You do it so well, now get recognition you deserve
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2019
We hear it all the time: When it comes to technology, healthcare is way behind compared to other industries.
‘Site-neutral’ pay proposal has providers taking sides
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 04, 2016
erms about the value-based pay movement tend to spill into one another: bundled payments, accountable care organizations, managed care, site-neutral payments, and on and on.
Editor’s Desk | A time for resolve — ready or not
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
Federal regulators have done a lot of things that made providers’ eyebrows rise in the past.
Providers finally get what they want, or do they?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2020
The surreal nature of 2020 may be no better illustrated than by a recent two-day funnel cloud of activity churned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that put nursing homes on a pedestal. You...
Editor’s Desk: Pondering what PDPM should really stand for
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2019
If you’ve toiled around the skilled nursing field over the last year, you might have noticed there’s this PDPM thing that seems to be grabbing a lot of attention.
Editor’s Desk: Amenities are just part of what your facility can offer
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2010
The greatest college basketball coach of all time, John Wooden, said it best: Don’t let what you cannot do stop you from doing what you can do.
LTC makes the Top 10, and figures to stay there
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2018
Recently, we were all inundated with lists of things to look for in 2018, not to mention “best of” 2017 compilations.
Love him or not, Trump could be your key man
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2016
Politics truly can make strange bedfellows. A great illustration of this could be the many nursing home operators who might think they don’t like President-elect Donald Trump but really could end...
Editor’s Desk: Tough times? It’s just a matter of perspective
Mar 01, 2010
I’m a big believer in the saying “Attitude determines altitude.”
SNF employment: Does it mean life in slow lane?
By
James M. Berklan
May 06, 2017
With one son in college and another trying to figure out where to attend, the future job market is a topic near and dear to this writer’s heart.