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...
Where long-term care’s money is spent when it’s for ‘technology’
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 13, 2014
Healthcare providers are considered relatively slow technology adopters, and long-term care operators as a sub-group are believed to be among the slowest. Whether or not that’s true, at least you...
Survey: E-prescribing systems on the rise in nursing homes
Aug 10, 2011
Most facility operators responding to a new survey say that their next technology-related purchase will be an e-prescribing system. That’s according to findings relayed in yesterday’s McKnight’s...
McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar focuses on technology
Aug 08, 2011
Earn a free continuing education credit with McKnight’s tomorrow with our Super Tuesday Webinar titled “Surveying the technology landscape.”
More than 85% of healthcare CEOs say aging population and evolving technology will transform the sector,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 10, 2014
Long-term care providers seeking to leverage new technology are part of a much larger trend: 86% of global healthcare CEOs believe that tech will fundamentally transform the sector in the next five years,...
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.
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...
Time to incentivize health IT used by nursing homes: study
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 11, 2022
When it comes to communicating electronically with external clinical partners, most nursing homes are not yet up to speed, according to a survey by investigators at the Columbia School of Nursing.
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...
How to become a champion of technology
By
Lola Rain
Aug 13, 2014
Organizations that focus on innovation shared insight on how to evaluate, implement and measure the success of technology. And to help you in your efforts, they highlighted areas to be cautious.