Final deadline for 2023 Women of Distinction nominations Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 06, 2023
The “final-final” nomination deadline for the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program has been extended to Tuesday (Jan. 10), organizers announced.
LTC nurse association switches to virtual national conference
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 27, 2020
The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing has announced it is making its national conference an online event June 3-5.
Staffing for the ‘new’ LTC/post-acute care the focus of Aug. 19 webcast
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 05, 2014
Attendees at a free McKnight’s webcast Aug. 19 will hear how frontline execs have found success battling new caregiving challenges in long-term and post-acute care. The event will feature, among...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Mary Ousley
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 13, 2020
To paraphrase an old television commercial, when Mary Ousley talks, people listen.
A claims game
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2008
Providers might not realize how much times have changed. It’s a buyer’s market when it comes to facility insurance policies
CMS looking for accountable care organization comments and new Pioneer ACO participants
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 23, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday that it is seeking a second round of applicants to the Pioneer ACO Model.
Interoperability clarity promised at McKnight’s webinar April 2
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 27, 2020
A special McKnight’s webinar will focus on interoperability issues at 1 p.m. ET April 1.
A study that may never be done — but should
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 28, 2013
Government agencies and lobbyists are famous for conducting studies that prove a point — theirs, namely. That’s why I’ll be very interested to see who will have the courage to conduct one...
Nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano: Not guilty!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2007
For three weeks, spanning August and September, much of the national nursing home community was glued to goings-on in a place they had never heard of before: St. Francisville, LA. Or at least they should...
Also in the News for Monday, April 17
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2023
DOL: Aging population accounts for much of healthcare job growth … Nurses trained via virtual reality performed better than those with inpatient clinical training … Hearing loss in COVID-19 patients...