IT officers with data breach experience are favored hires
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 14, 2019
Larger healthcare organizations prefer recruiting a chief information security officer (CISO) with experience in managing a data breach, according to a new report from security vendor Optiv. The...
Workplace violence proposal could cost providers billions
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 13, 2019
Private nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare providers could be facing a cumulative annual tab of $1.3 billion if a proposed federal bill aimed at protecting workers from violence becomes law....
GAO: align quality better
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 13, 2019
A federal watchdog wants the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to get better at ensuring its quality measures actually match its strategic objectives aimed at improving care quality and reducing...
Ask the payment expert: Now that PDPM is in full swing, what should be on my radar for 2020?
By
Caryn Adams
Nov 12, 2019
Now that PDPM is in full swing, what should be on my radar for 2020? There is always one more thing on the horizon. This month is the rollout of the Phase 3 requirements of the conditions of participation,...
Excessive social media use harms work
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 11, 2019
Too much social media use during work hours often leads to task distraction and a reduction in a nurse’s performance, finds a study of more than 460 nurses worldwide. Researchers at Hazara University...
Ask the treatment expert: What information should we get back from the wound clinic?
By
Jeri Lundgren
Nov 11, 2019
We send our complex wound residents to a wound clinic. What information should we be getting back from them? I have worked with many providers who tell me they receive only recommendations or even, in...
The full impact of PDPM on therapists remains unknown
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 11, 2019
Immediate fallout from the start of the Patient Driven Payment Model led therapy advocates to complain to federal authorities about layoffs and other adverse effects. But stakeholders on all sides agreed...
60 seconds with … Nicole Fallon
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 11, 2019
Q: Skilled nursing facilities were recently issued corrected value-based purchasing reports due to a calculation error by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Did the error cause much trouble? ...
DOJ pushing criminal suits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 07, 2019
Providers are pushing back against an effort by the Department of Justice that would allow criminal charges to be brought against nursing home providers and staff members accused of abuse and fraud in...
Profile: Easy rider, tuned provider
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 18, 2019
Gary Kelso, CEO, Mission Health Services and Community Nursing Services