The proposed rule for Stage 2 of meaningful use was being readied for publication in the Federal Register after an electronic formatting snafu had delayed its formal publication. Read More »
Skilled nursing providers were left out of the meaningful use incentive program, which provides financial incentives for the use of EHR technology in achieving health and efficiency goals. Read More »
Telemedicine’s most promising benefit in the long-term care arena is the reduction of resident hospitalization and readmissions, yet its adoption faces reimbursement issues and other hurdles while standards and legal precedents have yet to evolve. Read More »
It is time that LTPAC providers and vendors step up and become involved in the transition of care processes. With the upcoming emphasis on reducing instances of 30-day re-hospitalizations of patients, SNFs will have to become involved. Read More »
In healthcare, there’s an exceedingly large amount of sensitive information to manage, and not everyone has the aptitude to succeed. So it should then come as no surprise that in long-term and post-acute care, providers just can’t afford to pay top IT talent. Read More »
The not-for-profit National Quality Foundation failed to deliver five of eight projects related to EHRs activity on time, according to a GAO report. Read More »
In his new monthly blog, John F. Derr, RPh, Health Information Technology Strategy consultant to Golden Living, will bring you the big picture in long-term and post-acute care health information technology, and inform you on how to participate in the future. Read More »
A new study finds that nurses working with electronic health records (EHRs) consistently reported more improvements to nursing care and better health outcomes for patients than nurses working in hospitals without this technology. Read More »
For senior living communities, social media is a “brand” new world adding a new dimension to the marketing mix and a “brave” new world for communities to share their stories. Read More »
Wound care nurses from three facilities share how the use of an electronic point-of-care documentation system is transforming their jobs and enabling them to achieve better outcomes. Read More »
Through Vermont’s Health Information Exchange, this nonprofit senior housing provider can identify demographic factors that may be influencing variable health outcomes between its locations. Read More »
Golden Living transitioned its corporate-wide information technology from multiple, disparate silos into a unified, easily accessed and intuitive new platform. Here’s how they did it. Read More »
Compared to other healthcare providers, the long-term care industry has been slower to adapt evolving technologies such as electronic health records, Read More »
Tiankai Wang, PhD Health information technology (HIT) is not a new concept to the long-term care industry. Since the late 1990s, HIT functions Read More »
Predicting can be a fool's game-so many unforeseen events, personalities and circumstances can intrude to cloud the crystal ball. Predictions are as Read More »
It's ironic that the first mode of writing has been revived … and just in time. The ancient Sumarians used tablets (of soft clay) to record their Read More »
Ingrid Johnson Serio, RN, BSN, MPP Traveling to a foreign, non-English-speaking country can make for a wonderful adventure-if you traverse the Read More »
The progression of healthcare documentation has evolved from paper to stand-alone computers, mainframe/mini computers to networked computers, and Read More »
Until recent years, “technology” and “long-term care” weren't often used in the same sentence. That may be a slight exaggeration, but one would be hard-pressed to argue against the perception that the LTC industry is somewhat of a late adaptor of technological advancements. Read More »
Healthcare providers have gained unprecedented flexibility to collect and access resident and patient data from outside the walls of the facility. Read More »
Part one of a two-part series on data security measures Whether or not it was ever intended, healthcare providers these days are responsible for Read More »
David Oatway, RN, MPH The technology required in long-term care must be actively managed. The time has passed when allowing the computer systems Read More »
In a study last year that garnered a surprisingly small amount of buzz, BCC Research reported that the global market for elder care technology Read More »
Did you know that a staggering 69% of the world's almost seven billion people play video games where players of all ages enter a virtual environment Read More »
An “Idea House” resident room equipped with technology upgrades. Last month I was privileged to meet with Majd Alwan, PhD, director of the Center Read More »
Mac McMillan understands risk. The CEO of CynergisTek Inc., McMillan spent more than 20 years in the federal government—including time as a colonel Read More »
Adopting technology in a long-term care community requires treating it as a strategic asset. Strategic assets require well-thought-out plans and Read More »
