Medline is investing an additional $300 million as part of the company’s Healthcare Resilience Initiative, helping to support the long-term supply chain needs of providers.
Meet Emily Erickson, 2023 Rising Star
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Amy Novotney
Jul 21, 2023
Learn more about Emily Erickson, Chief Clinical Officer, Retirement Unlimited Inc., Roanoke, VA.
Interoperability key in earning post-acute referrals: study
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Amy Novotney
Jun 09, 2023
Every US hospital and physician entity says it is important for skilled nursing facilities to have a basic level of interoperability, such as electronic health records, to earn their referrals, according...
Hearing aid vendors ramp up innovation after OTC approval
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Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration’s ruling in August 2022 allowing hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter for mild to moderate hearing aids has led to several new innovations from hearing aid manufacturers.
ShiftMed, NAHCA partner to develop CNA training platform
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2022
Healthcare workforce management platform ShiftMed has joined forces with the National Association of Health Care Assistants to launch an integrated training solution to address the ongoing workforce crisis...
Nearly all high-touch surfaces in LTC are contaminated, study finds
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Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
More than 90% of “high-touch” surfaces in long-term care facilities, including handrails and equipment controls, are contaminated with fecal matter and other potential sources of infectious...
Florida legislators want a closer look at nursing homes’ financials
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Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2022
Florida nursing homes may soon be required to submit audited financial data to state healthcare regulators.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Sept. 10
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Amy Novotney
Sep 10, 2021
WHO Director calls on U.S. and other wealthy countries to hold off on booster shots … NIH adds two new centers to its research network of Alzheimer’s and related dementias … 83% of blood donors have...
Josy Dusabe: Speaking the language
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Amy Novotney
May 01, 2021
Josy Dusabe, R.N., Director of Clinical Excellence, Vincentian Collaborative System
Older adults who have received J&J need not be concerned: expert
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Amy Novotney
Apr 20, 2021
Joshua Sharfstein, M.D., vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at Johns Hopkins University, has a message for older adults who have received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine:...