The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering extending waivers on telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus health crisis, according to a report by Inside Health Policy.
Chapters Health System chooses EHR system
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2019
Chapters Health System has selected WellSky for its electronic health record solutions. Chapters will use the Consolo Hospice and Palliative Care software as well as WellSky Home Health software across...
Making email matter
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 01, 2019
ALL emails are good because communication is good, but some could be clearer and communicate more thoroughly and competently what you want to say.
ICD-10: LTC must get ready
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2014
The procrastination is over for the conversion to ICD-10 coding. After the third postponement of the start date last year, officials are adamant about starting the new format Oct. 1.
Device theft continues to be the major cause of HIPAA violations, government agency reports
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 16, 2014
Long-term care providers should keep close tabs on laptops and other equipment, because device theft is still the leading cause of information breaches, according to a recently released government report.
Telehealth consultations expanded
Jul 24, 2018
Global Partnership for Telehealth, a nonprofit corporation, is offering its telemedicine web-based video conferencing software called Pathways.
Lights, camera, lawsuit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2013
To give credit where it’s due, when the New York Times does a story on nursing homes, it tends to give up enough space to get multiple sides, not to mention sources that include the industry checklist...
Ask the legal expert … about leave-of-absence mistakes
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2013
How can we avoid some of the most common leave-of-absence mistakes administrators/owners make?
Interoperability essential for improving care continuity
By
Aric Agmon
Dec 21, 2015
Beyond the decreased dependence on paper and fax, improving transitions of care, compliance, and workflow efficiencies, having a single, secure point for exchange of resident data from any source is becoming...