July 1 is standard deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2024
Monday is the standard deadline for the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program.
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
HHS to impose penalties on providers that block patients’ health information
By
Adam Healy
Jun 26, 2024
HHS published a final rule Monday outlining penalties for providers that block access to electronic health information.
New York unveils animatronic pet, intergenerational game initiative to combat loneliness
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 25, 2024
The New York State Office for the Aging will deliver 4,725 animatronic pets and games to older adults through the state’s aging network. The move is part of phase 6 of its animatronic pets initiative...
Learn about staffing, AI solutions from industry experts June 27 at free virtual event
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
What happens when you bring together provider experts and marketplace partners to discuss the long-term care field’s most pressing issues? Fresh ideas, new approaches and innovative solutions. Join McKnight’s...
Amazon expands mail-order subscriptions to Prime members on Medicare
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 21, 2024
Amazon.com is letting Prime members on Medicare join its RxPass mail-order prescription service for just $5 a month. The move could save older adults more money on out-of-pocket costs for generic prescription...
Blood test could revolutionize early Parkinson’s detection
By
John O'Connor
Jun 21, 2024
British investigators have harnessed artificial intelligence to create a groundbreaking blood test that can predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge.
DOJ hits telehealth firm for $4.6M in false claims settlement involving nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 14, 2024
A company that provides mental telehealth services to skilled nursing residents has agreed to pay the federal government $4.6 million to resolve false claims allegations.
Analytics firm takes on EHR giant PointClickCare in ‘life and death’ information-sharing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2024
Real Time Medical Systems has asked a federal judge to force the nation’s largest post-acute EHR provider to keep its clients’ data accessible, saying information-blocking “will cause needless patient...
Benefits of EHRs go unrecognized as assisted living trails other providers in adoption
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2024
Electronic health records can provide information about residents that enable providers to be part of value-based care efforts, and if they are used to their potential, they can boost efficiencies and...