Take advantage of the changing long-term care marketplace, top execs urge
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2012
Long-term care providers should hone in on the changing needs of their market by embracing what customers want and will pay for, and by working to change the profession’s image problem, LTC executives...
The crowd is NOT gathering (no need online!), but they are signing up en masse for next week’s...
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
Providers from around the country are already making the sixth annual McKnight’s Online Expo the most successful version yet. They have signed up in record numbers for the virtual trade show, which...
Sixth annual McKnight’s Online Expo returns, better than ever
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2012
The McKnight’s Online Expo returns for a sixth successful year with five educational webcasts March 21 and 22. After a successful debut last year, a series of six affiliated monthly “Super...
Rehospitalizations, antipsychotics focus of LTC quality measurements
Feb 23, 2012
Reducing rehospitalizations and the off-label use of antipsychotics were named top priorities by long-term care groups Wednesday.
Report: HHS has missed critical quality measure development deadlines
Jan 19, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services is in danger of missing critical deadlines in developing the quality measures used to evaluate the Affordable Care Act’s cost-savings initiatives, a government...
Care transitions, re-admissions to be examined during 23rd Institute for Healthcare Improvement quality...
Dec 01, 2011
Long-term care officials will have a stake in the 23rd annual National Forum of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement from Sunday through Wednesday in Orlando, FL. Nearly 6,000 healthcare professionals...
Staff stability and resident satisfaction are key goals for providers, quality guru says
Sep 29, 2011
Providers should be avidly trying to reduce rehospitalization rates as a measure of quality, according to an American Health Care Association executive.
Health quality measures approved for adult Medicaid recipients as program faces growing pains
Aug 15, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services likely will focus on 24 health quality measures when evaluating care received by adult Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a draft from an Agency for Healthcare...
Nursing home operators must embrace quality efforts now
Jun 15, 2011
The risks of long-term care providers not improving quality are growing larger and more expensive every day, cautioned a nationally known expert Tuesday during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar.
Quality issues to be covered in McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar
Jun 14, 2011
Pressure ulcers and falls are among the National Quality Forum Board’s 29 serious reportable events addressed in its 2011 report.