Immanuel Communities adopted workforce management best practices and technology solutions used by many leading organizations in the inpatient and acute care sector for nearly a decade, but until recently...
How do you compare to McDonald’s?
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 06, 2013
Maybe your dining program can’t compete with McDonald’s for sheer speed, pseudo nutrition and potentially hazardous toys. But how does your disaster response plan compare? That’s the...
The key to preventing whistleblower lawsuits
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 04, 2013
Recent research suggests nursing home leaders, especially those who hire workers, may need to think more deeply about how whistleblower lawsuits come about.
How to document for rehabilitation work objectively
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jun 04, 2013
As the scrutiny continues to increase on rehabilitation documentation, finding ways to document objectively has become a major focus for just about everyone involved.
Wound warriors
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 01, 2013
Providers keep up the good fight as they close care gaps on multi-drug resistant organism-infected wounds by seeking out the right treatment and product.
When it matters most
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 01, 2013
Pondering difficult end-of-life situations made me think, naturally, of Chevy Chase.
Long-term care wants its own ‘fix’ if docs get one
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
If you hang around long enough, you learn there are only two things long-term care providers fear after Republicans and Democrats. That would be hospitals and doctors.
Greener pastures
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2013
After seven years, Greenfields of Geneva becomes a reality for Illinois seniors, featuring a luxurious setting overlooking a golf course.
Ask the payment expert … about quality and reimbursement correlations
By
Patricia Boyer
Jun 01, 2013
How can the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services correlate quality of care and reimbursement?
You always need to remember that Medicare is an insurance plan. As such, Medicare has rules, just like...
Standing up for the recreation departments
By
Carolyn Perito
May 31, 2013
We must ask: After a resident has been treated and taken to the bathroom, and given a meal, what activities exist for him or her?