Dr. Tom Price recently became Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Long-term care operators should cast a wary eye for two reasons: Medicaid and Medicare.
The real key to keeping employees well
By
John O'Connor
May 20, 2013
Many long-term care operators have begun to put wellness programs in place. And by most accounts, they seem to be working out well so far. But do wellness programs really work? The short answer appears...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Brian Jurutka
By
John O'Connor
Aug 17, 2020
Never perform after children or animals, the old show biz adage warns. The equivalent advice for this market might be to avoid replacing visionary leaders. For in both scenarios, there’s usually a tough...
Tech driving improvements, as well as workflow changes
By
John O'Connor
Dec 02, 2012
Technology payoffs such as automation and electronic health records are allowing healthcare providers to better manage care and information.
Approved sensor can reveal whether medicine is taken
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has given marketing approval to an ingestible pill that monitors medication adherence. Proteus Digital Health Inc. makes the Ingestion Event Marker (IEM), which was...
Stars aligned for shift
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
The Five Star rating system is about to get retooled, thanks to a scathing report in The New York Times. The only real question is how extensive the changes will be.
Healthcare reform, Medicare just pawns on campaign trail
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
When it comes to healthcare reform and Medicare, long-term care operators tend to focus on the so-called small pieces. These include things such as therapy caps, Minimum Data Set payments and forced reimbursement...
The BIG Picture: Healthcare reform is coming. So who in LTC cares?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2009
When the president, Congress, the media and others speculate about healthcare reform, they are not really talking about eldercare services.
Nonprofits continue to hike digital efforts, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2014
The nation’s largest not-for-profit long-term care providers have implemented electronic health records, but there is still much room for growth when it comes to the sharing of digital data, according...
Grants to help LTC operators coordinate care with hospitals
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2013
Four Maryland long-term care facilities stand to benefit from new technology grants that target medical information.