The gig economy finally catches up with long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 18, 2021
It’s going to take more than just money to entice people into healthcare and get them to stay
Chris Chirumbolo is stepping up to the plate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2020
Chris Chirumbolo, CEO, Carespring Health Care Management
As COVID-19 vaccine boosters are mulled, long-term care advocates, critics both want facilities to prepare
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Kimberly Marselas
May 28, 2021
Since before the first shots went into arms, health experts and federal officials have pondered the need for boosters. Much of the initial chatter focused on a six-month window before protection waned,...
AMFM’s telehealth initiative earns McKnight’s Tech Awards Gold Award
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2020
A small chain of nursing homes operating throughout West Virginia, AMFM, previously had considered incorporating virtual medicine into its operations but found the options unsatisfactory.
Scrooged again: MA plans can’t escape criticism of clandestine coverage rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 02, 2024
If you were looking for someone deserving to be cast as Ebeneezer Scrooge this holiday season, Medicare Advantage insurers may have just locked up the audition (for this year and maybe future years too).
Hitting the road for rural respect
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2023
This week takes me on a road trip, but I assure you there’s no VW bus with a dashboard full of party snacks.
Ease ‘churning and burning’ of staff with these strategies, experts tell LTC crowd
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 11, 2022
Medical directors and other advanced clinical staff can do more to help direct care workers cope with the ongoing staffing shortage, a strategy that experts at the PALTC2022 annual conference said Thursday...
After this flash-bang, when will the next shock come?
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Here’s why Monday’s announcement that the Biden administration would begin revoking vaccine mandates with the end of the public health emergency was so surprising.
BREAKING: CMS sets new vaccination targets for another 24 states
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 14, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday that providers in 24 states added to the federal vaccine mandate roster Thursday have until March 15 to become fully vaccinated.
Nursing homes reimagine caregiver roles for new era
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2023
In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers.
Now many are pushing lawmakers...