From challenges to advantages: Technology’s role in solving three critical issues
Jan 31, 2022
[Partner content] As we start 2022, ongoing concerns remain around occupancy, staffing and price-to-value. The industry looks to three new concepts for answers: Providing the right care at the right...
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