Myrtle Beach, SC (WBTV) – A nurse is said to have stole painkillers from a patient at a nursing home in South Carolina.Nurses, 34-year-old Erin Homan, was working at the Angel Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach when two patients accused her of taking tramadol in October 2024.South Carolina officials began an investigation and said Homan took the medication for her own personal use and “treated two vulnerable adult residents of the prescribed medication.”A warrant obtained by the sister state WMBF stated that Homan also took oxycodone/acetaminophen from the patient.Authorities said the nursing home had fully cooperated with…
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Joint paths moving forward Betsabeh highlighted that conversations should be closed to encourage action and that the future of healthcare innovation must be collaborative. From clinicians and engineers to researchers, AI experts and policymakers, she called for greater cross-sector cooperation to ensure that technology not only promotes efficiency, but also makes it more equitable and accessible.”Innovation doesn't belong to R&D alone and doesn't happen in silos,” she concluded. “It happens when we unite and bring together different perspectives everywhere, with a common goal of improving the health of everyone.”As Phillips continues to invest in future generations of technology, the company…
The lack of specific targets in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan for increasing the number of children’s nurses has been raised as a concern to the Thirlwall Inquiry. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warned of a year-on-year decline in nurses working in neonatal services in England’s health service. “We do recommend greater funding and investment in the neonatal workforce” Fiona Scolding The Thirlwall Inquiry is looking at the circumstances surrounding the case of Lucy Letby, who has been convicted of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder seven others, while working as a neonatal nurse…
Arpan Saxena is the COO/CIO of Basys.ai (based at Harvard University). Getty The healthcare industry is undergoing major changes as the shift towards value-based care (VBC) takes the central stage. As sectors move away from service charge models, rising costs and evolution of management models pose new challenges. However, policy reform and interoperability standards create opportunities to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and streamline management processes. There are hurdles on the road to VBC, but ongoing changes could transform patient care delivery and improve care across the country. Value-based care challenges Value-based care encourages providers to provide high-quality care by…
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Honolulu (Island News) – “I'm originally from New Jersey. I've been on the peninsula for about six years,” Keri Anakker said.Anacker is a school psychologist and spent years in graduate school for a professional degree.Now she works in many public schools that evaluate students for special education, then comes up with a plan to help them. Local lawmakers want to attract and retain new Hawaiian health professionals through a bill that will spend millions and allow loans used when studying for their professions. On the way to the island, she wasn't just her belongings.”I wanted to say about just…
Missouri has several bills proposed to tables that are directly intended for long-term care facilities. While some of the laws seek to improve the level of SNF staffing in states, some laws aim to tighten compliance guidelines. The most notable bill in question appears to reflect the federal staffing mandate issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The law will map nursing home staffing requirements and will also increase facility ownership monitoring. “Inappropriate and unrealistic” is how some providers characterized this staffing mandate in McKnight's long-term care news on Wednesday. They are counterproductive to impose penalties for not…
Kansas nursing homes are enrolled in online programs by equipping their in-person caregivers with sector-specific training and resources. Kansas' nursing homes are participating in Snfclinic, an electronic learning management system, thanks to funds approved by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “Our goals and mission statements are simple. We provide training and resource tools to our facilities with a single application that improves the quality of care provided to long-term care residents,” Ben Meeker, general legal counsel for long-term care consultants, told McKnight's Long-term Care News on Tuesday. LTCC developed…
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