If you’re looking for free nurse apps to make your life easier, here’s your essential guide. The stereotype of the overworked, stressed nurse is a common one, and for good reason. Nurses are expected to work miracles, with low pay and long hours, while keeping eternally sunny dispositions. This is … Read More
Happy National Simplicity Day: 4 more reasons to keep it simple
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was many things: author, philosopher, naturalist, abolitionist, historian, tax resister, surveyor, development critic, and pioneering transcendentalist. He also rocked the neck beard. But at his heart, Thoreau was an eternal advocate for living a life of simplicity. That’s why National Simplicity … Read More
6 reasons to stop using Internet Explorer 8 in long-term care now
We’ve advised our customers before that it may be time to move away from Internet Explorer to an alternate browser, such as Google Chrome, in order to avoid security risks and take advantage of the latest browser technology features. While it’s not necessarily an easy task to scrap one entire … Read More
On-demand webinar: Texas PASRR Phase 2 changes
The PASRR Phase 2 training webinar recording and slides everyone is asking for are now available in the SimpleLTC PASRR Resource Center. Here’s the background Beginning June 27, 2014, all Texas nursing facilities became subject to new Phase 2 requirements for the Texas Medicaid PASSR Level 1 (PL1) process. Facilities … Read More
5 ways to leverage analytics in long-term care
It turns out to be an exciting time for advancements in healthcare, thanks to Big Data. That’s great for medical research and for all of us as individual patients, but what about our industry? Can long-term care providers reap benefits from data they are already collecting? A recent article by … Read More