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Managed care will hit SNFs relying on Part A payments, experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2016
Skilled nursing providers should be prepared for managed care to drill down on Medicare Part A residents, creating the potential for major financial problems, a long-term care expert warned on Tuesday.
Facing the music: Providers learning new moves so they can stay in step with new dance partners
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
There’s no doubt today’s long-term care provider must be able to dance with managed care and accountable care organizations. But while many are proving they can tango with transitions or rumba...
Profile: On the side of seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
For those who work with Medicare beneficiaries, Judith Stein is a well-known powerhouse. Since founding the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 1986, she’s led numerous major cases involving Medicare...
Still a caregiver at heart
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2012
The new leader of the American Hospital Association’s Governing Council for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation has been a chief executive officer for the past 15 years. But at her core, Patricia Ostaszewski...
Extremely goal-oriented
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2013
Of the many remarkable moments in Aysha Kuhlor’s life, one of the biggest arrived in 1994. She went to a party in New York City a week before she was planning to go back to London, where she had...
Profile: Linda Krueger
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
When Linda Krueger starts to tear up, it’s not when talking about how proud she is of her son or her military service, or the death of her father. It’s when she talks about how much she loves...
Profile: Christopher Perna
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
A few days before Christmas in 1991, Chris Perna passed out in a work cafeteria and woke up in an emergency room.
Photography should be used to document injury, forensic nursing expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 03, 2016
Long-term care providers should stop telling staff to avoid taking photos, and instead create policies to make such images part of a medical record, an expert said Friday.
Profile: AHCA’s money player
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
If there’s a prevailing theme around the hours American Health Care Association senior fellow Elise Smith keeps, it’s that they are constant.