Tackling risk with bundled payments in Jan. 29 webinar
Hear from Avalere experts on navigating BPCI milestones in 2015.
Jan. 21 webinar: Preparing for managed care
A free McKnight’swebcast at 1 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 21 will offer expert tips on how providers can integrate their services into the managed care model.
First impressions count: Setting the table for success
In any foodservice operation, washing dishes is a necessary routine which does not get a lot of attention. Yet guests — in long-term care communities as in restaurants— consistently rate cleanliness...
After Ebola: Preparing for the next catastrophic pandemic
The rapid spread of infectious disease through human populations across a large region is not a new problem. But unfortunately, planning for or contemplating the risks associated with pandemics often becomes...
A winning score: 20 years of helping hands
An old parable says that if you’re wondering whether acquiring a great new tool or developing a staff member is more important, try putting that tool in the hands of an incompetent worker.
Use ‘nudge principles’ to prompt staff
We all can use practice harnessing “less laudatory traits,” such as short-sightedness, inertia, inflated optimism and our tendency to submit to peer pressure. Especially for our work. Here’s...
Saunders moves to PSA
David Saunders II has joined PSA Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. in Baltimore as a senior investment consultant.
An end to our bed bug nightmares?
Of all the scourges that hit nursing homes, there is one that always causes me to shudder. It’s not pressure ulcers or norovirus, C. diff or MRSA. It’s something less dangerous, but that I...
3 ways facility-based provider organizations can innovate
Current modes of long-term care service delivery, such as assisted living, nursing home and private duty home care providers, will lose unless they begin to innovate a patient-centered, setting-agnostic...
Engaging families in resident care
One of the greatest challenges facing family members of long-term care residents is staying informed about the care their loved ones are receiving. Caregivers are committed to enhancing care, yet with...
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