New referral system seeks to find match for providers
Netsmart has partnered with a continuing care retirement community client, Cantex Continuing Care Network in Texas, for a “smart referral” management solution.
Print Issue: December 01, 2017
Lawmakers: Phase 2 can wait
Two dozen senators made what amounted to a last-ditch effort to get implementation of Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation delayed in late November.
Break ups can be hard
Making the switch to a new EHR vendor requires research, resources and resolve
The ‘I’ in Toxic Team
Have you ever been a member of a Toxic Team in long-term care? Where you’re always watching your back, thinking you’re a martyr, wondering what so-and-so meant when he or she said this or that, feeling defeated before you start, and endlessly on the bubble?
Fingerprint scanning leads to privacy fight
The latest tension between employee privacy and staffing procedures is embodied in an Illinois long-term care employee suing his workplace over twice-a-day required fingerprint scans.
Genesis looks to restructure
Genesis HealthCare CEO George Hager said the battered nursing home chain hoped to save $54 million per year with new leases — once landlords Welltower Inc. and Sabra Health Care REIT sold their Genesis holdings.
Where Are They Now: The New Jewish Home
Jewish Home Lifecare scored the top honor in the Innovator of the Year category of McKnight’s 2014 Technology Awards for its use of a television-based Panasonic health monitoring system, which was then in a beta phase and never went into production.
A familiar face to head ACHCA
The American College of Health Care Administrators announced 37-year long-term care veteran Bill McGinley, CNHA, CALA, CAS, FACHCA, as its new president and CEO last month.
HCR ‘vindicated’ as Justice drops whistleblower lawsuit
After a string of settlements and defeats in False Claims Act lawsuits filed against various long-term care providers, one of the biggest found reason to celebrate.
Personalized robot helpers act as motivator for patients
Robotic helpers may be the rehabilitation wave of the future, but they won’t motivate patients too unless they’re able to mimic human movements, according to new research.
