Two months into Phase 3 of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ latest Medicare rules of participation provisions, nursing homes are well-versed in stricter infection control rules around antibiotic...
New year brings an old, but good, reminder
By
Julie Thorson
Jan 08, 2020
If you’re not having fun at work, make it fun. Really.
The best columns of 2019
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 19, 2019
Here are some of our best-read blog posts of 2019. Check them out again, or if you haven’t seen them yet, by all means take a look. These are too good to miss.
Be thankful for those who complain
By
Julie Thorson
Dec 04, 2019
My challenge to you during this season of thanks is to rethink those times of complaining because we all have them and let’s be thankful for them. That’s right, I said it. Be thankful for those who...
Love in leadership — the two absolutely go together!
By
Julie Thorson
Nov 06, 2019
One of the first lessons someone tried to teach me when I started in this field nearly 20 years ago was “don’t have favorites.” This seemed like such a strange thing to say because I felt myself...
High-priority nursing home complaints likely to come under regulators’ spotlight quicker following...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
The federal government and state survey agencies will likely place a heightened emphasis on high-priority complaints in nursing facilities and how soon they’re investigated based on newly released data...
7 steps to living leadership
By
Julie Thorson
Oct 09, 2019
When we consistently practice the little things in leadership, the dream big starts to materialize.
Secondary fracture prevention could save Medicare billions: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2019
Preventing secondary osteoporotic fractures could save Medicare billions, reports the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Ecumen names Alam senior vice president, CFO
Sep 17, 2019
Morshed “Mo” Alam has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer at Shoreview, MN-based Ecumen, effective Sept. 30.
On the dock
By
Julie Thorson
Sep 11, 2019
Who would have thought that sitting on a quiet dock in West River, MD, would have anything to do with leadership? Turns out it’s the perfect place for a transformative leadership experience.