Facility hit with $25,000 fine when photo appears online
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2018
An Illinois skilled nursing and rehab center was fined $25,000 after a certified nurse aide admitted to posting a partially nude photo of a resident on social media.
Profile: Barbara Sepich jazzed to help seniors
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Amy Novotney
Nov 02, 2018
Barbara Sepich, President & CEO,WRC Senior Services One day when Barbara Sepich was 24 years old and first ruminating on what she wanted her career to look like, she picked up her journal and wrote herself...
Inspiring motivation
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Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2014
Cultivating motivation in the rehab therapy setting comes down to pushing the right buttons at the right time — and knowing when to stop pushing.
EHRs need to be equipped for best results
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2020
Electronic health records and other data-driven healthcare technologies offer potential for streamlining care delivery, as long as they are equipped with the right data and tools to make use of it, a report...
New skin patch helps keep diabetic foot ulcers at bay
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 01, 2015
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a drug delivered through a skin patch that not only helps diabetic foot ulcers heal faster, but prevents the wounds from recurring.