We’ve been hearing a lot lately about bundled payments. This new approach will usher in a new era of better healthcare at lower costs, its many advocates insist.
Editor’s Desk: Top exec says it’s time to look into self-insurance
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2019
As the president and CEO of the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators, Mark Parkinson clearly has a lot on his mind these days.
Feature: New payment model puts greater emphasis on speech language pathologists
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2019
Over the last several months, Bill Goulding has crisscrossed the country, talking to providers who are trying to figure out how the new skilled nursing payment model may benefit them and what changes they...
Feature: Consultant pharmacists can be one of a long-term care provider’s best resources
By
John Hall
Feb 05, 2019
As adverse drug events and medication errors are more often linked as a major culprit for costly rehospitalizations, some inside long-term care are beginning to see their consultant pharmacist as a vital...
Profile: Julianne Williams’ golden touch continues
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
Julianne Williams takes the term “hands-on” leadership to a whole different level.
McKnight’s Roundtable: How providers achieve balance in unbalanced times
By
John Hall
Jan 04, 2019
Few issues can throw a senior care provider off center more than the unexpected retirement of a valued nursing director, the loss of a beloved nursing aide to an outside employer, or a series of futile...
Ask The Care Expert: Tips on medication administration when surveyors are watching
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jan 04, 2019
I am responsible for the medication pass and worried about doing it with surveyors watching. Can you give me a few tips?
Is Senior Care Centers a proverbial canary in the coal mine?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2019
When Senior Care Centers announced it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field.
Staff texting can be a lifeline, but convenience comes with a cost, experts warn providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2019
Late last year, anyone using the right search terms could have stumbled onto an open database containing valuable text messages that should have remained private — including appointment and billing information...
Family members know not of what they speak
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 03, 2019
Long-term care providers have tough enough jobs, even before any “discussions” with family members might take place.