Hearthstone awarded top Transitions prize in McKnight’s Technology Awards
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 05, 2012
By adopting a wireless daily living documentation tool, Hearthstone Health Center lowered its hospital readmission rates by 5.5%. That earned Hearthstone the Gold Award in the Transitions category of the...
Caregivers are going to need a sturdy surfboard
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Mary Gustafson
Jul 12, 2012
The good news is that the Affordable Care Act has much to offer people with mental illnesses. The bad news is that even with the law’s policies, the U.S. health system is still woefully unprepared...
You’re not paranoid if the world is out to get you
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John O'Connor
Jun 11, 2012
Are long-term care operators overly paranoid? That answer probably depends on your definition of “overly.”
Assisted Living Concepts appoints former AHCA head to interim president and CEO post
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 01, 2012
Assisted Living Concepts announced that the former head of the American Health Care Association, Charles “Chip” Roadman II, M.D., will serve as its interim president and CEO.
HHS names coordinated care innovation winners
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McKnight's Staff
May 09, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced its newest round of grant recipients under its Health Care Innovation Awards.
Betting they can’t handle the ‘truth’
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John O'Connor
Aug 24, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius must have seen “A Few Good Men.” Her most recent move against the nation’s Republican governors looks like a maneuver from Col. Nathan...