Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Take a look at PDPM through the patient’s eyes
By
Andrea Gele
Oct 07, 2019
Now that we are past last week’s transition to the Patient-Driven Payment Model, providers should stay focused on providing good quality care, in the right setting, with the right method, at the...
Non-invasive technology can halt liver disease in elderly patients
By
Scott Howell, D.O.
Oct 04, 2019
Given the nation’s aging population, skilled nursing clinicians must be prepared to make proper identification and management of liver disease. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in the...
Happy PDPM Day!
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 03, 2019
It might be best to start creating some ground rules for how we’ll be observing PDPM Day in the future.
Bring up next generation of nurse aides
By
Debi Damas
Oct 02, 2019
The challenges our industry faces are not limited to nurses and nurse managers. Nurse aides will need to cope with the increase in acuity as well.
Who’s at your table?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 30, 2019
What if we had a potluck meal and sat down with the people who work with us, no matter what the department, job duty, no matter where you came from or what you believe in, etc.?
Ideology trumps rationality in Tennessee block grant proposal
By
Brendan Williams
Sep 30, 2019
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan once admitted he had been “dreaming” of cutting Medicaid since his college kegger days. But one person’s dream can be another’s nightmare. That’s now the case for...
PDPM is looming: Here’s what to do if you’re not prepared
By
Jayne Warwick, HBScN, RN
Sep 27, 2019
It isn’t coming anymore. It’s here. The Patient Driven Payment Model has finally arrived. And even though we have been talking about getting ready for it since April 2018, there’s still work to be...
PDPM: Redefining Advantage
By
Renee Kinder
Sep 26, 2019
Can quality outcomes be delivered with fewer therapy minutes now that PDPM is pushing other payment buttons? The question deserves a full airing.
Patient-Driven Payment Model: What’s in the name?
By
Arif Nazir, MD, CMD
Sep 25, 2019
Though it’s less than a week to go and many colleagues are jittery and restless, I also have seen a feeling of excitement that has been missing for years in the post-acute setting. The Patient-Driven...
Integrating behavioral healthcare into short-term rehab
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Sep 24, 2019
I concur with my nursing supervisor, who says that “it’s very effective” to offer immediate, consistent, readily available counsel.