Time to take the plunge?
I’ll never forget my first encounter with the high diving board at Sherman Park pool.
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Sub-branding creates better customer recognition: study
Long-term care vendors likely benefit most from adding sub-brand names with new products, according to a new study from the University of Buffalo School of Management.
McKnight’s wins 9 more awards
The McKnight’s editorial team earned four honors in the 2014 ASHPE national editorial awards program.
McKnight’s Tech Awards here again to honor you
Hidden gems are often the best kind. They surprise us and keep us hopeful and optimistic for the future. This is how I feel about McKnight’s Technology Awards, the third annual version of which is being sponsored by Tena and started accepting entries this month.
Of tired mice and men
Just so you know, I’ve been pulling two, 12-hour shifts of living per day for the past 53 years, and I’m exhausted. I work when I sleep and I sleep when I work, which means I don’t do either one very well. I’ve even talked to my supervisor about this, to no avail. He’s an unreasonable ogre named Gary Tetz, and all he cares about is himself.
Eighth annual McKnight’s Online Expo to kick off March 26
For the eighth year, the McKnight’s Online Expo is set to deliver practical, timely information to long-term care providers at an unbeatable price point. The 2014 Expo, taking place March 26 and 27, will include five webcasts from LTC leaders.
Newest wound care insights
Wound care continues to be a growing challenge in the long-term care sector. But many facilities are not doing enough to ensure success, according to Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., a wound care and geriatrics specialist affiliated with Mount Sinai Beth Israel (formerly Beth Israel Medical Center) in New York.
Device-free fall detection system may benefit seniors
A new fall detection system may be part of an “aging-in-place” solution for seniors.
Table talk: You have to listen to the right people
When we at McKnight’s host a special roundtable discussion, I look forward to getting to know the esteemed participants. Captains of the profession, they typically have evolved from nurses, business managers and doctors into C-suite inhabitants — extremely observant top executives, in fact.
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”
