It looks like Mark Zuckerberg is once again positioning himself as the tech industry’s moral compass. Who says irony is dead?
Medicaid rates boost LTC Properties amid occupancy struggles and cyberattack during 2Q
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
The second quarter went “generally according to plan” except for challenges with occupancy issues at some assisted living communities operated by one company and a major cyberattack that disrupted...
Judge places three nursing homes in receivership after payroll problems
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 25, 2024
The Attorney General of Massachusetts has placed three nursing homes under temporary receivership, citing weeks of payroll issues and increasing care quality concerns.
Meet Lorraine Breuer, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Lorraine Breuer, senior vice president for research and grants at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, NY, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women...
Meet Jennifer Bartscht, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Jennifer Bartscht, vice president of sales and marketing at ThriveMore in Winston-Salem, NC, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
The role of hygiene, effective cleaning and communication in reducing infections in nursing homes
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Joshua Schwartz
Jul 29, 2024
Infection control within nursing homes is paramount to the health and well-being of residents, who are often more vulnerable to diseases due to age-related factors and pre-existing conditions. Effective...
Artificial intelligence doesn’t beat doctors in diagnosing medical issues based on images, study reveals
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 24, 2024
An artificial intelligence (AI) model solved quiz questions testing doctors’ abilities to diagnose patients based on images and text summaries accurately. However, it made mistakes when trying to describe...
Providers looking for more Medicaid ‘pie’ might be surprised by state conversions to case-mix system
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Skilled nursing providers looking to capture the best available pay rates must act quickly as more states finalize their transitions to case-mix adjusted payment systems, experts with Zimmet Healthcare...
Patients susceptible to ulcers need education, legal sign-off
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers should begin to educate certain patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers to help fend off related litigation, two medical malpractice attorneys recommended in the National...
‘Growing concern’: Providers increasingly caring for more patients with fewer staff
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 22, 2024
Post-acute care providers are facing both increased demand for care and decreases in staff availability in what has become a “growing concern,” according to a new report on the state of the post-acute...