New developments buffeting wound company acquisition
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2011
Apax Partners’ planned $6.3 billion leveraged buyout of wound firm Kinetic Concepts Inc. hit another bump at press time. The latest challenge: a debt crisis in Europe is causing havoc with credit...
Heenan: E-learning powerful tool
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2007
As Diversicare’s director of training, Ted Heenan has become an expert on staff-training challenges. All too often, he says, it consists of herding bored people into a room to hear information that...
Execute documentation as it’s claimed: survey expert
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2013
An industry expert served up straightforward advice during a recent McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar: Accurately claim what you do, and do what you claim.
No way to fix staffing
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2014
It’s no secret that our nation’s long-term care facilities need additional caregivers. More than 43,000 direct care staff positions remain unfilled, according to figures from the American Health...
Survey: More nursing homes are considering e-prescribing
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2011
Most facility operators responding to a new survey say that their next technology-related purchase will be an e-prescribing system. That’s according to findings relayed in the Aug. 9 McKnight’s...
No wonder he left Congress
By
John O'Connor
Oct 30, 2023
If it seems like it’s the silly season again in Washington, maybe that’s because it is.
Long-term care operators feeling alone again, naturally
By
John O'Connor
Jun 27, 2016
Say what you will about Republican lawmakers and their notions of healthcare reform: at least they’re consistent. Like their Democratic colleagues, they simply don’t seem to realize that long-term...
The Big Picture: Things could be worse
By
John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2018
There’s no doubt the skilled care sector faces its share of challenges. While there have been hardly any new facilities built in recent years, occupancy levels remain myopic or worse. And the long-awaited...
LeadingAge defends CLASS as critics express concerns
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
LeadingAge played a key role in having the CLASS Act included in federal healthcare reform legislation. The organization now finds itself defending the insurance program amid growing demands for its renovation...
Medicare, Medicaid likely to start requiring tech tool use
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2013
As sharing of electronic health information becomes standard across all care settings, using technology may become a prerequisite for providers to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, according...