3 Steps SNFs Are Taking Today For Success in Value-Based Care

The right care level. The right care management. The right care transitions. Although those three areas of skilled nursing have continuously been central to patient success, in a value-based landscape, they are vital. SNF operators must be able to stay one step ahead of their patients’ care needs so they can anticipate change in conditions […]

Voices: Kathy Derleth (RN, BSN), Senior Clinical Account Manager, Real Time Medical Systems

This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time). In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Kathy Derleth (RN, BSN), Real Time’s Senior Clinical Account Manager, to learn what SNFs can do to “Get Back to the Basics” in 2023, including overcoming challenges, and how data-driven technologies can help prioritize […]

Voices: Cindy Kreider (RN, BC RAC-CT), Vice President Clinical Operations, Real Time Medical Systems

This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time). In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Real Time’s Vice President Clinical Operations, Cindy Kreider (RN, BC RAC-CT) to learn how Real Time is helping SNFs through Advance Care Planning or ACP. Kreider relays how ACP helps SNFs with their value-based […]

Voices: Laurie Obitz, COO, Real Time Medical Systems

This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Real Time COO Laurie Obitz to learn about the top challenges that SNFs are facing in 2022 — and how they are using technology to solve them. She also shares insights on the growth of provider-led […]

3 Key Benefits For SNFs from New Real Time Medical Systems – Relias Partnership

To register for a new webinar on Thursday with additional information on the three benefits outlined in this article, please scroll down. Skilled nursing providers benefit from technology that can increase staff efficiency, workflow and training needs, all at the service of improving care outcomes. Now, a collaboration led by live data and analytics provider […]

How to Improve Operations and Health Outcomes Through Data Partnerships

This article is adapted from the Real Time Medical Systems eBook “How to Cultivate Partnerships and Leverage Patient Data to Control Costs and Improve Outcomes.” A link to download the eBook is at the end of this article. COVID-19 shook the health care industry to its core, putting infrastructure, staff and operations to the ultimate […]

Live Data Can Cut Through Hospital, SNF Miscommunications Due to Staffing Shortages

An improved relationship between health systems and skilled nursing operators lies in improving clinical pathways – providing a game plan for residents transitioning from one part of the care continuum to another to avoid poor patient outcomes. Live data is key to improving performance across the continuum and coming up with the right pathway for […]

Voices: Christopher Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Real Time Medical Systems

This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Real Time CTO Christopher Miller to learn how his team is helping SNFs optimize their limited staffing resources through live data automation. He walks through the implementation process and explains the benefits of taking analysis out […]

Tracking Live Data Key in Setting Up a Post-Acute Care Network

As skilled nursing providers look for ways to better position themselves to participate in accountable care organizations (ACOs) in a world increasingly interested in value-based care, post-acute transparency is key when hospital systems look to establish a preferred skilled nursing facility (SNF) network. “Not all of your SNFs are created equal,” Phyllis Wojtusik, executive vice […]

Monitoring Technology is on the Rise — SNFs Decide if it Helps or Hinders

As nursing home operators introduce more sophisticated monitoring technology to their facilities, the benefits of such tools sit on a knife’s edge. Monitoring platforms may help caregivers do more with less during a pandemic-exacerbated staffing crisis. It’s also possible that operators can open themselves up to potential litigation, depending on if they have the staff […]

Infection Surveillance System Targets Disease Hotspots – From COVID-19 to Influenza

An analytics company that draws on data entered into skilled nursing facilities’ electronic medical records (EMRs) launched an infection surveillance system designed to capture signs of infection early – whether from COVID-19 or influenza – and slow outbreaks. Real Time Medical Systems, which is based in Linthicum Heights, Md., launched its DiseaseWatch data collection service […]

Officials Turn to Analytics to Predict COVID-19 Hotspots in Nursing Homes

An analytics company that provides data in real time about changes in patient conditions has launched an infectious disease surveillance program in the wake of the COVID-19 national emergency, with the goal of identifying hot spots for the disease before they gather steam. Real Time Medical Systems, a provider of interventional analytics software based in […]

Based on Early Readmission Success, Excelsior Plots Skilled Nursing Telemedicine Expansion

Since the latter half of 2019, an East Coast health care group has used a telemedicine partnership to intervene in 100 potential hospitalizations, and within that grouping, definitively stopped 30 hospital admissions — in a collaboration with a medical device company that provides real-time heart monitoring and remote care.  In an effort to reduce unnecessary […]

Investing in Skilled Nursing Tech Isn’t Worth Much Without Employee, Leadership Acceptance

Data continues to be the watchword in a skilled nursing marketplace where hospitals and other referral partners demand increasingly concrete information about post-acute outcomes. In response, numerous tech companies have stepped into the fray to provide potential solutions — from data analytics tools that can identify serious health issues before they escalate to a hospitalization, […]

Creative Solutions Turns to Data Ahead of PDPM with 70-SNF Rollout

In a nod to the importance of data under the Medicare reimbursement overhaul coming October 1, a Texas skilled nursing provider is adding data analytics to all of its facilities — more than 70 throughout the Lone Star State. Creative Solutions in Healthcare, based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Real Time Medical Solutions earlier this […]