A very wise man once told me that when your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Change is coming: what to expect from Verma’s CMS
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Feb 14, 2017
With former Georgia Congressman Tom Price confirmed as the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services, it’s time to turn the focus on the person picked by President Donald Trump to helm...
Our new health secretary is making big plans, at your expense
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John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2017
On Friday, Dr. Tom Price was sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Long-term care operators should cast a wary eye toward the new HHS boss for two reasons: Medicaid and...
Chat up your in-house counsel
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 10, 2017
Sessions at the LeadingAge Institute covered the need to have documentation and delegation to reduce nursing liability, and another reflected an in-house counsel’s perspective on hot legal topics.
Hold off celebrating until you see the proof from CMS
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James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2017
Don’t uncork the champagne just yet. That was my sentiment in August when a federal court ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had come up short in its obligation to educate beneficiaries...
Keeping the love alive after the honeymoon
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Feb 07, 2017
Recent research from a long-term care employee research group has found first-year workers in the sector are nearly 10% more engaged that workers who have been at their jobs for more than a year. Managers...
Is Donald Trump a friend or foe of long-term care?
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John O'Connor
Feb 06, 2017
There’s an old saying in Chicago politics: Once you’re bought, stay bought. In other words, if you are being paid to behave a certain way, don’t flip-flop. Those who would like to think...
LTC needs a game plan on immigration
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 03, 2017
Less than a year ago, it seems as if the long-term care sector was making positive strides in its workforce shortage issue by supporting a bill that would have brought in foreign semi-skilled workers,...
Compassion from LTC managers? Only if they want better resident care, lower liability risks
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James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2017
A funny thing happened in the making of a recent insurance company analysis of claims in the aging services market: a primer broke out on how to achieve better healthcare and liability outcomes by creating...
Your future ratings rest in residents’ hands
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Jan 31, 2017
Any news story that heralds a something as the “next frontier” in healthcare is probably worth clicking on, right?