Facing tech inertia? Push vendor partners to ‘move forward’ or move on
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2024
Providers cannot be so tied to their initial technology investments that they miss the opportunity to innovate or improve workload for their staff, according to a panel of operators and investors.
No spike in schizophrenia, other diagnoses among people with dementia after feds crack down on antipsychotic...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 28, 2024
Federal policies designed to reduce use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes did not lead to clinically significantly higher rates of schizophrenia diagnoses among people living with dementia,...
Court denies senior living provider’s effort to withhold privileged safety records, citing dual uses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2024
Internal investigative documents that senior living and care providers use to help them learn from errors and accidents can’t be held back from trial attorneys if those documents also are used for other...
How a growing nursing home company relies on superstar adopters to bust through tech barriers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2024
At a time when many US nursing home staff express frustration with new burdens technology can bring, Mission Health is leaning in.
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...
Congress advisers back permanent telehealth expansions, look to nix in-person rule for behavioral telehealth...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Maintaining Medicare access to telehealth services must remain a priority, members of a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.