‘They heard us’: Partner program to allow fast LTC access to federal stock of COVID-19 drugs
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 04, 2022
The federal Long-Term Care Partner Program aims to quickly get time-sensitive COVID-19 treatments to facilities when an outbreak occurs. The first drug available via the portal will be molnupiravir, followed...
Long-term care facilities to receive expedited meds under National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2022
Hundreds of facilities will be able to directly order COVID-19 antiviral drugs and receive direct distributions starting this month, federal officials say.
Brand to serve as NCCDP President
Jul 17, 2018
Rhonda Brand began this month as the new president of the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.
E-prescribing grows up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
Accountability and better, user-friendly systems encourage a new wave of e-prescribing adoptions among long-term care providers, despite old challenges
EHR company receives LTC Partner Certificate of Compliance
Jan 04, 2017
NTT Data Long Term Care Solutions has received an LTC Partner Certificate of Compliance by PrescribersConnection® LLC.
Reader Poll: What non-clinical skill is most important in your daily work?
Oct 01, 2016
“Conflict resolution would be a big one. I have 300 employees and they don’t always get along. It really depends on the situation, but it’s usually employee to employee.”
Technology bytes
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2015
Working together to streamline electronic prescribing is a ‘work in progress’ that continues to challenge operators, prescribers and pharmacists to get it right
Mobile MedSoft finishes certification process
Sep 29, 2015
RNA Holdings LLC/Mobile MedSoft has completed the PrescribersConnection Long Term Care 10.6 Certification process for its MedTablet Point of Care and eMAR platform.
Optimus EMR announces Ohio Board of Pharmacy certification
Feb 03, 2015
Optimus EMR Inc. has been certified by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy for its bi-directional pharmacy interface using NCPDP 10.6 messages.
CompanyBriefs for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
» Gentell Inc. announced its Fastcare wound documentation and ordering system now includes Quality Assurance Performance Improvement reporting capabilities. The system helps nursing homes with 24-hour...