This is really it! Tuesday is final deadline to enter McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2024
Entrants have until midnight Tuesday (July 9) to get their submissions in for the 2024 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
How to do it … Budget-conscious security tech
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2024
Investing in resident security has never been more critical — and in some cases at least, as expensive — for skilled nursing facilities.
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
Why AI hasn’t reached long-term care yet
By
Steve Shain
Jun 17, 2024
Why haven’t long-term care providers been embracing the new technology out there more? Why hasn’t the process improved much in the last 15 years? And why has AI remained just a buzzword in this industry,...
WellSky joins effort to tackle social health factors in LTC
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 11, 2022
WellSky, a global post-acute care technology company, is joining a national effort to increase access to and facilitate sharing of social determinants of health information across care settings.
Survey: Most healthcare providers believe national health insurance plan would hurt care quality
Jun 12, 2009
A total of 75% of healthcare providers think that a national health insurance plan would reduce the quality of care or have a neutral effect. That is according to the results of a study of 500 various...
CMS lists poor performing nursing homes on consumer Web site
Apr 25, 2008
Federal regulators’ “Nursing Home Compare” Web site now lists facilities that rank in the lowest 10% in quality based on state inspection results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Changing market dynamics present new opportunities
By
Imran Javaid
Jan 03, 2013
A convergence of regulatory and market influences are triggering a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the long-term care (LTC) industry. This convergence presents new opportunities and considerations...
McKnight’s to hold fourth annual Online Expo next month
Feb 08, 2010
Healthcare reform has been a big topic this year. But not everything demands reform. That could certainly be said for the McKnight’s Online Expo.
CMS falls short on HIPAA security measures, OIG finds
Oct 31, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has failed to adequately protection patient information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to the Department of...