Achieving meaningful ROI by reducing rehospitalizations
By
Phil McNulty
Sep 21, 2015
The use of a telemedicine system within an LTC or SNF not only opens up the door to a more coordinated dialogue between healthcare professionals at different facilities, but also allows an offsite physician...
Can we talk? (Will you listen?)
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jul 25, 2018
Consistent communication aligns everyone’s efforts, and provides insight into how each person’s work contributes to the goals and priorities of your organization. But engaging communication...
Interoperability is more important than ever
Sep 30, 2016
While hospital administrators or doctors may say that a note is a note, an assessment is an assessment, or a chart is a chart, they aren’t acknowledging the uniqueness of the post-acute care environment—for...
Navigating the future of LTC: A tech-driven journey to value-based excellence
By
David L. Morris
Oct 25, 2023
Value-based care (VBC) organizations – and especially Accountable Care Organizations – rely on strategies that shift care from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities to manage costs and still ensure...
What to know about QAPI
By
Tamar Abell
Jul 31, 2019
The final wave of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations were all scheduled to go into effect November 2019.
Social engineering attacks against healthcare
By
John DiMaggio
Dec 27, 2016
There are literally hundreds of possible social engineering tactics.
To reduce hospital readmissions, consider the power of voice technology
By
Bruce Baron
Nov 03, 2020
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital readmission for older adults had become a $20 billion annual expense for Medicare. An important study by the University of Texas Division of Rehabilitation Sciences...
What to know about PAMA
By
Pete Gudaitis
Aug 11, 2017
Labs servicing the SNF and AL populations are already the last line of defense in geriatric healthcare, and a drastic cut to the Medicare CLFS will create a hole that cannot be filled. A
From compliance personnel to compliance tech
By
Jesse Wood
Dec 23, 2016
Business process management systems are playing a shining new role in healthcare situations, especially for compliance officers and personnel.
Prepare now for upcoming COVID testing, reporting rules and new penalties
By
Amy Wilmot Schrader
Stefanie J. Doyle
Oct 22, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ wide-ranging rule bolstering its regulatory authority to address issues relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency contains two notable directives...