Conversations with my mother are occasionally like chatting with the dog from “Up” who yells “Squirrel!”
Parkinson: It’s time for providers to consider special plans
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 16, 2019
Low occupancy. Low profit margins. Impossibly low reimbursements. Pressure to risk share. Inaccurate staffing tabulations. One can forgive Mark Parkinson if he ever seems distracted. As the president and...
Robots might be coming to steal your nursing home’s lunch
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 15, 2019
It’s bad enough that nursing home leaders have to constantly look over their shoulders, worried about when government bureaucrats or managed care plans might going to take the next whack at their payments....
Ready for another overtime battle?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 14, 2019
The Labor Department just sent a new overtime proposal to the White House for consideration. That’s a good sign that the rest of us may soon get a peek.
Ability to negotiate isn’t what’s holding back RNs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 10, 2019
Research has shown that male nurses are still paid, on average, more than female nurses. Conventional wisdom why this is might not hold up.
Thanks for the confirmation. But there’s still a lot of work to do
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 09, 2019
Since we unveiled the program in mid-December and opened the nominating process, the response has been powerful and incredibly heartening.
From an alpaca to the Tooth Fairy, how providers are working to #BrightenUpLTC
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 08, 2019
We were expecting a splash of sunshine from the long-term care field, but we’ve received a tidal wave.
There must be better ways to save a bundle
By
John O'Connor
Jan 07, 2019
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about bundled payments. This new approach will usher in a new era of better healthcare at lower costs, its many advocates insist. Maybe or maybe not.
Medicaid innovation will come from private sector
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2019
Most providers seem to shrug at the concept of actual Medicaid reform, and federal regulators’ actions give them little reason to do anything but that.
2019 — The year of the conversation
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 02, 2019
Long-term care providers, prepare to converse more. That means some important people plan to not only talk, but more importantly also do more listening than in the past.