Healthcare has a reputation of being notoriously slow to adopt technology that other industries have long since made part of everyday life and analytics is no exception.
Don’t punish SNFs for training
By
Jeff Marcus, RN
Dec 30, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have made information technology and staff competency a priority for the past five years.
One threat removed, but even bigger one remains
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
Make no mistake: Long-term care providers will take a victory wherever they can, and the Trump administration’s move to rescind the Obama administration’s ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements...
PAs help providers address satisfaction and performance metrics
By
Dawn Morton Rias, Ed.D., PA-C
Jun 17, 2016
The statistics are troubling. Each year, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in many states, about 25% of patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility from a hospital are readmitted...
What the healthcare reform numbers now tell us
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 25, 2012
It’s really true: There are lies, damn lies and … Congressional Budget Office estimates.
Monitoring quality of care for contracted services
By
Betty Norman
Jul 26, 2017
Regulatory and accrediting agencies such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission expect healthcare organizations to monitor the activities of their external contractors to...
CCJR makes us look at delivery of long-term care
By
Ravi Komatireddy, M.D., Howard Weiss, M.D.
Nov 18, 2015
Bundled payments are an effort to create a fixed target price for a DRG or group of DRGs that include a group medical services.
5 facts about Great Place to Work Certification
By
Kim Peters
Sep 17, 2018
The Aging Services industry is excited about getting positive recognition for its great workplaces! It’s time… the work that you do is challenging yet rewarding in enriching lives and making our society...
When technology fails us: ‘We talk’
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 19, 2016
Driving my Grandma to one of her favorite restaurants to celebrate a significant birthday (she prefers that I don’t specify which) offered me an important lesson in communication.
Population health is the reflection of your patients
By
Jas Grewal
Nov 21, 2016
Improving population health begins with focusing on the health of each on of your patients. To do so, we in the healthcare community – nurses and physicians alike, need to identify and engage patients...