MedPAC wants to put SNF Medicare claims to the test
By
John O'Connor
Apr 10, 2017
Skilled operators have been telling lawmakers and regulators that they are the cheapest post-acute care option out there, and it appears the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has not only heard the...
The technology awards program is underway!
By
John O'Connor
Mar 19, 2012
To celebrate the rise of technological innovation in eldercare, McKnight’s and American HealthTech have teamed up to establish the first annual McKnight’s Excellence In Technology Awards –...
Nursing homes should be held accountable. So should cheapskates.
By
John O'Connor
Mar 07, 2022
By any reasonable standard, nursing homes just endured a pretty rough week.
To mask or not to mask? That is the question
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2022
Three highly contagious viruses have joined forces to create new health hazards. Is it time to mask all the time again?
For frontline workers, not much to look forward to
By
John O'Connor
Jun 02, 2019
Frontline workers in long-term care already have it plenty tough. But the worst may be yet to come, if one predicted scenario plays out.
Stiffing the help just doesn’t add up
By
John O'Connor
Dec 05, 2013
Depending on the numbers you choose to believe, senior living profit margins are a razor thin 3% — or more like 20%. Regardless, many would like to believe operators are engaging in a fairly despicable...
What about Social Security for the rest of us?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 14, 2013
It’s an established fact that Social Security will be kaput by the time we need it, right? Things may not be as bad as many of us have led ourselves to believe.
Where’s your next lawsuit coming from?
By
John O'Connor
May 22, 2015
If a recent survey of about 800 corporate attorneys is to be believed, there’s no shortage of things to lose sleep over.
Cameras in nursing homes? Better get used to them
By
John O'Connor
Apr 26, 2013
Street cameras played a major role in identifying the two brothers who allegedly bombed the Boston Marathon. In the wake of this helpful development, public support is growing for expanded use of cameras...
Yes, the immigration bill has a partisan flavor. Here’s why you should still support it.
By
John O'Connor
Feb 22, 2021
As a child of immigrants who had to jump through a remarkable series of hoops to enter this country and become naturalized citizens, I view a new immigration bill in a special light.