Have you ever walked out of a restaurant after a filling meal with an empty feeling in your stomach? I have. It is the feeling one gets after eating sushi without wasabi, Korean food without kimchi, and...
New options in financing long-term care
By
Tom McInerney
May 20, 2016
Medicaid is not a sustainable way to pay for long-term care.
Transforming a non-profit system
By
Betsy Rust
Betsy Rust
Nov 07, 2014
Caring for older adults is becoming increasingly important not only to the financial viability of long-term care owners and operators but also to hospitals and health systems. Just a few years ago, senior...
Using vitals integration tech for readmission prevention
By
Linda Martin
Nov 15, 2017
We all know the importance of having vitals measurements automatically downloaded to an EMR system.
Three fundamental shifts to help LTC providers pave the way for value-based care
By
John Smithwick
Apr 01, 2015
Healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes are trying to figure out how to make the transition to a value-based world in a cost-efficient and timely manner. In fact, a recent McKnight’s article...
Capital expenditures expected to remain flat
By
Jim Seymour
Aug 15, 2014
For healthcare companies, indications of future growth are positive, despite concerns about the cost of employee healthcare as well as the overall cost of doing business, both of which are making it difficult...
How to keep LTC facilities financially healthy
By
Jim Davis
Jun 15, 2022
Long-term care facilities have always operated on razor-thin margins — then came the pandemic. The virus ripped through nursing and assisted living facilities. Families tragically lost loved ones and...
Employee exits don’t necessarily mean a permanent goodbye
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Jul 08, 2021
I was a boomerang employee. Boomerang employees are people who leave an organization for personal or professional reasons and then come back to their former company as a re-hire. Just to be clear,...
Conversations with data: How LTC facilities can help hospitals
By
Andrei Gonzales, M.D.
Nov 07, 2016
Through its mandatory bundled payment programs for cardiac care and joint replacement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aims to lower care costs, boost efficiency, and improve quality by making...
Recognizing nurses that go above and beyond
By
Patty Taylor, RN
May 15, 2013
Nurses make sure the right procedures are carried out, the right medications are delivered at the correct times, and offer constant compassion and empathy. Ansell, a world leader in protection solutions,...