While it’s tempting for organizations to meet staffing needs with someone who always says yes, good managers recognize that such requests can push employees to the brink.
Card-check and transparency and arbitration acts—Oh my!
By
Liza Berger
Mar 20, 2009
If you’ve been staying on top of long-term care news, you’ve probably noticed that lawmakers have been busy lately. Lots of bills have been introduced in recent days—some drawing praise, others scorn...
PEPPER Report: Target areas for rehab
By
Renee Kinder
May 26, 2022
It’s been a little over a month since the Q4FY21 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER). Have you downloaded your reports yet?...
It’s time to screw up that courage and take the plunge
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2014
I’ll never forget my first encounter with the high diving board at Sherman Park pool.
What’s in a name?
By
Tara Roberts
Mar 04, 2015
The new name of the American Coalition for Healthcare Claims Integrity is the Council for Medicare Integrity. Does that mean they’ll change their focus? Not quite.
Skilled nursing providers are in the crosshairs of HIPAA
By
John DiMaggio
Jul 22, 2016
If you are a skilled nursing provider, the Office for Civil Rights may have you in its crosshairs. OCR is currently conducting HIPAA audits that target all types of healthcare organizations.
Relationships key to long-term care success
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 23, 2018
Long-term care success is about steady, reliable relationships. That’s my takeaway after attending two recent conferences that echo my experiences in the field.
‘Sufficient’ will no longer be sufficient as CMS rewrites nursing home staffing rules
Apr 12, 2022
Moderator Kimberly Marselas leads this insightful conversation on practical considerations, providers’ wish-list items and legal concerns that come with such major reform.
The sweet irony of a nursing home report card
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 17, 2014
It’s said that politics, among other things, makes for strange bedfellows. Add long-term care quality improvement efforts to the list.
Trauma informed care: A regulatory overview and COVID-19 impact
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 19, 2020
If the past 12 months have been anything for those serving in long-term care, it has been traumatic. With that said, we have risen to the occasion.