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Case Study: National Church Residences National Church Residences Objectives: Solutions Provided: National Church Residences is the nation’s largest, not-for-profit provider of senior health care, housing, and services for over 340 communities throughout the United States. In 2012, they realized the need to partially outsource their IT healthcare services in order to keep up with the demand of their growing…

Cutting Costs at Senior Care Facilities Senior care facilities provide a much-needed service to communities across the United States. Sadly, the revenue of many senior care centers is in decline, while costs and expenses continue to climb. Implementing cost-saving cuts is an essential yet difficult task, as you need to ensure that patients and residents continue to receive the high-quality care…

Are Your IT Operations at Risk? In today’s modern landscape, technology drives many businesses to increase digital advances and stay on the cutting edge of technological innovation. It’s no surprise that most healthcare facilities and organizations continue to incorporate new technologies into their daily operations. However, this raises one important question that must be addressed…

Cybersecurity Best Practices for Senior Living Communities In November 2019, a cyberattack against 110 nursing homes highlighted the industry’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Hackers encrypted all data, including patient records, and demanded $14 million in bitcoin to decrypt the data. These nursing homes were cut off from all patient data and forced to handle patient care by pen and…

How to Provide Telehealth in Nursing Homes As the baby boomer generation gets older, more older adults require telehealth in long-term care (LTC) from nursing homes and retirement communities. Compared to traditional healthcare services provided in offices and hospitals, telehealth is a rapidly expanding form of service, requiring updated technology to bridge the gap between quality and at-home healthcare. What…

The Differences Between Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Though some within the healthcare industry refer to long-term and post-acute care by the same name, they entail separate things. What is the difference between long-term care and acute care? How do trends in information technology fit within both of these sectors? Learning these distinctions is essential for enhancing patient…

Top Challenges with Network Management Network management encompasses many different areas including performance management, fault identification, network provisioning and maintaining the quality of service. As the size and complexity of networks grow through the introduction of new technologies, network managers are facing new challenges. Today, networks must be able to handle more traffic moving in more…