Summer blockbusters, and some films you want no part of
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2014
With another huge movie weekend behind us, it’s a good time for providers to exhale in relief. Or wonder anxiously if they have, in fact, been on camera themselves. Especially if Mike DeWine is the...
Lack of PHI security persists
By
John DiMaggio
Nov 07, 2018
Don’t underestimate the complexity of cybersecurity.
Keep your goals for 2017 short and tweet
By
Jan 17, 2017
You could write out a long list of personal or work-related goals for 2017 to cover all your bases, but you run the risk of getting overwhelmed or focusing on some goals over others. Instead, take the...
Advice from a recovering pessimist
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 30, 2021
Who am I to be giving advice? I have no proficiency in PDPM, MDS, CQI, RUGs, ISNPs or any other intimidating or indecipherable acronym. No one is begging me for my thoughts on staffing or infection control....
Enhancing resident independence
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jul 02, 2019
As we celebrate our freedoms in the country this week, perhaps we can consider ways in which to create a better balance between the need to provide a safe environment for residents and their right to make...
The pandemic is raging. Turn up the music
By
Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2021
As long as this pandemic has us in the dark days of winter, we might as well make the best of it. Music, anyone?
Good news for providers? Yes, there is some
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 21, 2022
If anyone wants any further proof we’re living in twisted times, consider the current lot of a nursing home operator.
A matter of policy: Increasing flu immunization compliance
By
Mary Flynn
Feb 21, 2013
Over the years we’ve tried a number of different approaches to incentivize employees, with varying success. The one thing we did not do was to make flu shots mandatory, as this wasn’t compatible...
This is for long-term care providers with dedicated employees
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 27, 2013
If you’re a long-term care provider, there’s no way you can spend your days doing nothing. It’s simply impossible. You know it and we know it. So now here’s one more thing for you...
The continued importance of therapy under PDPM
By
Glenda Mack
Oct 29, 2019
Despite The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ assertion that the new Patient-Driven Payment Model “focuses on the unique, individualized needs, characteristics, and goals of each patient,”...