Pressure injury study hits at ‘misleading’ self-reported nursing home data
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home operators are underreporting the number of pressure injuries in Medicare residents by as much as 40%, said University of Chicago researchers, who have joined a push for less provider-reported...
REIT tax benefits questioned as influence over nursing homes rises
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2022
Tax policies meant to benefit real estate investment trusts as “passive investors” in nursing homes should be reviewed with an eye toward their active operational influences, say economists...
Having My Say | When it feels like content is king, bring in the ‘X’
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2022
Given the chance to question a Washington correspondent for a major broadcast news organization recently, long-term care leaders didn’t drill down on budget reconciliations, Medicare coverage or healthcare...
Nexion’s Fran Kirley: Thriving by using culture to recruit workers, oust agency
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 25, 2022
During the pandemic, Nexion Health saw its agency staff costs increase by 12 times its base, from $1 million annually in 2019 to about $12 million each in 2020 and 2021.
Generations’ Edwin Cabigao: Breathing new life into post-COVID clinical care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 15, 2022
A centralized clinical approach and operational changes that put patient care first are critical for building a forward-thinking and sustainable long-term care organization.
More nursing home cuts buried deep in CMS physician fee schedule
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2022
Healthcare providers, including doctors and physicians who treat nursing home patients, continue to find more troubling details in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Nursing homes become ‘high-risk,’ owners to be fingerprinted under new doc pay rule proposal
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2022
Nursing home owners could face heightened background screening requirements under a proposal tucked more than 1,000 pages into a huge new proposed physician pay rule released Thursday.
CNA candidates ‘giving up’ as exam openings fail to keep pace with worker demand
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2022
Thousands of certified nurse aide candidates are struggling to find exam placements across the US, with many of them under a fast-approaching deadline to become certified before a four-month, temporary...
When it feels like content is king, reach for the ‘X’ factor
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
It’s up to you to move beyond content in favor of the “X” factor. It’s context that makes for a real story and stands to drive public sentiment.
Experts say ‘systemic failure’ in emergency planning has crippled even compliant nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
Nursing homes must be better integrated into overall emergency response infrastructure and incorporate better leaders in disaster-response to head off future catastrophes, a new research paper argues.