Educating neurologists, using telehealth improves outcomes in Parkinson’s
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 14, 2023
A new study looks at palliative care for people living with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders and found that educating neurologists and using telehealth is feasible to improve outcomes for people...
Our brave new world
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Feb 07, 2023
The Public Health Emergency, initiated in 2020 and continuing to the present, established a new and complex means of getting healthcare. Because many were worried about social distancing and leaving...
Study: Telemedicine visits effective for patients mulling surgery
By
John Roszkowski
Jan 23, 2023
A new study by Vanderbilt University researchers suggests that use of telemedicine (also known as telehealth) may be just as effective for shared decision-making and communications between patients and...
Telemedicine helped nursing home residents avoid ER visits, research finds
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 01, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities were able to limit emergency room visits after implementing a more robust telemedicine program, according to new findings published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term...
Psychiatrists create telemedicine best practices for managing psychosis in LTC
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2022
Properly managed telepsychiatry may ease the challenges of care for nursing home residents with psychosis, and possibly help some facility operators to expand their care offerings, an expert panel says.
How telemedicine is making every moment count
By
Brian Wallace
Nov 19, 2021
Over the last two decades, nursing homes have faced a major shift in staffing that has altered the care being provided. While nursing positions were primarily staffed by RN’s, they have now been largely...
National survey tells story of COVID in assisted living
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 19, 2021
New industry data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics details how COVID-19 affected assisted living communities across the country during the height of the pandemic.
Enhance care for complex patients with information from Aug. 3 webinar
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 22, 2021
Skilled nursing professionals can tune in Aug. 3 as two post-acute clinical care leaders reveal key strategies for enhancing higher-needs care.
Remote monitoring rule could ultimately drive down healthcare costs
By
Dani Bradnan
May 18, 2021
Despite discovering the myriad benefits of remote monitoring over the past year due to the necessity of COVID-19, a December final rule around reimbursement severely disincentivizes providers from using...
Conducting rounds via telemedicine? A new framework promises to cut distractions and delays
By
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.