Jennifer Cisneros got her start as an automated logistical specialist in the U.S. Army in 2006. She since has worked to become a licensed nursing home administrator at the Williamsport Home in Williamsport,...
CMS head: ‘We would not approve lifetime limits’ on Medicaid
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Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2018
The head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday said her agency would not approve waivers calling for lifetime limits on Medicaid, saying officials had made that clear to states that might...
Canaries in a coal mine
By
John O'Connor
Dec 06, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
Inching toward success
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2014
Our brand new year is already into its second month. So chances are fairly good you have been exposed to more than a few suggestions from the success gurus.
This new care model has stitch-in-time approach
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2013
Every enterprise needs worker bees. Clearly, if the work is going to get done, those on the frontline — and elsewhere — must soldier on. But if an enterprise — be it a company, industry or other...
Making it possible for good memories in 2013
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2013
I’m fascinated with long-term care topics that at first blush seem to be speaking about residents, but upon closer reflection they could be even more interesting personally to long-term care professionals.
Stagnant Medicaid rates aren’t just putting operators faced with outsized staffing costs into the red; in some places, they may be limiting access to the very capital providers need to sustain daily...
Millennial perspectives: What matters to millennials?
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Nov 09, 2016
Over the past several months I’ve offered some thoughts on creating a culture of engagement in which employees feel connected to your facility/community and are motivated to contribute their best.
Conversation with my younger self
By
Julie Thorson
Oct 13, 2016
As we grow personally and professionally, aren’t there things we all wish we would have known prior to making the choices or decisions we did? I’m not talking about information you can study...