http://www.mcknights.com/john-andrews/author/162/ Latest articles by John Andrews from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no Information technology adoption and exchange of health information across the long-term care and post-acute continuum "has not yet reached broad scale adoption," but "promising" IT potential exists for providers to improve care while reducing costs, say new report findings from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. http://www.mcknights.com/report-it-for-long-term-care-on-the-rise-needs-nurturing/article/291295/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT Information technology adoption and exchange of health information across the long-term care and post-acute continuum "has not yet reached broad scale adoption," but "promising" IT potential exists for providers to improve care while reducing costs, say new report findings from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. McKnight's In a new report titled "The State of the Cloud," technology products vendor CDW found that the percentage of healthcare organizations implementing or maintaining cloud-based computing increased from 30% in 2011 to 35% in 2012. http://www.mcknights.com/having-heads-in-the-cloud-is-good-for-ltc-says-it-expert/article/287123/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:53:00 GMT In a new report titled "The State of the Cloud," technology products vendor CDW found that the percentage of healthcare organizations implementing or maintaining cloud-based computing increased from 30% in 2011 to 35% in 2012. McKnight's With release of new HIPAA privacy and security rules, long-term care providers must evaluate their policies and procedures to better protect residents' data http://www.mcknights.com/a-game-changer/article/287118/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:13:00 GMT With release of new HIPAA privacy and security rules, long-term care providers must evaluate their policies and procedures to better protect residents' data McKnight's The healthcare industry's deployment of information technology systems has fallen short of the expectations projected by the RAND Corporation in 2005. http://www.mcknights.com/researchers-say-it-systems-are-an-unfulfilled-promise/article/282769/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:18:44 GMT The healthcare industry's deployment of information technology systems has fallen short of the expectations projected by the RAND Corporation in 2005. McKnight's Providers with proactive approaches to catching wound development early find the most success. Foresight and diligence are needed to make it all work http://www.mcknights.com/wounds-happen/article/282867/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:11:00 GMT Providers with proactive approaches to catching wound development early find the most success. Foresight and diligence are needed to make it all work McKnight's Providers must have the necessary data, analytics and IT infrastructure to meet a new, demanding role within cooperative care models http://www.mcknights.com/eyeing-aco-horizons/article/274924/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:33:00 GMT Providers must have the necessary data, analytics and IT infrastructure to meet a new, demanding role within cooperative care models McKnight's Greystone Healthcare Management unveils an upscale rehabilitation center that could be a game-changer for the post-acute care sector. http://www.mcknights.com/welcome-to-the-club/article/274923/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:18:00 GMT Greystone Healthcare Management unveils an upscale rehabilitation center that could be a game-changer for the post-acute care sector. McKnight's As the threat of infectious diseases continues to permeate the long-term care environment, facilities need to use the best tools and resources at their disposal. http://www.mcknights.com/germs-put-on-notice/article/270654/ Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:15:00 GMT As the threat of infectious diseases continues to permeate the long-term care environment, facilities need to use the best tools and resources at their disposal. McKnight's With open but secure spaces designed to heighten the senses, a new senior care community promotes dignity in memory care. http://www.mcknights.com/one-sweet-onion/article/270653/ Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:12:00 GMT With open but secure spaces designed to heighten the senses, a new senior care community promotes dignity in memory care. McKnight's Activities such as Wii bowling are popular with residents in long-term care facilities, but getting a return on investment requires marketing and diligence http://www.mcknights.com/activities-playing-by-numbers/article/266108/ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Activities such as Wii bowling are popular with residents in long-term care facilities, but getting a return on investment requires marketing and diligence McKnight's