- Of 472 nursing homes in New York, there was a 7.7 percent increase in EHR adoption by nursing homes from 2012 to 2013, from 48.6 percent to 56.3 percent. - The main barriers to nursing home EHR ...

You probably address legal concepts when talking about documentation, medication administration, and delegation. But most orientation programs do not allot specific time to legal issues in general as ...

Back in the days when computerized documentation was still a pipe dream and we had callouses from so much writing, nurses often grumbled about charting. Here is a familiar observation: "In spite of ...

Nursing documentation is a cornerstone of contemporary healthcare, integrating systematic recording of patient observations, interventions, and outcomes with the aim of enhancing effective care ...

Conviction rates for Intimate Partner Violence criminal cases are directly correlated to the existence and adequacy of corroborating medical documentation. A recent Department of Justice Study found ...

Maintaining high quality clinical documentation is essential for a number of reasons, including improved patient safety and better adherence to accreditation standards. Marie Boyd, administrator at ...

Cheristi Cognetta-Rieke, DNP, RN, vice chair for nursing at the Mayo Clinic, says nursing documentation is undergoing a "fundamental shift." At the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exposition in ...

In order to be successful within the evolving Five-Star Ratings System, nursing homes must understand the system’s mechanics, ...

What's going on with the patient? The ability to read a patient's "story" is highly valued in healthcare, not only by nurses but also by clinicians in many other disciplines. [10] Following the advent ...