It’s true that there is danger in not stopping to smell the roses. Yet, in long-term care, it’s understandable if you do just that, given how many hassles are tossed your way.
Embracing — and encouraging — online reviews
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Nov 08, 2017
It’s time again to talk about an issue that’s been increasingly on healthcare providers’ minds in recent years — and will probably only continue to grow more urgent: patients’...
Deathly serious: Time for more talking; odds not great without it
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Mar 21, 2017
For all the benefits that end-of-life care talks can bring, a new study indicates that even when such talks take place, patients’ preferences aren’t always understood or effectively communicated....
RAC audit abuse answers vary
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John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2014
It has been more than 2,400 years since Plato demanded to know who will watch the watchmen. The question is suddenly taking on a modern flavor, as nursing homes, hospitals, doctors and other providers...
‘Tis the (festive) season in long-term care
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James M. Berklan
Oct 17, 2012
October is for many of us in the long-term care field what December is to others.
Your Medicare future: Bigger pie, smaller slice
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John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2018
I have seen the future of Medicare. Here’s what you can expect: Demand will grow the program; fiscal realities will shrink your share.
October seems to be shaping up as Mixed-Message Month
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John O'Connor
Oct 22, 2018
Despite the negative numbers, capital providers are lining up to make senior care and long-term care deals, often at inflated prices that seem to be at odds with the available evidence.
You already know the LTC story to watch this year (and so do they)
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James M. Berklan
Jan 12, 2018
Look into the crystal balls out there to speculate about the rest of 2018. But remember, too, that examining the past is also a very good way to know the road ahead.
The case for social media — and keeping control
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James M. Berklan
Oct 10, 2018
Using the likes of Facebook, Twitter, et. al. is about creating and controlling your own message. It’s about time more providers discovered this.
A need to build up long-term care mentoring
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2012
Of the many statements that stuck with me from covering the long-term care profession in 2012, one that resonated was almost a throwaway line: “We do tend to eat our own.”