The opening of the American Health Care Association’s annual meeting took on a familiar air Monday afternoon in Las Vegas: A lot of proud retrospectives of a year gone by, prerequisite hand-wringing...
New long-term care nursing group to debut in 2016
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 09, 2015
Leaders of an association for nurse assessment coordinators have announced they will be rolling out a new organization for long-term care directors of nursing in 2016. A “soft” opening will...
Provider: Judge improperly prodded $14 million award
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2014
Representatives of a now-defunct Massachusetts nursing home say they will appeal a jury’s $14 million award to the family of a former resident who died in 2008, partly because they feel a judge inappropriately...
McKnight’s wins two ASBPE awards
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2013
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has earned two 2013 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards, one each on the national and regional levels.
Your time is up: McKnight’s Tech Awards final deadline is today
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 27, 2018
OK, we really mean it this time. After a week’s extension due to excessive demand, today is the final deadline for entries for the 2018 McKnight’s Tech Awards program. Submissions must be made...
Editor’s Desk: When new MDS starts, ignorance won’t be bliss
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2010
It’s said if you really want to learn something, teach it. Let’s hope that’s true.
Opinion–Editor’s desk: What’s helped your work life most over the years?
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2005
We have a very special issue coming in December. It’s a McKnight’s 25th anniversary keepsake that will honor the field you work in.
Study: Dramatic change in diet reversed type 2 diabetes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 20, 2016
Results of a small British clinical study have raised hopes that type 2 diabetes is reversible in some people if they follow a stark new diet.
MedPAC report shows providers making progress, quality contractor says
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2014
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s latest report to Congress was submitted Friday with previously known recommendations for payment levels. But largely lost among the 400-page report also...
Table talk: You have to listen to the right people
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
When we at McKnight’s host a special roundtable discussion, I look forward to getting to know the esteemed participants. Captains of the profession, they typically have evolved from nurses, business...