An easy and inexpensive way to create a home environment
By
Joe Davis
Jan 17, 2018
The decision to transition a family member into long-term care is never an easy one. It should be no surprise that one of the most important considerations is whether or not the residence matches the comforts...
Monitoring quality of care for contracted services
By
Betty Norman
Jul 26, 2017
Regulatory and accrediting agencies such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission expect healthcare organizations to monitor the activities of their external contractors to...
Patients as consumers: Understanding purchasing patterns
By
Daniel Black and Olivia Armstrong
May 12, 2017
Healthcare is an industry prone to change. Patient populations evolve constantly as new generations bring new habits, values, expectations and needs. For healthcare providers, keeping pace is a challenge.
When making a call has life and death consequences – for staff
Dec 16, 2015
As long-term care administrators, we have a responsibility to inform employees about available resources, and provide them with the tools needed to identify domestic violence among co-workers.
Where Eagles dare
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 23, 2013
A traditional portrayal of a Boy Scout has him helping a little old lady cross the street. But what if the senior citizen turned around and helped the young man advance to Scouting’s highest rank?...
HIPAA, electronic health records & the data breach waiting to happen
By
Eugene Solomon
Jul 17, 2013
Many providers don’t realize the general insurance policy they have in place may not cover HIPAA fines or additional costs. In fact, many policies specifically exclude the sorts of fines and expenses...
I saw the signs, and you should too
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 23, 2019
Boy, take your first vacation in five years and you see some interesting signs along the way.
The importance of home health data to SNF administrators
By
James M. Spencer
Oct 23, 2017
The key here is not only to understand outcomes of residents once they are discharged from the SNF, but also to leverage the information for talking points with hospitals when seeking preferred provider...
In long-term care, success can be bad for business
By
John O'Connor
Oct 20, 2014
To get an idea of why different fiscal rules seem to apply to the long-term care sector, look no further than Netflix.
The path forward for struggling nursing homes
By
Patrick McCormick
Nov 14, 2018
A convergence of market pressures is bearing down on the nursing home industry. Changing demographics, old infrastructure, new competition, rising labor costs and a plethora of never-ending reimbursement...