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
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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.
Telemedicine coverage laws often confusing to providers, experts say
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Oct 19, 2017
State telemedicine laws may leave healthcare providers in a state of billing confusion over what services are covered, some observers say.
Expanding telemedicine definitions
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 13, 2014
The quickest, and most dangerous, way to dismiss the concept of telemedicine in long-term care is to envision it as a physician or nurse sitting in front of a computer with an elderly resident on the other...