The pandemic exacerbated staff shortages in healthcare, including in the senior and post-acute care spaces. According to the June 2022 State of the Nursing Home Industry survey from the American Health Care Association, 60 percent of nursing home providers said their workforce situation has worsened since January, and 98 percent are experiencing difficulty hiring staff.
While 90 percent of the...
October may be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but healthcare organizations need to stay attentive using a follow-the-sun method, especially as they grapple with ransomware attacks and data breaches.
The five most common mistakes I’ve seen health systems make when it comes to security monitoring are:
Monitoring security in a silo
Ineffective security tools that don’t lead to meaningful, actionable insight
Failing to test and...
As the volume of patient data being generated worldwide has skyrocketed, the threat landscape has expanded along with it. Many healthcare organizations struggle to develop and maintain a security strategy that can compete with the continually evolving tactics of threat actors.
The healthcare industry has had the highest average cost of a data breach for 12 consecutive years, according to...
New technology can help solve problems, create connection and make tasks easier or more efficient. However, it can also generate feelings of frustration or fear of replacement. As senior care and post-acute organizations undergo digital transformation, it’s important for technology leaders to assuage those negative feelings through communication and collaboration.
In a 2022 LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO session moderated...
As people age, it’s important for them to find meaning and purpose in their lives, especially if aging in place isn’t an option. Lockdowns during the early part of the pandemic made this difficult for older adults in senior care centers, many of whom were already struggling with loneliness and isolation.
The situation led many senior care leaders to search...
Like many industries, the pandemic caused a major shift in the technology and staffing landscape of aging services. With many senior care organizations cut off from the world due to COVID-19 protocols, the space was forced to adapt to create a sense of connection and support for staff and residents. This shift coincided with increased demand by seniors for...
With staff shortages persisting in healthcare, more care is being provided by less experienced nurses. To provide support to recent nursing graduates, Atrium Health in North Carolina launched its virtual nursing observation program in March 2021.
The program connects newer nurses with nursing veterans via video. Many experienced nurses are nearing retirement age or, due to burnout exacerbated by the pandemic, are interested in leaving...
In April 2022, I was impatiently awaiting the release of an important report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on improving nursing home quality for staff, residents and their families. I was eager to see the NASEM committee’s recommendations, since this was the first comprehensive study of the challenges facing nursing homes in the U.S. in...
