Chalk up another one for that famously disruptive New Yorker who crisscrossed the nation the last two years, speaking to big crowds, imploring change. His words are proving prophetic again.
A good reason you might sense a lawsuit increase
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 06, 2017
Given the most recent report from Aon’s Actuarial & Analytical Practice, a few stanzas of “Whistle While You Work” could be helpful. Either that or a stiff belt of Lynchburg, TN’s...
Love him or not, Trump could be your key man
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2016
Politics truly can make strange bedfellows. A great illustration of this could be the many nursing home operators who might think they don’t like President-elect Donald Trump but really could end...
Nipping the improper Medicare pay in the bud
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2016
Does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services need its own deputy sheriff to set its house in order? Some seem to think so.
Jimmo ‘victory’ not as good as first appeared?
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2016
Long-term care providers and consumer advocates were able to celebrate a rare common victory over federal regulators in mid-August.
Another ominous sign on the LTC insurance front
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2016
In olden days, if the leader of an army went down in battle, the rest of the troops were likely to founder because they were demoralized, directionless or simply had the fight taken out of them.
Proof HIPAA stakes may be higher than you think
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 06, 2016
Like a kid who’s staying up past his bedtime right in front of his parents’ noses, long-term care operators have been enjoying a pass for at least a few years when it comes to HIPAA crackdowns.
A call for openness as sales of facilities churn
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 06, 2016
Nursing home chain executives might have been wincing when they saw news of yet another study apparently finding that they’re doing a poor job.
Providers just have to look for their bright spots
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
Long-term care operators have plenty of reasons to recoil and lick their wounds over the course of a year. But sometimes they need to seek the light and resist the “woe is us” mentality.
Winter storm leads us to warm stories, and a plan
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2016
It would be reasonable to think that a storm that caused dozens of deaths and the shutdown of federal government offices is a terrible event. But you would be only half right: A late-January blizzard in...