Walshe named ED at Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill, a Lifespace Life Care Community in Lombard, IL, has named Bridgette Walshe as its new executive director.
Certain healthcare words are worth fighting for
Last week, long-term care providers likely celebrated the slashing of regulations announced by the Trump administration. This week, they should be appalled by a move that may impact how they do their jobs.
People in LTC who’ve inspired me in 2017
From the 102-year-old Hulk Hogan fan to the doting, selfless caregivers doing behind-the-scenes work, there are numerous people who inspired me in long-term care this year.
Software can make QAPI compliance a snap
Like so many other advances, the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is both a blessing and a curse for nursing homes.
Provider survival strategies in an at-risk environment
National health expenditures will increase from $3.5 trillion in 2017 to $5.5 trillion in 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. That’s two trillion dollars in only eight...
Yes, the regulatory picture is actually improving
Believe it or not, the overall picture has been improving. And it might get even better in 2018.
Are we asking ourselves the right questions about resident engagement?
As the CMS Rules of Participation continue to roll out, providers are required to promote resident agency in making their own daily decisions and to understand their unique so that a more person-centered...
Loophole allows low volume Medicare providers exemption from auditing
The current implementation of Medicare’s sliding scale ADR limit policy is preventing the recovery of improper payments and has afforded a significant portion of providers with immunity from billing...
Disaster or learning opportunity?
It pays to know that amid the byzantine architecture of the Department of Health and Human Services there are QIN-QIOs. That’s Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Networks for those with...
Elf solves LTC staffing crisis
November 28 is ruined for me now. Thanks, CMS. For years, I’ve been celebrating it as the fateful day in 1443 when Albanian George Kastriotis Skanderbeg and his forces liberated Kruja in Middle Albania...
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