What if we reimagined what it means to age and how we prepare for and respond to aging in our communities?
What’s happening in the Senate is no thing of beauty
By
John O'Connor
Jul 17, 2017
When it comes to the Senate’s latest healthcare bill, providers have unloaded many valid criticisms of it. Sadly, they may be irrelevant. It’s easy to get so caught up in this legislation’s...
What the BCRA could mean for seniors
By
Jonathan McCrary
Jul 14, 2017
Medicaid, the nation’s public health insurance program for low-income people, currently pays for roughly 40% of our nation’s long-term care expenses.
Essential analytics for thriving in LTC
By
Rob Price
Jul 14, 2017
Healthcare has a reputation of being notoriously slow to adopt technology that other industries have long since made part of everyday life and analytics is no exception.
Exercise is your job
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 13, 2017
I didn’t go to the gym this morning because I had to write this blog about the importance of exercise in the long-term care workplace. Ironic, isn’t it? Also, sad!
A looming question in reimbursements
By
Thomas Friedman
Jul 12, 2017
Value-based contract negotiations between payer and provider teams can be nuanced and cover multiple types of providers, procedures, metrics, and in many instances locations, in one contract.
Catching nurse impostors — if you can
By
Jul 11, 2017
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Catch Me If You Can,” you’ve probably wondered how in the world the protagonist could get away with his scheme of working jobs he had no qualifications...
Facility assessment, emergency preparedness and QAPI — a service delivery exercise
By
Jason Elizaitis
Jul 10, 2017
Your post-acute/long-term care organization should be well on its way to developing its Facility Assessment, Emergency Preparedness Plan and written QAPI plan for compliance by November 2017. The best...
Addressing post-acute readmissions
By
Greg Borecki and Val Ornoy
Jul 10, 2017
Readmissions continue to be a barometer of patient engagement and value-based care for the nation’s health systems.
Professional healthcare recruiters are a 21st century must-have
By
Jordan Farmer
Jul 07, 2017
In the current corporate climate, searching for new talent can be expensive, time-consuming and ultimately unproductive if the right candidate cannot be found.