The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has a new mission providers need to be keenly aware of, a prominent long-term care payment expert cautions.
State News for August 2015
Aug 05, 2015
The nation’s most populous state is also now home to the largest long-term care workers’ union, which formally chartered in late June.
I couldn’t live without … TotalVue
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Working from his REM Laundry office in Versailles, KY, Mark Moore manages his company’s contract laundry services for nursing homes all over the country through a new cloud-based monitoring and reporting...
Standardized electronic info remains a challenge: experts
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
An emphasis on data assessment and standardization across care settings was a hot topic at the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit, held in late June in Baltimore.
Whatcha gonna do?
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 05, 2015
Adversity, that irrepressible rascal. We’re far too familiar with it in long-term care.
Kwalu, Clorox team up for a clean finish
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care furniture company Kwalu and Clorox Healthcare have announced a joint marketing venture that will promote disinfectants on non-porous furnishings.
Welch Allyn acquisition aids Hill-Rom’s product footprint
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Reflecting the trend of consolidation among long-term care medical device vendors, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. announced it is buying New York-based Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion.
Ask the Treatment Expert … about foot ulcers
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Aug 05, 2015
How should we deal with what seems to be a deluge of foot ulcers?
NPWT market grows as tech improves
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Aug 05, 2015
Industry analysts say negative pressure wound therapy is experiencing the highest market growth of any advanced wound care technology sector.
Treatment effective in limb preservation, study reveals
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Aug 05, 2015
A new study shows human acellular dermal wound matrix can be used as an effective limb preservation strategy for patients with chronic, complex wounds and multiple comorbidities.