Month: November 2007

The RSNA Annual Meeting

Each year the Radiological Society of North America hosts the largest meeting of radiology professionals in the world.  The RSNA Annual Meeting is Read More »

Digital Imaging and PACS

PACS Planning, Modality Selection, PACS Selection, Network Assessment, Workflow Redesign, Modality Integration, HIS/RIS/EMR Integration, Display Read More »

Digital Mammography

With Mammography being one of the last medical imaging modalities to join the digital revolution, the Mammography department can now benefit from Read More »

Product Spotlight

Nurse Call System The Tek-CARE®400 nurse call system from TekTone® Sound & Signal Mfg., Inc., is programmable to meet a facility's specific needs Read More »

The best monitoring may begin with ‘hello’

While long-term care providers appropriately advance the next generation of “Nana” technologies for monitoring the health and well-being of older adults. Read More »

Finding and using greener cleaners

Constructing a “green” building is only the first step to sustainability in healthcare. Operations and maintenance also play a significant role in Read More »

A league of their own

When the city of Fostoria decided to change its form of government to a charter, the Good Shepherd Home League of Voters decided to hold a forum. Read More »

LTC Mall

Hearing Assistance Williams Sound Corp. has been providing hearing assistance and communication products to facilities for more than 30 years. Read More »

Outwit and outsmart pests

When it comes to attracting residents, the last ones you want to move into your long-term care (LTC) facility are the multilegged kind. Pests like Read More »

Three cheers for benign neglect

I've been researching and writing this column for nearly 15 years, but all good things eventually come to an end. Read More »

The welcome mat is always out

Westminster—Canterbury Richmond (WCR), a well-respected 32-year-old continuing care retirement community, was facing the challenges of a rapidly Read More »

Sunny side up

Maybe it's the news. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the way every gently falling leaf is a grim reminder that eventually I, too, will shrivel and drop from the sky. Read More »

People to be thankful for

I'm no different from anyone else—when Thanksgiving time rolls around, I like to take stock of just what it is I'm thankful for. Read More »

Survey Survival

Long-term care facilities are not strangers to regulation 483.25(h) Accidents as it historically represents and continues to make the Centers for Read More »

Polio: Managing its late effects in the nursing home

For most Americans today, polio is a vaccine, not a crippling disease. However, in the 1940s and '50s poliomyelitis was an epidemic across the Read More »

A life in the day of…

Occasionally when we in long-term care attend a conference, there will be a speaker who delights us. Read More »

Focuson Activities & Assistive Technologies

Scooter The Invacare Lynx scooter allows users to accomplish daily activities with ease. Designed with a four-piece assembly/disassembly, it can be Read More »

Benchmarking rehab for better care, more reimbursement

Benchmarking is a management tool used in many industries to answer the never-ending question: “How does my operation compare against those of my Read More »

The snapshot: Recording a thousand words’ worth of evidence

In the first part of this series in the October issue, we looked at the reasons to use photography in long-term care investigations and the tools Read More »