The Baby Boomers are coming to a nursing home near you, and they are used to getting what they want! Boomers are a wealthier group of retirees than previous generations. In fact, according to an article by the Population Reference…
On April 13th – 14th, iContracts showcased their contract and compliance solutions at the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) 2018 Annual Conference, located at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. View the press release here! Josh Doane, iContracts…
With so many competing priorities at organizations in the healthcare world, handling policies and procedures tends to move toward the bottom of the list. Unfortunately, the management and communication of these important documents is typically seen as a time-cost rather…
Not all your patients look forward to the holidays. For a number of reasons, while the people around them count down the days with anticipation, other people dread December. Sometimes the reasoning is something those patients could change, but other…
Many a health care professional has told us it would be so helpful to hear from a peer who went from paper policies to policy management software in their organization. Thank you to Jean Sandrock of St. Luke’s Hospital in…
If you’ve had a serious medical issue, you’ve likely been referred to a specialist, even while you continue to see your primary care physician. Depending on your health, you might be seeing many doctors at a time. How does using…
At the end of March 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to create a committee that would research the opioid crisis and recommend a plan of action to counteract overuse of the medication. This summer, that committee…
Shock waves that hit the healthcare community from the July arrest of Salt Lake City nurse Alex Wubbels are finally calming now that the police officer who took Wubbels away from the hospital in handcuffs has been fired and his…
Clean-up continues in Texas and Florida a month after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma chased people from their homes, and people in Puerto Rico are still in desperate need of first responders to rescue them from the effects of Hurricane Maria.…
How do patients choose health care providers? This is a key question for many health care professionals and one that has a wide range of answers. A study conducted this summer by the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) found that,…