Transitions and quality command center stage as experts examine post-acute care’s future
By
John Hall
Jul 06, 2017
Few will dispute the value of ensuring patients are optimally treated and attended to as they move across care settings.
Double the fun: McKnight’s Tech Awards adds categories and celebrates success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2018
The launch of the sixth edition of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards saw it double in size, multiplying the effects of its original mission: Celebrating how operators use technology to better...
Election 2008: Long-Term Care? Huh?
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2008
Long-term care is an increasingly important issue—just not on the campaign trail
A ‘super’ approach to care
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2017
Recent regulatory and reimbursement changes led Symphony Post Acute Care Network to develop a “Super SNF” care model.
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.
Expo will offer MDS answers
By
John O'Connor
Sep 05, 2018
Many providers are still trying to master new Minimum Data Set requirements, which are less than a month away.
Nursing applications balloon
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
Many qualified nursing school applicants continue to be turned away due to lack of faculty and teaching space, according to a nursing association analysis.
PDPM recalibration may not come right away, experts say
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2020
Stakeholders were keeping a close eye on any data available at press time that could lead to conclusions about the recently instituted Patient Driven Payment Model.
CMS surprises — and doesn’t — with pay model changes
By
Sep 06, 2017
There were surprises mixed with an utter lack of the unexpected in August when federal officials made bold moves away from certain mandatory care and payment models.
Providers have their say in high-level talks
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2022
Providers came away from early spring meetings with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and other federal health officials feeling encouraged about the government’s...