McKnight’s Tech Awards entry period extended to Wednesday!
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2023
The entry period for the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition is now Wednesday, June 28. Organizers announced the expanded deadline late Friday.
McKnight’s Tech Awards entry deadline is today!
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 23, 2023
It’s here. The deadline to enter the 2023 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards is today.
A strong case for optimism if you work in long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Something funny happened at the Vision Centre Symposium Thursday in Chicago. Extreme optimism.
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 07, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
Therapy association urges cautious use of telehealth until HHS responds
By
James M. Berklan
May 15, 2023
Therapy leaders are advising physical and occupational therapists, as well as speech language pathologists, to minimize their use of telehealth in nursing homes and other institutional settings until federal...
Therapists anxious without CMS guidance on telehealth coverage post-PHE
By
James M. Berklan
May 12, 2023
Therapy groups serving long-term care and other institutional providers were left hanging Thursday as the public health emergency officially lapsed and federal regulators still had not given clarification...
2 Gold Awards for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News in ASBPE program
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James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2023
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News editors earned two regional Gold Awards, one Silver and a pair of Bronzes in the 2023 Azbee Awards of Excellence program.
CMS releases nuances in expansive RAI manual changes, final MDS 3.0 item sets
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2023
Federal regulators sent nursing home operators and their MDS personnel scurrying for favorite reading spots Monday after they released finalized item sets and 450 pages of heavily updated Resident Assessment...
Consumer group counterpunches as nursing homes worry about staffing mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2023
A notable consumer group has released a report accusing government overseers of not adequately tracking billions of dollars given to providers for related party transactions.
Also in the News for Monday, April 3
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2023
Medicaid ‘purge’ rolls out for millions without automatic renewals … College team awarded $2.3M for ‘innovative’ falls prevention work … How palliative care can be integrated into states’...