Playing it safe: The need for a comprehensive safety program
By
Betty Norman
Dec 27, 2017
Does your organizational safety program and committee focus solely on employee injuries and Workers’ Compensation issues? If so, you are not alone.
Provider survival strategies in an at-risk environment
By
David Gruber, M.D.
Dec 18, 2017
National health expenditures will increase from $3.5 trillion in 2017 to $5.5 trillion in 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That’s two trillion dollars in only eight...
Five-Star is anything but frozen
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 13, 2017
The day after Thanksgiving, CMS further defined its intensions with the Five-Star Quality Rating System; more specifically how the new survey process and derivative data will be used in its calculation...
4 reasons to consider horticulture therapy as an alternative treatment
By
Ruth MacCarthy
Dec 08, 2017
Growing and arranging flowers and cultivating greens allows them to practice real tasks that are used in everyday life.
Developing a qualified nurse assistant workforce using technology
By
John Reinhart
Nov 28, 2017
As the population continues to age with an extended life expectancy, embracing innovative models ensures we all can experience both quality care and quality lives.
Future leaders give the “Silent Generation” a voice in Washington
By
Bill Turenne
Nov 20, 2017
The political squabbles in Washington have many providers and support businesses on edge and wondering about the future of healthcare and our industry.
Consider transitional care to expand referral relationships
By
Ryan Sparks
Nov 12, 2017
Identifying ways to improve census is a common goal among long-term care providers. Despite a continually expanding elderly population, occupancy levels are at the lowest point in five years.
Three reasons your SNF should sign up for CMS’s BPCI Advanced Program
By
Gene Huang
Nov 01, 2017
BPCI Advanced, or the next iteration of CMS’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative, is coming. Despite the recent shake-ups at HHS, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that enroll in the...
Trickle-down negativity
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Oct 25, 2017
I’ve seen it so often it becomes routine: Your coworkers complain about everything, they keep complaining, you start complaining just to join in, and soon you’re involved in Complain-Fest 2017.
The importance of home health data to SNF administrators
By
James M. Spencer
Oct 23, 2017
The key here is not only to understand outcomes of residents once they are discharged from the SNF, but also to leverage the information for talking points with hospitals when seeking preferred provider...