McKnight’s Online Expo offers free continuing education units for the first time
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2009
In this down-turned economy, when most things seem to be getting more difficult to accomplish or acquire, there is one high-quality endeavor bucking the trend: McKnight’s Online Expo.
McKnight’s Online Expo, a valuable learning opportunity
By
Liza Berger
Mar 11, 2010
Hungry for information? We thought so. That’s why we’re offering our fourth annual online expo later this month.
McKnight’s Online Expo a month away
Feb 25, 2014
The McKnight’s Online Expo will take place March 26 and 27, with five webcasts from long-term care leaders.
3 bold predictions for the coming year in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2018
There’s nothing like a budding new year to awaken that urge in scribes to warn better-informed readers what to expect. It must be some kind of occupational hazard. So in the spirit of not always...
Pssssst! Have we got a deal for you!
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2011
We might have just been subjected to the biggest dose of chutzpah seen in a long, long while. It smacked of the old image of the leering used-car salesman (sorry, used car sales people) rubbing his thumb...
Healthcare summit: Best practices for mobile health implementation in focus
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 30, 2012
Providers, policy makers, financial and technical experts and more will be highlighted at the 2012 mHealth Summit, which takes place Monday through Wednesday in a Maryland suburb of Washington. Best practices...
Information technology only works if staff is adequately trained
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2008
Developing a technologically savvy workforce is the secret to a facility’s success when it comes to upgrading systems
Transitioning from assisted living to a skilled nursing facility
By
Ron D'Aquila, RN,
May 21, 2014
We appreciate the opportunity to be part of a transition team approach with the skilled nursing facility when patients are discharged home. The technologies available can reduce anxiety for both families...
Medline introduces continence assessment product
Jul 01, 2014
Medline Industries Inc. has introduced the SIM® (Smart Incontinence Management), a way to assess and managed the continence needs of residents in long-term care facilities.
Bracelet may help predict dementia-related agitation
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2019
A location-monitoring bracelet developer has received an NIH grant to study whether its device can detect agitation in seniors with dementia.