Salus decision offers a golden ticket to some long-term care facilities
By
Nancy Reynolds, Esq.
Mar 14, 2018
With many whistleblower cases ending in multimillion-dollar settlements, providers could easily conclude that the deck was unfairly stacked against them in 2017. But the tide might have turned.
CMS wants to know how you make things better
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may be asking you for help this summer. It might behoove you to sit up and take notice.
Keep the village — he recommends a system
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2016
If the figures represented a stock chart, David Gifford would be not only a happy man but also a very rich one. The numbers and performance both show upswings. But they don’t reflect a stock’s...
Achieving staff teamwork success
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Sep 11, 2013
Some people spend years studying for their dream jobs and then find out that the money is not so good. They must spend a lot of their hours working alone inside a cubicle, or “work outside the office.”...
Nipping improper Medicare payments in the bud
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 15, 2016
Does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services need its own Barney Fife to set its house in order? Some seem to think so.
His advice: You’re probably doing it all wrong
By
John O'Connor
Feb 22, 2016
George Cloutier has been giving nursing homes and other small business clients this troubling message for three decades: You don’t know what you are doing.
Leadership strategies for a changing healthcare world
By
Lisa Thomson
Feb 01, 2013
Strong leadership is a vital ingredient to any successful organizational or system change. Increased consumer demands, strategic positioning and partnerships as well as an increased push towards community-based...
What’s needed in emergency preparedness
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Feb 28, 2014
Emergency preparedness is an evolving issue for long-term care providers. While a recent study by the Office of the Inspector General found that most nursing homes nationwide met federal requirements for...
Build it and they will stay: Creating job satisfaction for CNAs
By
Heidi Hendrix
Sep 09, 2019
Let’s be honest. The fundamental reason for a job or occupation is to provide financial income for ourselves and our families. This may answer the question, “Why do I have a job?” However,...
Stimulus package ‘so far so good’ for nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2009
OK, so it’s my birthday. Perhaps it’s because of all the attention (and presents) I’ve been getting, but I sense some good things on the horizon—at least in Washington. I’m speaking specifically...