Long-term care data is often unable to share, survey finds
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2018
Interoperability is improving in healthcare, but many providers are still struggling to connect with skilled nursing facilities, according to a survey released in late October.
Former exec alleges Florida hospice filed claims for patients not terminally ill; government joins lawsuit
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 10, 2012
The federal government has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against a Florida hospice over what it says were fraudulent Medicare payments, the Department of Justice announced.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … policies and procedures
By
Amy Franklin, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT
Jul 06, 2017
How can I simplify the policies and procedures at my facility to make them more user-friendly?
Brookdale expansion sends ominous message to many operators
By
John O'Connor
Feb 24, 2014
Former House speaker Tip O’Neill famously said that all politics is local. Until last week, the same might have been said about senior living.
Ask the care expert: Any good team building ideas?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 01, 2022
I am looking at some team building things to do to get my staff working better together. Any ideas that are fun, but not physical things like rock climbing?
CDC hopes $500 million will bring nursing homes, surveyors closer
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
Federal health leaders and long-term care stakeholders are hopeful that a new $500 million nursing home strike team program will be a collaborative partnership between providers and inspectors that reduces...
Ask the legal expert: How do I comply when it seems they are accepting a wide range of “COVID-19-related”...
By
John Durso
May 01, 2021
The government, understandably, is expecting good accounting of borrowed COVID-19 funds during the public health emergency. How do I comply when it seems they are accepting a wide range of “COVID-19-related”...
2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards accepting entries, new summit announced
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 16, 2021
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. The entry deadline is less than six weeks away — May 25.
Aide’s photo of resident didn’t violate health records law, court rules
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 28, 2020
Nursing home providers, take note: A court this week determined that a Minnesota senior living facility was not in violation of a state health records law after a nurse’s aide used a photograph of a...