Clinical care documentation that survives auditing
Medicare claims set the stage for reimbursements – they’re the cast. Backstage, however, documentation comprises the crew, supporting the claim and determining whether or not the show –...
Transforming PAC through SNF, ED and hospitalist collaboration
Patients in post-acute settings are among the most medically fragile, with multiple co-morbidities that often require intensive care
Why the Oklahoma sign law is far from ‘OK’
Perhaps it’s a sign of growing older when your response to a new government law is not, “That’s horrible!” but rather, “Who is going to pay for that?!” Such was the...
Journey of Heroes deserves showing, not telling
Every year about this time, I tell you eagerly and often weepily about “The Trip.” The one where 12 veterans, many of them from World War II and living in long-term care, get to hop on a plane...
Sports memorabilia — the next Alzheimer’s aid?
“Take me back to the ballgame.” It’s not my line, nor Riverdale’s, though we both wish it was.
Headaches with PBJ reporting
Are your CMS submissions being rejected because of hire and termination dates? This is one of the main issues that many senior care organizations are facing with the Payroll Based Journal reporting requirements.
How to survive the likely shift to bundled payments
Shifting the focus from the volume of services provided to the patient outcomes achieved is remarkably beneficial to both parties.
Hatcher joins The Blake
Regina Hatcher will join The Blake at The Grove in Baton Rouge, LA, as executive director.
Ouslander named Pathway Health advisor
Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D., has been named Senior Medical Advisor for Pathway Health.
Dealing with the ‘S’ in Communication
I know, I know, you’re looking at the title and thinking I lost my mind. Where is the ‘S’ in word communication? Oh, but I say yes, it is there and I see it. You see, we all receive communication...
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