The DOL Rule: Clarifying the confusion about worker misclassification
By
Charles Turner
Mar 20, 2024
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent “Worker Classification” rule might be a topic where facts and points of view are coming at you from all sides. Your eyes may glaze. Your cursor may be ascending...
Go where the people are – Why social recruiting works
By
Kendra Nicastro
Jan 10, 2024
With more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, I’ve witnessed immense change over the years, especially as it relates to recruiting and hiring. And whether your building is hiring...
Understanding consumer choice
By
Betsy Rust
Betsy Rust
Feb 13, 2015
If you operate a senior living facility, here is something to put at the very top of your to-do list: Survey your residents to understand the choices they have made in the Medicare open enrollment period,...
How to become a healthcare product entrepreneur
By
Robert Grajewski
Sep 15, 2015
Remote patient-monitoring systems, wearable technology and virtual doctor visits are just a sampling of recent medical innovations aiming to address the heightened and increasing need for long-term care.
Evaluating your packaging strategy
By
Rich McKeon
Jan 03, 2014
Making decisions to outsource nonsterile packaging to a reputable, trusted partner frees up internal resources to address sterile packaging needs.
Hospital readmissions: A revolving door to close
By
Ron Greeno, M.D, FCCP, MHM
Oct 15, 2015
Patients returning to the hospital from post-acute care facilities — including skilled nursing facilities, long-term care, nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities — is a long-standing issue in...
How new hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rule will impact LTC
By
Wade Scheel
Apr 29, 2019
This new rule will significantly change how the healthcare sector manages their hazardous waste pharmaceuticals, eliminating existing regulations that have been in place for decades.
Ballot question on nurse-patient ratios shone a spotlight on vacancies
By
David Wilkins
Jan 09, 2019
Time-to-fill challenges in senior living and post-acute are often characterized by multiple underlying conditions, including a lack of data or knowledge of benchmarks, challenges around skillsets and organizational...
Is LTC the next frontier for ACOs?
By
James Vasquenza
Jan 15, 2014
The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act is transforming healthcare delivery from a fee-for-service to a reward-for-quality model. Working together, healthcare providers now need to follow patients...
MDROs setting up residence: The role of the contaminated environment in long-term care
By
Debra A. Hagberg
Aug 18, 2022
America’s age 65 and older population is expected to nearly double in size in the coming decades, from 49 million in 2016 to 95 million in 2060. With this aging of the population comes the reality of...