Succeeding in value-based care and the danger of not taking action now
Jul 29, 2024
In this must-attend webinar, Scott Rifkin, MD, founder and executive chairman of Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time) discusses how nursing facilities can deploy key strategies that enable facilities...
Should your financing make space for C-PACE?
By
Rob McAdams
Steve McGee
Anne Hill
Jul 31, 2024
With the higher interest rate environment constraining banks and seniors housing and healthcare borrowers alike, there may be value in knowing more about C-PACE. An acronym for commercial property-assessed...
A monster final rule with MDS teeth
By
Joel VanEaton
Aug 06, 2024
I recently spent a relaxing week’s vacation at the beach. I’m not a, “sit on the beach and worship the sun” kind of guy. I’m of Irish descent and, unfortunately, my fair skin is sun...
Hidden talent, visible impact: The IDD talent pool in LTC
By
Adam Chambers
Aug 02, 2024
Only 19.1% of people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are employed in the United States, compared to 61.8% of their neurotypical peers. Meanwhile, more than half of long-term care (LTC)...
Open source AI brings promise and perils
By
John O'Connor
Jul 27, 2024
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg is once again positioning himself as the tech industry’s moral compass. Who says irony is dead?
The role of hygiene, effective cleaning and communication in reducing infections in nursing homes
By
Joshua Schwartz
Jul 29, 2024
Infection control within nursing homes is paramount to the health and well-being of residents, who are often more vulnerable to diseases due to age-related factors and pre-existing conditions. Effective...
A nurse’s guide to intelligent automation: Embracing the past, engaging the present, automating...
By
Scott Bruno
Sandy Spence
Jul 17, 2024
Have you ever considered the parallels between a career change and implementing intelligent automation solutions? The Army Nurse Corps motto, “Embrace the past — Engage the present —...
Blessed are the late adopters
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 25, 2024
Long-term care is often mocked for being behind the curve in implementing new technology. After last week’s CrowdStrike fiasco, maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Truth be told, I don’t understand...
What, where, why — and don’t be Kevin Costner
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 30, 2024
OK, so I went to see the new Kevin Costner movie, “Horizon.” I’ve enjoyed most of his films and am a huge fan of “Yellowstone,” so I went in with the expectation that I was going to love the...
Long odds for Porter as new AHCA/NCAL chief? He’s been there
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2024
The stream of praise over Monday’s hiring of Clif Porter as the next president and CEO of the American Health Care Association continues unabated, as well it should.