Small fortunes are spent each year trying to figure out how juries reach their verdicts in malpractice cases.
Having just served on such a panel, I can probably offer some helpful insights. These may come...
The BIG Picture: Giving you extra credit
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2010
In the months ahead, we’ll be looking to offer continuing education in new and different ways.
The BIG Picture: McKnight’s is long-term care news that you can use
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2010
We have been truly blessed at McKnight’s. At a time when many publications are floundering, readers and advertisers continue to give us generous support.
The BIG Picture: Feeling jerked around by your health insurance provider? You’re not alone.
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2009
The push for a change in the healthcare system is gaining momentum.
Silly season in full bloom
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
The Democrats and Republicans have wrapped up their conventions. Labor Day has passed. Cable TV is on a 24/7 news cycle. And unprecedented funding is flowing into this year’s campaigns.
Canaries in a coal mine
By
John O'Connor
Dec 06, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.
The BIG Picture: compartmentalization of ideas is no way to expand a world view
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2009
The marketplace of ideas remains a worthy goal, but there doesn’t appear to be too many shoppers.
OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
Teaching old dogs new tricks
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2008
I have to admit that my first visit to a nursing home was less than inspiring…
The Big Picture–Dealing with smoke and mirrors
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2005
I grew up in a house full of ashtrays.
There was always one on the dining room table. There were more in almost every room. You could even find a couple on the front porch. Five or six more were usually...