The new name of the American Coalition for Healthcare Claims Integrity is the Council for Medicare Integrity. Does that mean they’ll change their focus? Not quite.
Another way to capture ADLs
By
Stacy Darling
Nov 18, 2014
The conventional wisdom for improving Activities for Daily Living is to educate and re-educate and then educate again.
Card-check and transparency and arbitration acts—Oh my!
By
Liza Berger
Mar 20, 2009
If you’ve been staying on top of long-term care news, you’ve probably noticed that lawmakers have been busy lately. Lots of bills have been introduced in recent days—some drawing praise, others scorn...
Why health data interoperability matters for long-term care
By
Sanjay Nathwani
Aug 15, 2016
Health data interoperability was the big topic of discussion at this year’s Health Information Management Systems Society’s annual meeting – and for good reason.
Skilled nursing providers are in the crosshairs of HIPAA
By
John DiMaggio
Jul 22, 2016
If you are a skilled nursing provider, the Office for Civil Rights may have you in its crosshairs. OCR is currently conducting HIPAA audits that target all types of healthcare organizations.
Relationships key to long-term care success
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 23, 2018
Long-term care success is about steady, reliable relationships. That’s my takeaway after attending two recent conferences that echo my experiences in the field.
The sweet irony of a nursing home report card
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 17, 2014
It’s said that politics, among other things, makes for strange bedfellows. Add long-term care quality improvement efforts to the list.
Keep calm and pay your fines: This is not a good strategy
By
Mason Rothert
May 24, 2017
For the past two years, healthcare data breaches have been skyrocketing.
How SNFs are cutting costs without cutting back on care
By
Betsy Rust
Jun 29, 2018
As if managing the health of patients wasn’t difficult and time-consuming enough, skilled nursing facilities now have to do more to manage their increasingly complex businesses as well.
Judgment day is here again
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 16, 2016
I can only imagine what it’s like to have your every move and outcome scrutinized. And then have a “report card” issued, one that is published where literally the whole world can see...