Kindred’s ready for the hand-off … to Kindred
Read any history book that traces a country or people through the centuries and you’ll find its strategic leaders hedged. If they wanted to preserve the capital city or a certain place, they almost...
Meditation management
I start each day with half an hour of meditation. I find it gives me something to fail at first thing in the morning, which helps avoid dangerous surges in self-confidence.
Healthcare’s dirty secret
If there’s one topic where I feel that healthcare publications tend to repeat themselves, it’s around infection control.
Access to healthcare is NOT just an overseas problem
I recently had the opportunity to speak at the China Healthcare Sourcing Summit in Hangzhou, China. It was a remarkable experience and really helped me gain a wider perspective of healthcare delivery around...
From Gandhi to MJ: Make that change!
Last month, at LeadingAge, I found that most senior living providers do indeed have a vision for change in the world — and it starts with innovation. And today, especially with the costs of care rising...
When LTC leaders delegate accountability
What happens when delegation without accountability takes place? We saw a good example last week, when the Office of Inspector General released a damning report about excessive Medicare charges from nursing...
Preserving the status quo costs more than ever
As $6 billion investments go, the 2012 presidential and Congressional races didn’t deliver much of a return. Except, of course, for people who like to spend money in order to keep things the way...
Medication adherence strategies for lowering hospital readmission rates
Nearly one in five Medicare patients return to the hospital within a month of discharge, costing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) an extra $17.5 billion in 2010. Multi-medication packaging...
On the other side of long-term care
Here I am in my 40th year of long-term care. It is often said that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but that is not totally true. You can teach an old dog new tricks; it’s just extremely difficult....
When dementia hits, it helps to have a good writer tell the story
As the editor of a business-to-business publication, I can promise you there are plenty of life stories being put out nowadays. Too many. Unfortunately, they are usually tales in search of a decent writer....
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