A webinar focusing on employment screening — and drug screening in particular — will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday. The hour-long session will discuss the law in this area, as well as cautions, concerns...
Dec. 16 webinar: SNFs benefit from new CMS telehealth rules
Nov 20, 2014
New reimbursement rulings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can mean stronger revenue streams for skilled nursing providers. A free McKnight’s webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 16...
Case studies, discussion for providers on elder abuse prevention
Nov 20, 2014
The Center for Elder Abuse Prevention, a program of Jewish Senior Services, is hosting a series of free webinars on identifying and preventing elder abuse. The next is at 10:30 a.m. EST Monday.
Oct. 29 webinar: the route to fewer pressure ulcers and falls via monitoring
Oct 08, 2014
Many providers never get the chance to reduce pressure ulcers and resident falls while also meeting quality improvement goals. Attendees at McKnight’s Oct. 29 webinar, however, will hear first hand...
Reducing readmissions in ‘the real world’ at Sept. 30 webinar
Sep 18, 2014
Attendees at a Sept. 30 McKnight’s webinar will learn the latest information and real-world examples of how skilled nursing providers can survive and thrive by reducing readmissions. The one-hour...
AHRQ to host webinar on fall prevention
Aug 07, 2014
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar on fall prevention in long-term care facilities on Aug. 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
50 years: Policy experts to examine the past, project the future of long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2014
Top U.S. health policy experts will examine changes in quality of care, service delivery and financing for long-term care for the last 25 years — and project them for the next 25 years — in a meeting...
Reducing preventable hospital readmissions from SNFs the focus of June 18 webcast
May 21, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities face increasing pressure to decrease the rate of hospital readmissions for their residents. A special McKnight’s webinar June 18 will focus on strategies providers can...
Staffing strategies that lead to quality care featured in June 11 webcast
May 21, 2014
Long-term care providers can learn about balanced approaches to staffing that both answer increasing acuity needs and stay within budget at a McKnight’s webinar June 11. “Staffing strategies...
Nursing home-hospice relations the focus of webinar
Feb 14, 2014
Long-term care providers will learn how to better collaborate with hospice staff and colleagues in a hospice setting during a special webcast on Thursday. Alva S. Baker III, M.D., CMD, and Jeffrey Burl,...