One of the more mortifying moments of attending a recent conference was when I went up to a participant and asked to interview her. She nicely reminded me that I had interviewed her 10 minutes before.
Sharing secrets to success in ventilator weaning
By
Vasudeva Raju, M.D.
Sep 20, 2017
Post-acute care facilities must excel at weaning patients off ventilators. After all, what hospital wants to transfer a patient to a facility with mediocre weaning success rates, after its staff has worked...
Life safety alert: Storage is prohibited in the means of egress
By
Stan Szpytek
Sep 13, 2021
As a Life Safety Consultant working directly with LTC providers around the country as well as with many state healthcare associations, I need to start this piece by being blunt and will get straight to...
Ficker accepts permanent role at Cypress Cove
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 26, 2020
Tim Ficker has returned permanently to the role of executive director at Cypress Cove in Fort Myers, FL, after a six-year absence. Ficker returned to the 48-acre HealthPark Florida Life Plan Community...
Blanchette begins at Kindred
Feb 21, 2014
C. Scott Blanchette began as Kindred Healthcare’s chief information officer this week.
The changing environment for post-acute providers
By
Denise Helms
Nov 02, 2016
With all of the changes in our health system, I often ask myself how our post-acute providers are going to address the challenges of transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based purchasing and bundled...
The importance of data accuracy
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 10, 2013
Has a day gone by when you haven’t heard about a new healthcare reform requirement coming of age? This month skilled nursing facilities were supposed to have started having an operational compliance...
Lynn joins Bellwether Enterprise
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 29, 2019
Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC, the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc., has named Richard “Rick” Lynn as senior vice president...
When the rules change, not everyone wins: Counting IC deficiencies in Five-Star
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 05, 2021
Do you remember how, as you were growing up, there was always another kid who would change the rules mid-game to ensure that he won? I do, and it would always make my blood boil. The Centers for Medicare...
HIPAA compliance a part of clinical communication
By
David Wortman
Aug 20, 2014
In long term and post-acute care facilities, where those with a “need to know” protected health information can include everyone from nursing and social services, to chaplains, cooks, transportation...