With Thanksgiving nearly here, providers will be thinking about more than turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and how they’re going to staff the long holiday weekend. They also realize they have...
Countdown to tougher hazardous waste rules
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2019
Now that the calendar has turned to August, providers better be making sure they’re ready for a change this month in hazardous waste handling, experts warn. The new rule was promulgated by the Environmental...
Providers interested in seeking accreditation from CARF International will meet Thursday and Friday in Chicago.
Providers brace for new 5-Star era
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 19, 2019
Highly anticipated changes to the federal Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing homes are set to kick in Wednesday, which is when a freeze on survey results will expire
Provders will be glued to results Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2018
With the prospect of renewed attacks on Medicaid funding and potential further cuts to the Affordable Care Act on the line, providers will surely be among those glued to election results Tuesday night....
Deadline extended for McKnight’s Tech Awards
Jul 20, 2018
Skilled nursing and assisted living providers prone to procrastination should breathe a sigh of relief: The deadline for the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended until...
14th Long Term & Post-Acute Health IT Summit takes new direction
May 25, 2018
The nation’s leading healthcare I.T. summit has broadened its focus under the new leadership of LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies and is now taking registrations. The event...
Webinar on SNF Quality Reporting Program airs Wednesday
Nov 30, 2017
Experts from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deliver information on confidential feedback reports for the assessment-based measures adopted for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting...
Top execs gather at AHCA conference
Nov 02, 2017
Leaders of some of the most influential skilled nursing providers in the country will gather to discuss legislative and regulatory affairs and plot lobbying strategies Nov. 8-10 in Marana, AZ.
Nurse aides’ national day, week just around the corner
Jun 09, 2017
Long-term care’s most prolific group of workers will get the spotlight for a week, starting Thursday. National Nursing Assistants Week begins with National Career Assistants Day kicking off things...