Blogs, Guest Columns, Things I Think and Living Leadership
Privacy for All
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 11, 2019
We hear a lot about Medicare for All. How about if we start with Privacy for All, and see how that goes first?
How we celebrated Pride Month
By
Moshe Pretter
Jul 10, 2019
We are ideally positioned to offer our premier care center as a safe haven for all of our guest, including those in the LGBTQA community.
Medication is not always the right answer
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jul 09, 2019
But medicating for agitation without attempting to understand the cause of the agitation will result in physical, psychosocial, and emotional issues. It may result in falls.
What IRFs taught us about payment changes
By
Andy Whitener
Jul 08, 2019
IRFs weathered the transition to a prospective payment system.
How ACOs should work
By
Ben Forrest
Jul 03, 2019
Simply put, an ACO is a network of doctors and hospitals that shares both medical and financial responsibility of each patient in that particular ACO. The ultimate goal of an ACO is to coordinate care...
Enhancing resident independence
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 02, 2019
As we celebrate our freedoms in the country this week, perhaps we can consider ways in which to create a better balance between the need to provide a safe environment for residents and their right to make...
Embracing the RAI manual
By
Joel VanEaton
Jul 01, 2019
The PDPM RAI Manual is here, Now what? We’ve had a little over a month to process the RAI manual, but there’s no denying that this year is different. Generally, the RAI Manual details the changes...
Go for an IPA
By
Rajeev Kumar, M.D.
Jun 28, 2019
The PDPM (Patient-Driven Payment Model) will be here quicker than the time it takes for a head to settle on a fresh-drawn pint of beer. But many skilled nursing facilities are still working out their orders....
My high-sodium epiphany
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 27, 2019
In long-term care, we deal with the unexpected all the time. Many of the people we serve are there because something unanticipated happened, crashing into their lives like a no-warning tsunami — or a...
A3 thinking: Tools to help your quality program perform higher
By
Martie Moore
Jun 26, 2019
Rethinking about not fixing the problem, but moving towards a desired goal then elevates performance.