Ask the payment expert … about quality and reimbursement correlations
By
Patricia Boyer
Jun 01, 2013
How can the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services correlate quality of care and reimbursement?
You always need to remember that Medicare is an insurance plan. As such, Medicare has rules, just like...
New McKnight’s website offers better look, enhanced functionality
Oct 03, 2012
Better aesthetics and easier navigation are hallmarks of the latest McKnight’s Long-Term Care website. A redesigned version of the industry’s most popular web destination was unveiled Monday.
Make a difference, now!
By
Allen Yearick
Mar 01, 2012
By Allen Yearick, MHA, NHA, AFY Management LTC LLC
PCC recognized by KLAS
Feb 18, 2014
PointClickCare was recognized by KLAS Research as a category leader in long-term care for 2013, according to its “Best in KLAS: Software and Services” report.
Ask the nursing expert: how to win over the staff as a new DON
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Aug 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Nov 01, 2007
What do you see as unexpected “obstacles” that I might encounter as a new director of nursing?
Nursing home wins ‘retaliation’ court victory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2013
A Texas nursing home has triumphed in a lawsuit that claimed it had retaliated against a facility resident when family members complained about her care.
Part D starts more smoothly in second year
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 08, 2007
The start of the Medicare prescription drug program in its second year has shaped up to be better than the kick-off last year, federal health officials and representatives of seniors and pharmacists said.
The Big Picture–Dealing with smoke and mirrors
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2005
I grew up in a house full of ashtrays.
There was always one on the dining room table. There were more in almost every room. You could even find a couple on the front porch. Five or six more were usually...
Michigan LTC group to join iNDIGO Health Partners
Oct 13, 2015
Northwest Michigan Long Term Care Specialists will join iNDIGO Health Partners, which will be the health services company’s first service contract outside the hospital.