As growth in VA skilled nursing continues, GAO presses for better oversight
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 04, 2019
There will be a growing number of Veterans Administration nursing home residents, and they could receive care under stricter oversight, if recommendations from the Government Accountability Office come...
Providers can’t wait until discovery requests to understand EHRs, experts say
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Nov 01, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — With both electronic health record use and litigation on the rise in the long-term care space, providers need to understand how best to secure their data in order to avoid stepping into...
Report: More than 25% of potential abuse incidents in SNFs go unreported to police
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Aug 29, 2017
More than a quarter of incidents of possible abuse or neglect against nursing home residents go unreported to authorities despite mandatory reporting laws, according to a new federal report.
Information Technology: Record Savings
Mar 04, 2005
President Bush is willing to spend more on healthcare IT now so electronic records and other innovations will reduce future costs.
An old business aphorism holds that it’s necessary to spend money...
Q&A with Walter Collins: Admins facing ‘new world’
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Haymarket Media
Mar 22, 2004
Administrators today need to be able to juggle more tasks than ever before to “maintain their sanity,” says the incoming leader of the American College of Health Care Administrators. Plus he...
Take advantage of the changing long-term care marketplace, top execs urge
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2012
Long-term care providers should hone in on the changing needs of their market by embracing what customers want and will pay for, and by working to change the profession’s image problem, LTC executives...
Salaries increase for DONs, administrators
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2007
Good nursing leaders are a hot commodity – at least if the most recently compiled salary findings are to be believed.
AHA advisory calls for regaining ‘lost ground’ in women’s heart health
May 10, 2022
Key indicators of women’s cardiovascular health are flagging, including blood pressure control, weight management and diabetes, AHA advisers say.
Skilled nursing occupancy dips amid overall senior living slowdown
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2019
After a brief shot of optimism last month, skilled nursing occupancy rates dropped slightly in the second quarter. The fade comes as managed care and declining lengths of stay continue to erode SNF operators’...
Ask the Nursing Expert about … switching facilities
By
Amy Franklin, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT
Aug 09, 2017
Should I stay or should I go after finally achieving success?