Attentive visitors of this Web site may have noticed a sudden flurry of activity around one feature, called the OPTIMA Award. It’s our 13th annual Read More »
The new community can accommodate 38 residents in private and semiprivate rooms, along with community space featuring public and private areas Read More »
This is a question that has been asked since the first PACS were installed in the early 1990’s. There are basically two schools of thought on Read More »
Dr. Fulmer was one of 14 members of an Institute of Medicine committee that compiled a report calling for fundamental changes in the U.S. healthcare Read More »
Greetings to the nurses. For National Nurses Week (May 6-12), I got you this special e-card. OK, I guess it is really from the American Nurses Read More »
Social media are Web-based integrated technologies that facilitate social interaction and the construction of words, pictures, videos, and audio. Read More »
Strange bedfellows: The improbable romance of accounting and nursing, part IStaffingFinding the ideal admission mix, however, is not the only Read More »
I walk a lot. Faithful readers of this magazine already know this, and I'm certain admire me for it. Throughout my fair city, I'm an icon to all, Read More »
Healthcare workforce too small, unprepared for aging baby boomers, IOM says As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age Read More »
Wound Dressing SilvaKollagen® Gel, “Smart Silver”™, available from DermaRite, is a natural, safe, and effective medical hydrolystate of collagen Read More »
It's no secret we're living longer these days. Medical science has made advances that have improved overall health, quality of life, and longevity Read More »
Alert readers may have noticed something—when we're addressing “Environments for Aging” in our new department of that name, more often than not Read More »
Assisted living has become the fastest-growing long-term care option for those who want to live independently with assistance, according to the Read More »
Often people working with those with advanced dementia don't see the importance of doing activities with them because they believe there is no point Read More »
It's been a little over two years since the groundbreaking program called Medicare Part D—prescription drug coverage for the Medicare-eligible—went Read More »
How does a facility achieve genuine culture change? Is it through the implementation of “person-centered care” or other innovative approaches such Read More »
It was a wide-ranging discussion at the Environments for Aging Conference in March—a couple dozen architects, planners, senior service providers, Read More »
The medication errors experienced by actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins have received a lot of media attention. While hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Read More »
At first glance you wouldn't take the building to be: (1) a senior living community or (2) an exemplar of “green” construction. The building, a Read More »
Against a backdrop of warnings that a funding crisis looms on the horizon for Medicare, organizations representing skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) Read More »
Last week I attended the initial Board of Directors meeting for the newest RHIO in the country, the Appalachian Health Information Exchange. Brian Read More »
It never ceases to amaze me what you can learn from doing interviews. It’s one of the reasons I became a writer and editor. I’m curious about many Read More »
It is odd to think that a profession born from the power of compassion and concern could join hands with an occupation filled with number crunching Read More »
OK, so that headline is a teaser. You certainly didn’t think I was going to suggest that there was such a thing, did you? I may be especially Read More »
Bariatric patients are no longer a segregated part of the patient population. In the United States, 65% of the population is overweight or obese. Read More »
Although I should be spending my time working on big picture, “strategic” things, every now and then some little something catches my interest and I Read More »
Welcome to the Mark Harvey Ambulatory Healthcare IT, Leadership, and Medical Management Blog. OK, so I know that I need to come up with a catchier Read More »
Editor's note: This month, Long-Term Living takes an in-depth look at the National Whole-Person Wellness Survey and wellness in general and how this Read More »
