The autumn of discontent over pre-event arbitration agreements continued to rage.
Judge blocks award of new RAC contracts
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2014
Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor program continues to struggle with controversy.
Wound care feature: Team players
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2007
Wound care has taken on a new status in long-term care, and like many celebrities, an entourage now often accompanies it.
Parkinson offers ‘obvious solution’ to staffing problems, occupancy outlook and financing answers
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 30, 2022
Two “critically important” issues will determine long-term care providers’ near-term fate over the next month and a half, the nation’s top nursing home leader said Tuesday.
Minimum wage battle inches closer to long-term care
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2014
I remember with a sad chuckle the way my German friend Volker felt that American news coverage during one of his visits was too narrowly focused. Where, for example, were the stories about the Iraq-Iran...
The number of malpractice claims in long-term care has dropped steadily over the last five years, according to a new report.
‘It’s here, baby!’: New RAI manual drops for PDPM training
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has officially posted a draft version of the new RAI training guidance that will help transitioning to the Patient-Drive Payment Model.
Making the case: It’s been a wild year
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2014
As the sands of the year race to their finish, there is one certainty about the long-term care news in 2014: It’s been wild and trying.
McKnight’s garners four APEX editorial awards
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 12, 2013
The McKnight’s Long-Term Care News editorial team has earned four top national awards in the 25th Annual APEX competition. The honors cover a wide spectrum: website, e-newsletter, blog writing and...
Unsettled business
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 20, 2011
The opening of the American Health Care Association’s annual meeting took on a familiar air Monday afternoon in Las Vegas: A lot of proud retrospectives of a year gone by, prerequisite hand-wringing...