Editor’s Desk: Move over, SNFs — you are getting company
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 02, 2019
Welcome to the club.
OIG delivers valuable stats in brief that might indicate nursing homes need improvement — or not
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2019
Federal investigators released a trove of nursing home survey statistics Wednesday, saying “improvements are needed” in the its report title yet not asserting the same in its key findings.
Long-term care risks extended negative image without more COVID data from operators: exec
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2020
Seniors housing and care providers across a wider spectrum must start submitting data to increase transparency about the effects of coronavirus infections, says NIC CEO Brian Jurutka.
These calendars offer more than days to remember
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2012
Long-term care operators have produced a variety of clever, attractive calendars through the years. The illustrations have even shown simulated naked poses, with strategic signage saving the viewer from...
Editor’s Desk: It’s been a big year (even without healthcare system reform)
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2009
You better believe healthcare reform would be important to the long-term care community, no matter how many or few times the phrase “long-term care” might actually appear in any Congressional...
Providers suffering Medicare appeals backlog — at their own hand?
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 29, 2015
If providers were charged a fee for challenging Recovery Audit Contractor findings, there wouldn’t be the current overwhelming backlog of Medicare appeals, says the administration — and, surprise,...
Kindred Healthcare has succeeded in its quest to acquire Gentiva Health Services. The companies announced Thursday morning they would combine to create the fourth-biggest healthcare provider of any type...
It’s no time for providers to stick their heads in the sand
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2012
Some things I believe and some things I know. And I believe I know there is nothing more important for long-term care providers to do than getting better prepared for an intensified push to decrease rehospitalization...
Lawmakers go to bat for providers over backlogged Medicare appeals
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2014
Angry lawmakers ripped an overwhelmed Medicare appeals process that has wilted under a tenfold increase in audits recently. Federal officials from two key agencies agreed that the Medicare’s Recovery...
Editor’s Desk: Staffing lawsuits in the West are ominous signs
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2010
Those rumblings you might have felt recently from the West Coast had nothing to do with earthquakes. They’re the stuff of potential nightmares if you’re a nursing home operator.