Preparing for the upcoming BPCI model: Is your facility primed for success?
By
Cheri Bankston
Aug 16, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ testing of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative has been largely successful.
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
Short-term rehab vs. LTC: What looks different
By
Michael Hass
Jul 17, 2017
Each for different reasons, many skilled nursing and long-term care providers are looking at building short-term rehab or converting long-term care environments into short-term rehab wings. The logical...
A looming question in reimbursements
By
Thomas Friedman
Jul 12, 2017
Value-based contract negotiations between payer and provider teams can be nuanced and cover multiple types of providers, procedures, metrics, and in many instances locations, in one contract.
‘Rosie the Riveter’ is still an inspiration
By
Janet Stephens
Jun 26, 2017
Earlier this spring, I had the honor of being named one of the National Manufacturing Institute’s 130 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead award recipients.
Elevating WHO’s least observed moment in hand hygiene
By
Tom Bergin
Jun 05, 2017
Improving hand hygiene among healthcare workers is the single most important intervention in reducing the spread of infection.
Interoperability: Balancing risks and opportunities
By
Greg Nicholas
May 26, 2017
My previous article in this series made the case for interoperability in long-term care and how it has become an essential data communications foundation for so many critical clinical and financial decisions...
An emotional disconnect: Social threats in the workplace
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
May 22, 2017
At its core, the act of hiring a person to perform a job is considered an economic transaction.
Personalizing wound care to educate and drive patient comprehension
By
Kevin Lamb
May 17, 2017
Applying wound care dressings can be complex, frustrating, and frankly a bit scary.
RTLS: What to know for today’s senior care communities
By
Anne Bugge and Sandra Rasmussen
May 10, 2017
The accommodations of modern senior care communities are designed to appeal to adults and seniors with a wide range of abilities and interests.