McGee hired at Avalere Health
Nancy McGee has been named the executive vice president at the Avalere Health life sciences business unit.
‘Okie El’ rocks out, and then veges out
My first-ever trip to Oklahoma for a speaking engagement recently included no fringed surries. But there was a bustling, well-run long-term conference, animated conversations with attendees, life-altering...
Managing managed care
The common loopholes offered by the Fee for Service model made it harder for governments to maintain balanced budgeting.
Increasing beauty among the elderly
Recently I spoke about beauty in the context of healing and spirituality in the elderly, and to share the “Discovering the Artist Within” program at The Reutlinger as an example.
A good book’s unintended lesson and tears for a great friend
One of the best signs of a good book is its unplanned lessons. While its title might profess how to fix this or do better at that, a high-quality book also will lead the reader to enlightenment for reasons...
Gratitude and good cheer, Part 2
If you can create an atmosphere of gratitude in your setting, you will have created a place where people want to be.
Maybe it’s time for ADAPT to adapt
What kind of cruel, heartless person could openly criticize disabled people in wheelchairs? I guess that cruel, heartless person would have to be me.
Is the failed therapy cap repeal for the best?
The recent battle over the SGR passage with the Cardin Amendment brought forth glaring differences in outpatient therapy providers and their priorities. While I, along with the entire therapy world, dream...
Stars upon thars
It’s notoriously difficult, not to mention foolish, to try to predict the future of long-term care in America. In all of our nation’s recorded history, only one man can lay claim to true prescience...
What will it cost you to stay in the post-acute care game?
More than just collecting data, providers need to use standardized, nationally recognized measures. Especially in this era of ACOs and alternative payment models. In the past, many individual providers...
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