Technology

Editors Picks

Docs received $3.1 billion in meaningful use incentive payments

February 17, 2012    
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Skilled nursing providers were left out of the meaningful use incentive program, which provides financial incentives for the use of EHR technology in achieving health and efficiency goals.

The promise and practice of telemedicine in long-term care

February 13, 2012     Bryan Baird
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Telemedicine’s most promising benefit in the long-term care arena is the reduction of resident hospitalization and readmissions, yet its adoption faces reimbursement issues and other hurdles while standards and legal precedents have yet to evolve.

2012 is the year of technology for LTPAC

February 10, 2012     John F. Derr, RPh
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It is time that LTPAC providers and vendors step up and become involved in the transition of care processes. With the upcoming emphasis on reducing instances of 30-day re-hospitalizations of patients, SNFs will have to become involved.

Salary survey: LTC directors of information technology

February 10, 2012     Kevin Kolus, Editor
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In healthcare, there’s an exceedingly large amount of sensitive information to manage, and not everyone has the aptitude to succeed. So it should then come as no surprise that in long-term and post-acute care, providers just can’t afford to pay top IT talent.

GAO reports health IT contractor lags in promoting EHRs

January 19, 2012    
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The not-for-profit National Quality Foundation failed to deliver five of eight projects related to EHRs activity on time, according to a GAO report.

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Health information technology in LTC: Where do we stand?

January 11, 2012     John F. Derr, RPh
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In his new monthly blog, John F. Derr, RPh, Health Information Technology Strategy consultant to Golden Living, will bring you the big picture in long-term and post-acute care health information technology, and inform you on how to participate in the future.

Nurses report EHRs improve care quality, health outcomes

January 11, 2012    
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A new study finds that nurses working with electronic health records (EHRs) consistently reported more improvements to nursing care and better health outcomes for patients than nurses working in hospitals without this technology.

Simplify wound care through HIT

January 9, 2012     Debra Kurtz
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Wound care nurses from three facilities share how the use of an electronic point-of-care documentation system is transforming their jobs and enabling them to achieve better outcomes.

HIE presents boon to nonprofit

January 6, 2012     Kevin Kolus, Editor
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Through Vermont’s Health Information Exchange, this nonprofit senior housing provider can identify demographic factors that may be influencing variable health outcomes between its locations.

Positive aging through technology

January 5, 2012     Sandra Hoban, Executive Editor
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Keeping up with technologies that enhance independence and wellness promotes “ultimate aging” as tech-savvy boomers grow older.

A provider’s journey to adopt HIT

January 4, 2012     Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
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Golden Living transitioned its corporate-wide information technology from multiple, disparate silos into a unified, easily accessed and intuitive new platform. Here’s how they did it.

Ringing in 2012 with a new look

January 3, 2012     Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
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Welcome to our newly revamped website. Take a look around—and please, stay awhile!
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