Can texting reduce resident hospitalizations? $1M nursing home study aims to find out
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2022
A new study across 16 Missouri nursing homes will examine whether a text-based messaging platform helped to reduce avoidable resident hospitalizations.
The proliferation of telehealth in long-term care: I told you so!
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Oct 27, 2021
I’ve been promoting, writing and speaking about telehealth in healthcare for over 20 years now. But something has happened over the past year: a sea change. I recently had the pleasure of speaking...
McKnight’s Online Expo: ‘Virtual’ success is reality
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Think back to when you were 10 years old. You still had a big future ahead of you, but you had already seen a lot, you were on a roll and, wow, were you full of energy!
Campaign to allow patient-identifier numbers gains traction
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 22, 2019
Technology providers are optimistic that, after close to 20 years, they may be gaining ground on efforts to remove a ban on the use of federal funds to adopt a nationwide unique patient identifier.
Broad gaps in data handling
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 15, 2004
When it comes to the adoption of information management systems in long-term care, it appears there’s reason for both optimism and frustration.
PDPM altering provider use of therapy
By
Lauren G. Perry
Feb 26, 2020
Some believe the Patient Driven Payment Model is leading to “uncertainty” in the caregiving process.
As demand increases for granny cams, what should LTC facilities do?
By
Nancy Reynolds
Dec 20, 2017
The post-Hurricane Irma disaster at a Florida nursing home, where multiple residents died from heat-related problems when the electricity went out, prompted a last-minute legislative add-on — allowing...
Largest-ever HIPAA settlement rings in at $5 million, should be a lesson to providers sharing computer...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 09, 2014
New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University have entered into the largest-ever government settlement over an electronic data breach, totaling $4.8 million, the Department of Health and Human...
Time for a cyber security update? You better believe it
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Mar 08, 2016
Advances in technology and providers who lag behind on updating their information technology systems have created a “perfect storm” of vulnerabilities in healthcare IT security, one expert...
Alarm-free bed monitoring earns The Terraces of Los Gatos top honors for dignity through technology
Oct 01, 2013
A fall from bed can cause more than bodily injury, if a resident’s dignity is compromised by a loud, embarrassing alarm. Recognizing this, nonprofit operator The Terraces of Los Gatos implemented...