We hear a lot about Medicare for All. How about if we start with Privacy for All, and see how that goes first?
Getting started with culture change
By
Ryan Myracle
Mar 31, 2017
One question that has come up repeatedly over the years when I have been working with leaders that are new to the idea of culture change is, “Where do I start?”
Examining the SNF landscape
By
Jeffrey D. Jeter
Apr 08, 2019
The massive increase in demand for SNFs and for higher quality of care required to afford their care will further strain an already tight labor market.
Lessons learned from analyzing fall prevention programs
By
Melvin Hector, MD, and Myunghan Choi, PhD, MPH, APR-BC
Nov 18, 2011
Falls in the elderly can be a devastating event. They are the leading cause of hospital admissions for trauma and the leading cause of injury deaths for this age group, and amount to a direct medical cost...
Thank you for not yolking
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 20, 2012
I had a newspaper in one hand and an Egg McMuffin in the other when I got the news, and I dropped them both like they were deadly poison. Canadian researchers have apparently determined that eating an...
Rolling out the red carpet for robots
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 14, 2022
Given recent news, award presentations at future long-term care conventions might have a new twist. “And now, please put your hands together for our Frontline Caregiver of the Year: Arti3000, a tireless...
It takes a leadership team
By
Michael Wasserman
Jun 10, 2019
There needs to be a clear commitment to the concept of the leadership team.
Fines, fines, fines… we are not fine
By
Jessica Curtis
Jan 10, 2022
Record instances and dollar amounts of fines to skilled nursing facilities just made public last month highlight the tense regulatory environment operators are managing through. Despite federal “provider...
Protecting long-term care facilities from cyberattacks and data breaches
By
Diane D. Reynolds
Bradford P. Meisel
Apr 10, 2020
Recent years and months have witnessed a catastrophic increase in cyberattacks and data breaches. According to a 2019 report by cybersecurity firm 4iQ, data breach incidents increased by 424% between 2017...
Strategies in uncertainty: How best to expand our licensed nurse aide workforce
By
John Reinhart
Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on January 31, 2020. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services followed...