The high stakes of healthcare worker misclassification
By
Tom Daschle
Apr 24, 2023
Worker classification has become a contentious issue impacting a growing number of companies in the emerging gig economy.
Ambiguous terms lead to risk: The importance of IDDSI implementation
By
Faerella Boczko
Apr 18, 2022
The IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative) was recently founded with the goal of developing globally standardized terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods and liquids...
The delta variant and long-term care: Key liability and risk considerations
By
James “JJ” Maskowitz
Sep 08, 2021
Over the course of 2020, it became apparent that long-term care facilities needed to be thoroughly prepared for unexpected health or safety issues. Facilities around the nation learned that it is vital...
The joy of giving
By
Joan Devine
Nov 30, 2018
The joy of giving is certainly something that is a topic of many conversations during this holiday season. How often do we hear things like, “It’s better to give than receive,” or “the best part...
SNFs: Time to step up, not give up
By
Anne Tumlinson
Jan 12, 2018
The design of the BPCI-Advanced program appears, at first glance, to offer little opportunity for SNFs looking to redesign their business models and take episodic healthcare risk alongside hospitals and...
Every day is an opportunity to forge relationships
By
Chad Elberson
Feb 08, 2010
Strong relationships are the backbone of the culture change movement.
The case for COVID-19 nursing homes
By
Raj Mahajan, M.D.
May 13, 2020
As the month of May opened, the Navy’s hospital ship “Comfort” departed Manhattan, having housed fewer than 200 patients over 3 ½ weeks, and the state of New York announced plans to...
Phase 3 is almost here
By
Paige Hector
Mar 08, 2019
Developing a great training program that makes learning fun and interesting takes effort and time.
Three Medicare changes SNFs can expect under the new administration
By
Anne Tumlinson
Nov 23, 2016
Ever since the ACA became law in March 2010, HHS has set a breakneck pace for transforming traditional Medicare fee-for-service payments into a value-based system; with Obama’s HHS Secretary projecting...
Nobody won yet
By
Donna Stuart
Aug 25, 2021
King Kong and Godzilla faced off above the city skyline. With his teeth, Godzilla rips a hunk from the skyscraper, flinging it in Kong’s direction. Kong bats it away, sending it spinning down onto...