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They Deserve Better: Preventing Suicide in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Patient Safety

Suicide in skilled nursing facilities—centers that provide around-the-clock treatment and rehabilitation—is a serious issue. Tony Salvatore, director of Suicide Prevention at Montgomery County Emergency Service, provides insight into the problem and how we can better quantify it, and some simple fixes that can have a big impact.

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Albert Einstein Medical Center serves up telehealth from 4 vendors with FCC grant

Healthcare It News

In the state of Pennsylvania, only urgent medical care was permitted for several months, which created an instant barrier to receiving routine, follow-up and preventive care. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally.

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We’re Feeling the Effects of the Nursing Shortage. Health Tech Can Help

HIT Consultant

The healthcare industry is in desperate need of nurses — and fast. You’ve seen the countless headlines covering the impact the pandemic has had on nurses , and how that nursing shortage has impacted employment numbers, healthcare facilities, and patient care. Nurses are burnt out. Mobile Staffing Apps.

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Five Individuals and Two Nursing Facilities Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Health Care Fraud

Briggs Healthcare

Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania have been indicted by federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related health care fraud charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. as co-defendants.

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What COVID-19’s Attack on Healthcare Cybersecurity Taught Us About Its Shortcomings

HIT Consultant

While healthcare facilities are still dedicated to providing the best care to patients impacted by COVID-19, it is imperative that healthcare practices, especially those like skilled nursing facilities, take cybersecurity seriously to prevent data leaks, care disruption, financial setbacks, and more. Patient Data and Patient Safety.

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Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know

HIT Consultant

Within the first three weeks of the WHO declaring the COVID-19 pandemic , telehealth visits skyrocketed 154 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared to the same time period just one year prior. Physician/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist.

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IRF/LTCH/SNF QRP August 15, 2022 Submission Deadline Reminder

Briggs Healthcare

The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs is approaching. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare. All data must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2022.