Wireless nurse-call systems are creeping into nursing homes more often — regardless of what regulations say or imply.
Nobody’s ready to call it a tidal wave yet. But there are signs of an undercurrent...
Editor’s Desk: The time is quite right to change survey frequency
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 18, 2019
If nothing else, we have to give Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service Administrator Seema Verma credit for building a plan and sticking to it. So far. But be careful what you ask for. Rumors have flown...
Real estate: Clearer vision — Seniors housing may not be as data-rich as other real estate sectors....
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 08, 2005
Tell someone his personal gesture is “transparent” and you need to watch out for a possible uppercut to the jaw.
But comment about transparent information to somebody who might pump money into...
Will governors ride to providers’ rescue?
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 03, 2017
Now that the U.S. Senate has apparently decided to make healthcare somebody else’s problem, I suggest keeping an eye on another pack of politicians: the governors.
QAPI goes ‘from theory to practice’ at Nov. 21 McKnight’s webcast
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2013
Attendees at McKnight’s Nov. 21 free webcast will learn valuable information about taking Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs from the merely theoretical to actual practice....
Registration for HIT summit in swing
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2019
Progressive long-term care providers with a particular eye toward health information technology are gearing up for the Collaborative Care & Health IT Innovations Summit.
Full speed ahead as Sloan closes in on first anniversary atop LeadingAge
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 27, 2016
Nine months after landing at the top of the LeadingAge letterhead, Katie Smith Sloan makes it clear she’s only getting started.
GOP sets sights on Medicare, Medicaid
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2018
Just before tax-reform victory in December, House GOP leaders said their next target would be “entitlement reform” that trims outlays for the Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security programs.
Providers catching thrust of IT wave
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2005
The signs have become too numerous and too large for providers to ignore any longer. More technical expertise must be developed – and used.
Trauma-informed care takes the spotlight
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 16, 2018
“Trauma-Informed Care: What It Is and Why It’s Important” will be the theme of a special webinar being hosted by LeadingAge Iowa.