The trust a long-term care organization places in a person to guide and consult on its finances is no less important than the trust the residents have in the operator. A provider must be willing to invest...
CompanyBriefs May 2014
May 01, 2014
» Caremerge LLC unveiled plans in April for a partnership with Care Technology Systems. Data and alerts from the latter’s sensors can be combined with activity and clinical data from Caremerge,...
Logo color affects buyer perceptions
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
The combination of blue, yellow or red logos for many long-term care companies may not be an accident, according to new study results from the University of Missouri.
Profile: A rare bird in Congress
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
When Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) was around 4 years old, she asked for a doctor’s kit. But growing up in a working class family in Glen Burnie, MD, the future nurse and Congressman didn’t know...
Ask the legal expert … about liability for violent crimes
By
John Durso
May 01, 2014
With some of the violent outsider crimes committed at nursing homes lately, what should we do to legally protect ourselves?
Nurse wins $500k award after slipping
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
The importance of maintaining safe, dry flooring in a nursing home was the focal point of a recently decided lawsuit involving a Rhode Island facility.
First hepatitis C lawsuit filed over North Dakota outbreak
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
The first of what could be numerous legal complaints against HCRManorCare has been filed in relation to a hepatitis outbreak in North Dakota last year.
ITUpdate May 2014
May 01, 2014
» The Department of Health and Human Services released a draft report on a health information technology framework on April 3. It proposes three health IT categories based on function and level of risk...
I couldn’t live without … HydroWorx’s therapy pool
May 01, 2014
It’s not hard to get seniors into the water to perform aquatic therapy with the HydroWorx therapy pool at her facility, says Katie O’Shea, PT, DPT, GCS, MBA, the rehabilitation program manager...
HHS says providers should use tool for risk assessment
By
John Andrews
May 01, 2014
The HHS Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office for Civil Rights are making a new security risk assessment tool available to help small- to mid-sized providers conduct...