» Optimus EMR announced it will include INTERACT 3.0 in upcoming release. The tool will be an embedded part of its Clinical Decision Support Module. Customers attending the Optimus Information Exchange...
ITUpdate
Sep 01, 2013
The government will press for action on a certification program for electronic health records used by long-term care providers, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology...
December Company Briefs
Dec 01, 2020
TapestryHealth expanded its primary care services to assisted living and memory care. The company said its experience understanding seniors’ anxieties and dealing with psychiatric behaviors in skilled...
Report: HHS needs to improve security, oversight of electronic health information
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Sep 28, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ current guidelines for securing health information aren’t comprehensive enough to help providers adequately protect themselves from the growing...
Practitioner tool updated for mobile use
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2015
PointClickCare released its latest version of an ePrescribing and Physician Encounters line at the AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care conference in March.
BREAKING: CMS announces shift to broadly expand telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries,...
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James M. Berklan
Mar 17, 2020
The federal government is stripping away barriers to Medicare telehealth coverage as a frontline response to the coronavirus outbreak, which feeds on person-to-person contact and has proven deadliest for...
Staff texting can be a lifeline, but convenience comes with a cost, experts warn providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2019
Late last year, anyone using the right search terms could have stumbled onto an open database containing valuable text messages that should have remained private — including appointment and billing information...
Virtual music therapy program engages senior living residents cognitively, socially during pandemic
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2020
A collaborative music therapy program has safely engaged small groups of residents and hit its therapeutic marks during the pandemic, says a Cleveland senior living operator.
Conducting rounds via telemedicine? A new framework promises to cut distractions and delays
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Danielle Brown
Apr 23, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities were able to completely eliminate disruptions and increase clinical care time during telehealth rounding sessions under a new framework developed by California researchers.
SNFs must stay vigilant about sharing worker data digitally
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2022
Concerns over a potential data breach at a major healthcare staffing agency in December shed light on the very real threat to healthcare providers relying more than ever on vendors for temporary help.