Post-intensive Care Syndrome — what SNFs need to know
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 23, 2020
These are trying times, but professionally and personally they also represent great opportunities to give our patients our best.
As HUD gets its house in order, more long-term care operators are buying in
By
John O'Connor
Dec 10, 2012
It wasn’t so long ago that long-term care operators looked at HUD funding with a disdain bordering on contempt. But the Department of Housing and Urban Development has come a long way in a short...
For long-term care operators, every day is Labor Day
By
John O'Connor
Sep 04, 2018
Hope you had a nice Labor Day. For most of the country, it comes around once a year. But if you are leading a long-term care organization, it’s pretty much an everyday event.
‘PBJ — Get Ready for New, Mandatory CMS Reporting’ at April 28 webinar
Apr 11, 2016
Attendees will learn about the government’s new Payroll-Based Journal system, the information providers need to report, and how to streamline the process at an April 28 McKnight’s webinar.
McDonald Hopkins appoints Johnson
May 19, 2015
The Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins has appointed Emily A. Johnson as an associate in the firm’s Business Department.
This lifesaving coincidence definitely makes you swallow deeply
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2016
It wasn’t enough that Patty Ris was saved from choking in the dining room at her continuing care retirement community. She and her rescuer made worldwide headlines.
CDC releases HAI Data: How are we doing?
By
Jacie Volkman, MPH, CIC
Jul 16, 2014
For many years, healthcare institutions have been focused on different ways to decrease HAIs, as federal reimbursement initiatives loomed. So, what does this report card tell us? We’ve come a long...
Of Purell and payment reform
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 16, 2013
I was sympathetic when the Partnership for Sustainable Health Care called for a speedier shift away from fee-for-service last week — and I also thought about Purell. Yes, that Purell.
Learn how to drive referrals with on-site hemodialysis during May 16 webinar
May 01, 2017
Providers will learn how implementing an on-site hemodialysis program can help boost referrals and create a unique competitive advantage during a May 16 webinar.
Learn how to handle bullying in LTC during McKnight’s Fall Online Expo
Sep 12, 2016
Bullying among residents of long-term care and skilled nursing facilities creates a multitude of problems, but is largely underreported. Attendees of a webinar during McKnight’s Fall Online Expo...