Ask the nursing expert … about annual facility assessments
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 10, 2023
We update the facility assessment annually. How can we use it to improve resident outcomes?
Ask the nursing expert: How can I determine if a problem rises to the level of requiring a performance...
By
Amy Stewart
Apr 01, 2020
How can I determine if a problem rises to the level of requiring a performance improvement plan (PIP)?
COVID-19 is fueling surge of data and reporting demands
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2021
Recognition of the importance of infection control is the source of the new requirements, expectation
SNF ownership focus heats up
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Top law officers from 18 states added their voices to a White House proposal to increase public reporting of nursing home ownership and related party information.
Guidance targets active shooter incidents
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2019
Active-shooter incidents continue to increase across the United States, including several notable events at nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
EHR use rising but connectedness lagging
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2020
More post-acute care providers are embracing the use of electronic health records in their facilities, according to a new survey by Black Book Market Research firm.
CMS wants $45 million more to boost survey enforcement
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2019
Nursing homes soon could face tougher state surveys and greater regulatory scrutiny.
Providers cheer QAPI and other RoP delays, alterations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delivered a Phase 3 reprieve of sorts in mid July.
Analytics platform adds key benchmarks
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Electronic medical records provider Casamba has added national benchmarks to its analytics platform, allowing customers to compare their performance to that of other skilled nursing peers in more than...
Post-acute providers discovering ways to bring better data to partnerships
By
John Hall
Dec 05, 2018
The skilled nursing side of the post-acute care industry has worked hard in recent years to shed its outlier image among other sectors of healthcare. Under the evolving landscape of reform, it’s beginning...