SLM Services LLC of Coconut Creek, FL, received an award for on-the-job safety performance during The MEMIC Group’s Annual Meeting of Policyholders.
AMDA to allow NPs, physician assistants as full members
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
The American Medical Director’s Association has a new name and will now allow nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants full membership.
Self-reporting may forewarn memory problems in future
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
Men over 60 who self-report memory problems may be predicting later cognitive impairment, new research finds.
Profile: On the side of seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
For those who work with Medicare beneficiaries, Judith Stein is a well-known powerhouse. Since founding the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 1986, she’s led numerous major cases involving Medicare...
Profile: Susan Hildebrandt
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2017
When Susan Hildebrandt discusses the challenges facing many working parents in the long-term care workforce, empathy comes up a lot.
Recouping missed payments critical to maintaining financial stability, experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 02, 2014
Even mission-driven long-term care providers have to be more assertive in recouping late payments from residents or their families, two legal experts said Thursday.
Profile: Niles Godes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2016
Of all the adjectives that may come up when talking to Niles Godes — terms such as “wonky” and “poodle owner” — what doesn’t immediately spring to mind is “skilled...
Feds say hospice firm erred in enrollments
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2012
The federal government has joined a whistleblower complaint that alleges a major hospice company defrauded Medicare.
Profile: Work feels just like home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2014
If a Ciena Healthcare Management facility feels especially homelike, it’s possibly because of Kay Peruski.
Excel Health focuses on SNF intelligence
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2019
Excel Health has announced availability of its business intelligence solution for skilled nursing facilities. The company analyzed more than 1.25 billion claims across the care continuum to develop...