute EHR provider to keep its clients’ data accessible, saying information blocking “will cause needless patient...
Final speakers added for Thursday’s inaugural ‘Meeting of the Minds’ webinars
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James M. Berklan
Jun 21, 2024
Long-term care stakeholders will not want to miss the inaugural McKnight’s “Meeting of the Minds” event Thursday (June 27), which features expert-laden webinars on two of the hottest issues in long-term...
AI can cut back on high-touch billing tasks, but some staff still see its as a high threat
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 11, 2024
Artificial intelligence can pay major dividends when it comes to managing back-office billing efforts, but the key to maximizing payments with it lies in knowing exactly where to build in coaching and...
Also in the News for Thursday, June 13, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 12, 2024
New definition of long COVID delivers clarity, direction … Proposed federal regulation would remove medical debt from credit scores … Elder Justice Coordinating Council marks 10 years of elder justice...
Study: Low vitamin D, depression linked to higher chances for difficulty with daily activities
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
A study published Monday in Scientific Reports found that having depression and not enough vitamin D increased the prevalence of having disabilities with activities of daily life by 2.2 times compared...
Expert panel identifies 2 steps providers should take to lure back departed workers
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 24, 2024
The long-term care sector’s ongoing workforce challenges may at times seem too complicated to solve, but providers should take action aimed at both big-picture and internal, work culture solutions.
State Dept freezes healthcare worker visas while Workforce Resilience Act lingers in Congress
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 14, 2024
The Healthcare Workforce Coalition renewed its advocacy push to increase the number of immigrant nurses entering the US, calling on both chambers of Congress Friday to pass the Healthcare Workforce Resilience...
Report: Type 1 diabetes prevalence in older adults nearly triples since 1990s
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 17, 2024
The prevalence of people over 65 living with type 1 diabetes skyrocketed in the past 30 years, a new study finds.
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...