In the beginning, there was – and let me emphasize up front still is – the printed page. And now we enter a new era, one that includes live-action video news clips on our home page—www.mcknights.com.
McKnight’s Online Expo offers free continuing education units for the first time
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2009
In this down-turned economy, when most things seem to be getting more difficult to accomplish or acquire, there is one high-quality endeavor bucking the trend: McKnight’s Online Expo.
Sabra CEO: National providers ‘can’t do it anymore’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
CHICAGO — It’s official: bigger is not better when it comes to investing in skilled nursing facilities. Owners should concentrate on finding smaller, nimble partners to mold into agile units with...
4th Online Expo brings major topics to you
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2010
McKnight’s annual virtual meeting and trade show again will offer five free CEUs
5th Online Expo features major LTC topics
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2011
Expanded McKnight’s virtual trade show offers five free CEUs, exhibits, more
Nipping the improper Medicare pay in the bud
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2016
Does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services need its own deputy sheriff to set its house in order? Some seem to think so.
Court nixes arbitration deal that granddaughter signed
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2015
A granddaughter’s signature on an arbitration agreement did not prevent her mother from being able to file a wrongful death lawsuit against a provider, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled. Her grandmother...
‘Open mic’ will catch ways to improve transitions from hospital care
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 19, 2014
Andrey Ostrovsky, M.D., will explain methods and strategies to improve transitions between acute and non-acute care settings in a special webinar next Friday. Ostrovsky’s talk is part of the HIMSS...
Editor’s Desk: Winning a battle is nice, but don’t ignore the war
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2005
It may be time to amend that popular saying, “News of my death has been greatly exaggerated.” I’m thinking that when it comes to the ballyhooed new Medicaid reform panel, “News...
Could documentation relief be coming soon?
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2017
Long-term care professionals know a lot. At the top of the list has to be that you are saddled with too many tasks, many of them documentation-related.