Resident satisfaction surveys are becoming widespread as consumer, regulatory pressures bear down on the industry.
Report: Health reform costs raise overall spending slightly
Sep 10, 2010
Health spending will rise a little quicker than previously estimated under the administration’s new health reform law, but it is not expected to dramatically upend spending patterns over the next...
Help addressing opioid epidemic in long-term care is on the way
Apr 06, 2018
Long-term care professionals looking to battle the nation’s deadly opioid crisis may have an assist on the way, thanks to a slew of new measures announced by the federal government this week.
Editor’s Desk: It’s been a big year (even without healthcare system reform)
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2009
You better believe healthcare reform would be important to the long-term care community, no matter how many or few times the phrase “long-term care” might actually appear in any Congressional...
Man pleads guilty to first case prosecuted under HIPAA
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 23, 2004
A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information for economic gain, the first criminal conviction under the health information privacy provisions...
McKnight’s Online Expo for senior living pros June 13
Jun 01, 2018
Senior living owners, operators, executive directors and other top managers won’t want to miss the 2nd Annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on June 13.
AARP, business group offer competing views of Medicare reform
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 18, 2013
The eligibility age for Medicare should be raised from 65 to 70 years, and the program should include private plans competing with the current fee-for-service model, the Business Roundtable proposed Wednesday.
GOP pledges to fight on after vote saves healthcare reform
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2012
Who says one vote doesn’t matter? The Supreme Court preserved the Affordable Care Act because a conservative judge decided that a liberal president’s expanded healthcare program was worth saving.
Meager resource allocation can sink tech efforts: CAST
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2012
High expenses and poor internal collaboration often undermine provider efforts to implement new technology initiatives, according to a report from LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies.
Maytag Commercial Laundry steps up technician training efforts
Jun 22, 2011
Maytag Commercial Laundry recently hosted 22 service technicians at its on-premises laundry (OPL) Factory Service School. This additional training took place at the company’s facility in St. Joseph,...