Decreasing LTC and acute care transfers by recognizing early warning signs
By
Brian Yeaman, M.D.
Feb 04, 2013
As the principal investigator of a three-year Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Challenge Grant, Yeaman Consulting is focusing on improving transitions of care between hospitals and long-term care...
New exchange technologies promise safer transitions to long-term care facilities
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Nam Nguyen
May 29, 2014
Long-term care facilities strive to provide each patient personalized care. Comprehensive care plans, honoring patient preferences and tailoring services to patients are critical aspects to achieving the...
Readmission prevention: The role of post-acute providers
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 24, 2017
Long-term care providers have an opportunity to thrive with value-based care, escape cynicism and join the growing wave successful at avoiding readmissions.
Coming to a bus stop near you: Better nursing home conversations
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2022
There’s a dichotomy in the nation’s capital when it comes to treatment of caregivers who provide for the aging and the aging services system itself.
Health reform, Steve Jobs and owning more of the aging services pie
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 05, 2010
To survive in this new era of healthcare reform, long-term care organizations need to carve out a bigger role in the continuum of care.
There is a new CEO in town
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Aug 15, 2018
Prioritizing engagement in a community means providing those whose job it is to lead those efforts with the time, tools, and budget they need to succeed.
Arbitration agreements: Is a signature enough?
By
Mario C. Giannettino
Jan 17, 2018
What are long-term care providers to do post-Kindred? Should they expect that their agreements to arbitrate will be enforced or invalidated at the state level?
EHRs are changing the way we care
By
Jayne Warwick, HBScN, RN
Jul 01, 2015
We need to be able to collect data in a system that allows us to make informed decisions. Part One in a series on examining EHRs.
Omni-channel communication elevates quality of care
By
Dan Ablett
Nov 19, 2020
Omni-channel, automated digital communication technology has the potential to improve health outcomes and lower costs across almost every sector of the long-term care industry. Skilled nursing homes,...
Boosting morale through intergenerational engagement
By
Danielle Myers
Jan 02, 2018
A University of California San Francisco study found that 43 percent of older adults reported feeling lonely. The same study found that those adults had a greater risk of health decline or death, highlighting...