Health in a headset
Virtual reality therapy and how to avoid its legal and practical pitfalls
Health
Most NH nursing homes won’t meet new federal staffing rule and doubt they can
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ current staffing rule requires 24-hour clinical staffing and sets standards for patient care but leaves facilities discretion on staffing specifics
Saint Anselm College expects $40 million building for nursing school to be completed in 2025
Nursing and public health official Diane Uzarski named inaugural dean of the new school
Housing is one way to improve health, and life in general
There’s a growing realization that making affordable housing more available could be a key to enabling Granite Staters to lead healthier lives
NH missed a court deadline to end ER boarding. But it's making some progress.
The backlog of patients in hospital ERs is just one symptom of larger challenges facing New Hampshire’s mental health system
Lebanon-based Simbex acquired by helmet-maker Riddell
Partnership bears fruit with wearable, helmet-based impact monitoring system designed to alert when athletes sustain significant impacts during games
Health care leaders win $200,000 to grow their workforces
The top award of $100,000 went to Androscoggin Valley Home Care Services in Berlin
NH woman pleads guilty to unlicensed practice of naturopathic medicine
Shanna Pinet, of Atkinson, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of practicing naturopathic medicine without a license and violating the Consumer Protection Act
Limitation keep patients hospitalized
Patients who are medically cleared to be discharged from a hospital continue to stay much longer than they need to largely because they cannot get the ongoing specialized care they require, according to a new report from the New Hampshire Hospital Association.
NHTI to treat Medicaid dental patients after $500,000 donation
A year after New Hampshire allowed dental benefits for adults on Medicaid, NHTI is using grant funding to start treating those patients in Concord.
