Providers join critics in coalition to show they can improve over the next two years.
Rehabilitation feature — Subacute surge
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 12, 2006
The 75% Rule and other recent events have thrust nursing homes’ subacute expansion back into the limelight
Editor’s Desk: A burning issue deserves better answer – and soon
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2006
There is a scene in the George C. Scott movie “Patton,” where the title character is trying to impress upon foreign colleagues that enemy forces are a little too close for safety’s sake....
Pullout from AHCA still ‘on,’ group says
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2005
Even though the American Health Care Association elected three leaders from a rival organization to its newly created 15-member Board of Governors, a withdrawal from the AHCA is still “on,”...
Information Technology: Wireless? Why not
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 13, 2005
Wireless nurse-call systems are creeping into nursing homes more often — regardless of what regulations say or imply.
Nobody’s ready to call it a tidal wave yet. But there are signs of an undercurrent...
LTC Pharmacy: Medi-chaos?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2005
Nursing home operators and pharmacies worry about how they
are going to implement the new Medicare drug benefit in time
Take-out or the ‘in’ thing?
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 22, 2004
There are signs that a tight labor market may be leading more providers back to contract therapy services