As home health leaders continue to identify areas where artificial intelligence (AI) is most beneficial to their businesses, some are beginning to use these tools to ease the time burden of their results and assessment information sets (OASIS). Payments and outcomes are directly affected by OASIS data collection, and accurate OASIS data collection is essential for home health providers. However, for many clinicians, data collection for OASIS can be a major problematic point due to its complexity and time requirements. Providers looking at AI-powered tools report “dramatic” efficiency gains. Still, experts should note that some “fine tweaks” are still being…
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Home-based provider New Day Healthcare announced Wednesday it agreed to obtain Heritage Home Healthcare and marks its first foray into the new state. With a team of over 900 caregivers, Heritage Home Healthcare provides home care, hospice and skilled nursing services to more than 1,100 patients every day in New Mexico. The acquisition brings the total number of New Day transactions to 15. “We are delighted to partner with the Heritage Home Healthcare team,” said G. Scott Herman, founder and CEO of New Day, in a statement. “We have been familiar with the company since 2016 and, coupled with their…
A targeted vaccination programme against gonorrhoea will be rolled out in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, to tackle the infection’s growing resistance to antibiotic treatment. The devolved nations have followed in the footsteps of NHS England, which last month announced that it would invite eligible individuals for a new gonorrhoea immunisation programme, beginning in August. “The science tells us that this vaccine will potentially protect thousands of people and prevent the spread of infection” Jenni Minto Ministers from all four UK countries have accepted advice from the Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which in November 2023 recommended the rolling out of…
The number of internationally educated nurses and midwives joining the UK register has dropped by a third in the last year, ending the upward trend of overseas recruitment. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today published its annual registration data, showing how many nurses, midwives and nursing associates have joined and left the register in the last 12 months. “The government has been as unethical in stopping international recruitment as its predecessor was in abusing it” Lynn Woolsey As well as the drop in international recruits, the report showed that many nurses had left the profession due to poor…
Provided by Perry Lutheran House |Special for the ChiefPerry Lutheran Holmes recently announced the launch of its home care program. With a wide range of care services backgrounds and nearly 70 years of experience in direct care, Perry Lutheran Homes offers home care designed to provide a sincere and meaningful life within the comfort of your own home. This service is known to be an extension of the caring and Christ-centric Care Perry Lutheran home.Holmes of Perry Lutheran offers personalized home care services to seniors and individuals living within a 25-mile radius of Perry. Goal: To support aging while enriching…
The head of an international nursing body has called on nurses from all countries to pay attention to global crises like climate change and war, no matter how far removed they may seem. Howard Catton, chief executive of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), spoke to Nursing Times on the final day of the organisation’s 2025 congress in Finland last week about his reflections on the global meeting of nurses. “I don’t think that there are nurses who are isolated from global events” Howard Catton The event hosted more than 7,000 nurses from over 140 countries from across the world,…
The global healthcare landscape is complex and challenging. The lack of workforce, burnout of one clinician, and lack of access to Essential Health Services2 are increasingly putting pressure on health systems across Europe and around the world. However, advances in AI offer great opportunities to help. In Europe, for example, hospital trusts have been able to migrate data to the cloud and employ AI to improve efficiency. To maintain momentum around innovation, AI leaders, innovators, startups, researchers, scientists and policymakers gather at HLTH Europe 2025 to launch the latest AI use cases. Microsoft introduces our commitment to advancing AI for…
From healthcare system reform to role erosion – nurse leaders in Finland have told Nursing Times about the biggest challenges facing their country’s workforce. Last week, the Finnish Nurses Association (FNA) hosted the 2025 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress in Helsinki. “We are so honoured to have this meeting here” Heljä Lundgrén-Laine At the event, more than 7,000 nurses from over 140 countries gathered to exchange ideas, against a backdrop of global instability, widening inequalities and world-wide workforce difficulties. FNA executive director Anne Pauna and president Dr Heljä Lundgrén-Laine, speaking exclusively with Nursing Times, discussed the issues nurses in…
A leading clinical academic in Scotland has become the first nurse to be awarded a prestigious fellowship typically only given to doctors. Dr Kath Williamson, from NHS Lothian, has been awarded a three-year chief scientist office (CSO) early postdoctoral research fellowship. “We look forward to seeing the impact of her research and clinical innovation in bariatric care” Juliet MacArthur She is one of four recipients who was selected in the 2024 round for the programme, hosted by the school of health and wellbeing at the University of Glasgow, and began the fellowship in February this year. The work she is…
Nurses working in war zones across the world have spoken about the challenges they face on a daily basis, as a vigil was held in their honour. At the 2025 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress held in Helsinki last week, the organisation hosted a panel discussion as part of Nurses for Peace, a campaign that supports nurses working in areas of war. “[Nurses] continue to come [to their] workplace each day despite what happened during the night” Kateryna Komar This session featured video messages from nurses working in Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, Ukraine and other areas of conflict across the…