Announcements and Blogs

HSC Expands Staff  (Jan 15) HSC announces new staff and office location HSC offers Nurse Consulting Services  (Oct 3) Wendy Utz to provide Nurse Consulting services via HSC HSC welcomes Josh Hinkle as Chief Operating Officer  (Oct 3) Josh Hinkle Joins HSC Management Team DPW TRANSFERS ASSISTED LIVING LICENSING  (Aug 8) Bureau of Human Services Licensing assumes responsibility for these services, effective immediately Transcription Services  (Mar 12) HSC Offers Medical Transcription Services MealTracker 3.0 available via HSC  (Jan 2) HSC provides MealTracker 3.0 Integrated with CueShift EMR OnShift Staff Scheduling available January 2012  (Jan 2) HSC to add OnShift Staff Scheduler to it's Product Offerings Hosted Microsoft Exchange now available from HSC  (Jan 2) HSC adds Microsoft Exchange to it's suite of hosted products

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Industry News

Therapy shows promise for halting Alzheimer's brai  (Jul 22) Finding drugs that can halt or reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease is one of the holy grails in pharmaceutical research. Scrutiny of skilled nursing facilities intensifies  (Jul 22) The government's Nursing Home Compare website now includes more information about surveyor inspection findings and antipsychotic medication usage, officials announced Tuesday. Hospital readmission rates plateau, provide SNFs w  (Jul 22) With penalties for preventable hospital readmissions looming, recently released Medicare data shows that U.S. hospitals aren't making much progress in lowering readmission rates Wealthys should pay more for Medicare?  (May 21) “Who should receive a subsidy, and how much should they get?” Verizon ends standalone DSL service  (May 21) Now requiring purchaseof a landline telephone service package Skilled care and assisted living line blurs  (May 21) The profile of assisted living residents is changing and they now need increasing assistance Bundled payments and dual-eligibles bring opportun  (Apr 1) Gainsharing and caring for dual eligibles are hot topics for healthcare providers Nursing Home business practices will change  (Apr 1) Established nursing home business practices will soon change, expert warns Cumulative cuts affecting SNFs  (Apr 1) Cumulative cuts spell bad news for SNFs, report finds Incentive Program to reduce hospital readmissions  (Mar 18) Program to reduce hospital readmissions would link nursing homes with partners 5010 Implementation delayed  (Mar 18) CMS delays implementation of stricter claims transmission standards MedPAC recommend home payment reductions  (Mar 18) Providers unhappy over MedPAC recommendation on nursing home payment reductions Some Common Medications Risky for the Elderly  (Mar 4) Dozens of common medications identified $3 billion to keep elderly/disabled out of SNFs  (Mar 4) Affordable Care Act authorizes $3 billion to keep elderly and disabled out of nursing homes What to expect from the iPad 3  (Mar 4) Apple is expected to unveil its newest iPad on Wednesday

Jul 22

Therapy shows promise for halting Alzheimer's brai
Finding drugs that can halt or reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease is one of the holy grails in pharmaceutical research.

Jul 22

Scrutiny of skilled nursing facilities intensifies
The government's Nursing Home Compare website now includes more information about surveyor inspection findings and antipsychotic medication usage, officials announced Tuesday.

Jul 22

Hospital readmission rates plateau, provide SNFs w
With penalties for preventable hospital readmissions looming, recently released Medicare data shows that U.S. hospitals aren't making much progress in lowering readmission rates