The beauty of offering a full-service managed care platform
By
Franklin Segura
Jul 22, 2019
We do not turn away difficult or specialty patients because we can handle almost any specialty pertaining to the senior patient.
Why the field’s biggest problem is not going away anytime soon
By
John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2016
There are many serious problems in long-term care: funding, regulations, legal concerns, staffing and more. But none of these is the biggest.
Benefiting from a selection tool for EHRs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 27, 2014
There are many parts of attending annual big conferences that I love, from seeing old industry friends to attending good sessions. But I also, not so secretly, love the exhibit halls — for several reasons.
Life on the road as an LTC shrink
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 08, 2019
It wasn’t a world tour, but I did come away with some interesting observations regarding our field on a recent road trip.
It’s time to reinvest in people
By
Larry Minnix
Nov 04, 2008
The next president of the United States should work toward shifting resources to the needs of everyday people—and away from wars and banks.
Post-acute providers discovering ways to bring better data to partnerships
By
John Hall
Dec 05, 2018
The skilled nursing side of the post-acute care industry has worked hard in recent years to shed its outlier image among other sectors of healthcare. Under the evolving landscape of reform, it’s beginning...
The High Court drama you might not have noticed behind decision to uphold vaccine mandate
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jan 19, 2022
Skilled nursing operators may have missed from the highly covered proceedings, however, is the utter drama that unfolded between the justices and their writings
It’s time to regroup and refocus on compliance
By
Tamar Abell
Jul 17, 2020
The world is tired. It’s been a long, hard spring. It feels even longer and harder for long-term care providers and staff. This invisible enemy, COVID-19, has wreaked havoc on the eldercare industry,...
Understanding PDPM in value-based purchasing
By
Joel VanEaton
Jul 15, 2019
CMS has been clear that a major aspect to the design of the PDPM is payment that is quality informed. That cannot be overstated.
Labor pains: Craig Becker’s troubling prescription for long-term care facilities
By
Lane W. Imberman
Jan 19, 2011
Administrators at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are awakening to the fact that while unions lost their battle in Congress for the Employee Free Choice Act—the “card-check”...