Medicare costs rise as hospice stays lengthen, WSJ report finds
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Feb 22, 2016
Increasingly long hospice stays have nearly doubled the amount Medicare is spending on patients in recent years, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
Shining a light on domestic violence within your staff
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Nov 01, 2017
Domestic abuse can harm a workplace from the outside, with victims reporting higher rates of lost productivity, absenteeism and difficulty focusing on work due to their abuse. In nursing homes, domestic...
Hire younger healthcare workers — lives might depend on it
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May 23, 2017
Researchers with Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found slight differences in 30-day mortality rate for hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries when treated by doctors in different age groups.
Put on your boogie shoes — your brain will thank you
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Aug 29, 2017
I’m a fan of dancing. I’ve been known to bust a move in bars, at weddings, in school musicals and during obligatory dance breaks at college football games. But one thing I actively tried to...
Taking antibiotic action
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Jul 05, 2016
Antipsychotics may soon lose their title as the most maligned medications in healthcare if startling headlines, clinical findings and expert opinions are any evidence.
‘Messy’ proposal for Medicare PAC spending alarms providers
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Jan 25, 2016
The development of Medicare cost measures for post-acute care is moving too quickly to account for the complex nature of the issues, worried provider groups say.
Learning to distrust technology
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Apr 12, 2016
We live in a society that relies on technology for just about everything. This isn’t my opinion as someone who was raised in the advent of the internet and smartphones. This is a fact.
Profile: Steve Fromm
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Mar 05, 2017
Steve Fromm’s journey to long-term care administrator and board chairman of the American College of Health Care Administrators is one that has crisscrossed oceans and states.
Want better outcomes? Work less
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Sep 22, 2015
It’s no wonder that the latest experiment in shorter, more efficient work days comes out of Europe.
Long-term care’s fear factor
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Mar 15, 2016
If you’ve been keeping up with McKnight’s Daily Editor’s’ Notes, you’ll know former LeadingAge CEO and President Larry Minnix’s potential presidential platform includes...