Medicare complainers line up here for help
If you’ve had some kind of complaint about the rigmarole of Medicare lately — and who hasn’t? — now’s the time to start getting it fixed.
Sloane, Zimmerman named new JAMDA editors
Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH, and Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D., will succeed John E. Morley, MB, BCh, as the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, or JAMDA.
Monitoring quality of care for contracted services
Regulatory and accrediting agencies such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission expect healthcare organizations to monitor the activities of their external contractors to...
A Manager’s Influence: Do your actions support or undermine engagement?
Imagine you’re walking down a path in the woods. Up ahead, you see something in the middle of the trail. Is it a snake? Maybe it’s just a stick. Your brain sends you signals to beware.
How healthcare helps you get a job
The fate of many of the members of our long-term care family are now in the hands of the Senate as it debates the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Magical moments
I am not sure we can create magical days for everyone in our long-term care facilities (though I have seen downright miracles for some short-term rehab patients!). But I do think we can create magical...
Active-shooter tips from a survivor — how to respond ‘when seconds count’
Betty Brunner was sitting down to an appointment at her hair stylist one morning and the next thing she knew, she was diving for the floor, trying to avoid a crazed gunman. Brunner miraculously escaped...
SNF survival in an aging society
With the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions rising to three in four of those aged 65 and older, we face a ballooning number of people within the largest category of total Medicare spend –...
When does a review of 0.5% make sense?
Would you feel safe flying if airlines only inspected 0.5% of their fleet of planes?
Trump: Give nursing home employers a break or two — maybe more
President Trump may be struggling to kill Obamacare. But he is clearly enjoying early success in at least one area: labor policy.
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