Technology & IT

Computer Technology

inperspectiveCOMPUTER technologyBY DAVID OATWAYElectronic records in long-term care "By computerizing health records, we can avoid dangerous medical Read More »

Using Nutrition Technology to Feed Data-Hungry Managers

BY BRENDA RICHARDSON, MA, RD, CD, LDUsing nutrition technology to feed data-hungry managersWith the right software, information systems can add speed Read More »

Computers: Not Just for E-Mail Anymore!

BY JACK YORK, PRESIDENT, IT'S NEVER 2 LATEComputers: Not just for e-mail anymore!You might be surprised at what computer systems and Internet access Read More »

Online Training: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You

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Web-Based Staff Scheduling

BY STAN ROSENWeb-based staff schedulingHow to make the staff-scheduling nurse a welcome addition to the cost-management team  Caught between rising Read More »

Computer Technology

inperspectiveCOMPUTER technologyBY DAVID OATWAYA road map to HIPAA compliance  As noted in my earlier article ("HIPAA Security Is Next," January Read More »

Where There’s Smoke…

INTERVIEW WITH DR. ANTHONY GLASCOCK AND DR. DAVID KUTZIK, DREXEL UNIVERSITYWhere there's smoke...The "Smart Home" concept comes home at last-with a Read More »

Protecting Your Computers From Invaders

Protecting your computers from invadersAntivirus-software powerhouse Symantec offers tips for keeping viruses, worms, and Trojan horses at bayBY BILL Read More »

HIPAA Security Is Next

DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT YET ANOTHER SET OF HIPAA REQUIREMENTS IS COMING YOUR WAY. WHAT TO DO-AND NOT DO BY DAVID OATWAY, RN Of the three HIPAA Read More »

The Virtual Administrator

Long-term care managers have often been criticized for being "slow adopters" of information technology (IT). Even though financial and clinical Read More »

Technology for Independence

Technology for IndependenceThis multilevel seniors community has found telemedicine useful for home care, assisted living, and nursing home careBY Read More »

Computer Technology Update

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The “Smart Technology” Future Is Now

The 'Smart Technology' Future Is NowINTERVIEW WITH ERIC DISHMAN, INTEL CORPORATION Intel Corporation is known to most around the country as one of Read More »

What’s New With Wireless?

What's New With Wireless?BASED ON AN INTERVIEW WITH JON BOGEN, PRESIDENT, HEALTHCIO INC. There are a number of promising applications for wireless Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New Rules for Your IT Vendor SearchBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD  Competition in the long-term care software market is beginning to have an impact on Read More »

Eliminate Computer-Backup Disasters

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Computer Technology Update

New IT Products to Enhance Resident Care and Well-BeingBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD While most of the nation's attention on medical errors has been Read More »

Computer Technology Update

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY UPDATE Meeting the April Deadline for the HIPAA Privacy RuleBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PhD  The April 14 deadline is approaching for Read More »

Disaster Recovery Planning for Information Technology Functions

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An IT System That Pulls Staff Together

Common practice within long-term care organizations is to use standardized forms and spend countless hours updating policy and distributing Read More »

Electronic Supportive Documentaion: Welcome to the Future

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Outsourcing With an ASP: A Guide to Decision Making

By Mark Counts An application service provider (ASP) can be an attractive outsourcing option for many reasons. Take a close look at your organization Read More »

How Communications Technology Reduces Risk

Residents' wandering opens up major legal exposures. The answer is communication-personal and technological In September 2001, a 75-year-old man Read More »

The IT Revolution in LTC Pharmacy

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Taking the Mystery Out of the ASP

This information technology alternative SOUNDS ATTRACTIVE butstill raises concerns - addressed here by an experienced vendor Long-term care Read More »

Data Collection Devices: Pencil Pushers Needn’t Apply

Data Collection Devices: Pencil Pushers Needn't Apply Comments From Industry Vendors It wasn't long ago that "data collection" meant "writing stuff Read More »

Point, Click, Buy!

It's happened again! In the Friday evening shift change report, an aide comments that the supply closet only has three pairs of latex gloves left. Read More »

Help Is at Hand(held)

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Computer Quarterly Update

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Heads Up-CyberRatings Are Here

AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT N. BUA  Thanks to the growth of the Internet, consumers today can find out just about anything they want to know-and that Read More »