As demand increases for granny cams, what should LTC facilities do?
By
Nancy Reynolds
Dec 20, 2017
The post-Hurricane Irma disaster at a Florida nursing home, where multiple residents died from heat-related problems when the electricity went out, prompted a last-minute legislative add-on — allowing...
A sensible approach to clearing the Medicare appeals backlog
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 20, 2017
While hospitals and long-term care providers often disagree, providers are united on the thorny topic of backlogs for Medicare appeals.
Holbrook joins Health Catalyst
Jul 12, 2013
Scott Holbrook has joined Health Catalyst as a strategic advisor, the company announced in July
LTC: Seize on opportunity as senators support palliative care access
By
Allison Silvers
Jul 15, 2022
On June 17, 2022, Senators Rosen (D-NV), Barrasso (R-WY) and Fischer (R-NE) sent a letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) asking it to support access to palliative care wherever...
Marketing Matters: Making deadlines
By
Pam Selker Rak
Dec 19, 2016
There’s no doubt that there’s a lot of pressure in healthcare. But in healthcare marketing, the pressure is the ability to meet deadlines; and if you can’t meet them, you’re wasting...
When the star goes down and payment’s involved, beware
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 22, 2016
A leader in the quest to increase long-term care insurance activity delivered a blow to its followers this week. The fallout might not be pretty.
Marketing Matters: Understanding budget season
By
Pam Selker Rak
Oct 14, 2016
Okay marketers, how many times have you felt your budget wasn’t getting its fair share of the pie?
Therapists, take note! Proposed changes to ICD-10 mapping
By
Renee Kinder
May 12, 2022
The buzz around the proposed rule for fiscal 2023 continues as providers aim to review, digest and comment on proposed updates to the SNF payment rates, wage index adjustments, methodology for recalibrating...
Marketing Matters: The creative process
Nov 23, 2016
Take a good, hard look at your marketing and ask yourself if the creative process in your organization is starting to take a nose dive.
Campaign to archive dementia love stories stumbles
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 03, 2015
Jane Youell appeared to have hit the jackpot with her timing, but now that’s exactly what she still needs: a financial jackpot. The British researcher is attempting to build a first-ever love-and-dementia...