Long-term care providers have until Friday night to submit their applications for the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Skilled nursing lags senior care in employee engagement, Fortune magazine research finds
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 13, 2018
Employees in senior living communities are more engaged than their skilled nursing counterparts, an indicator of potential future success, according to initial research into Great Place to Work applicants.
Managed care organizations need to increase their fraud prevention efforts, OIG says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 13, 2018
Managed care organizations, which oversee 80% of all Medicaid enrollees, are weak in fighting fraud and abuse, the Health and Human Services Inspector General said Wednesday.
A new SCAN Foundation campaign aims to provide support and provoke discussion or the 10 million millennials who currently act as family caregivers, group executives said.
Participate in rehab, hospice studies
Jul 11, 2018
Providers are encouraged to participate in studies that examine benefits and salary data for their profession.
Poor care fuels felony charges
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2018
The former owners of a New York nursing home are headed to court with charges of endangering the welfare of residents. Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman, the owner and manager of the Otsego nursing home,...
Ask the Legal Expert about … nonprofit status
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John Durso
Jul 09, 2018
How can we make sure we keep our nonprofit status intact? What are the most common transgressions (inadvertent or not) which lead to loss of section 501(c) 3 tax exemption status? As you know, there are...
60 Seconds With … Andrei Gonzales, M.D. Change Healthcare’s director of value-based pay initiatives
Jul 09, 2018
Andrei Gonzales, M.D. Change Healthcare’s director of value-based pay initiatives Q: How are SNFs pursuing value? A: Skilled nursing facilities that engage with physicians and acute-care hospitals...
Is it ever too homey?
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Stakeholders observe necessities, limits of ‘home-like’ design movement
Reduced teamwork can be an additional overtime cost
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Working overtime may be linked to less collaboration between nurses and physicians, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing...