SGR fix?! Don’t get me started!
So here’s a Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) 101 primer so you will understand why I am so upset.
Rise of COPD: Not hopeless
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become the third leading cause of death in the U.S. — 12 years earlier than predicted...
The Sorting Hat and a new option
If you have relatives between the ages of 10 and 20, chances are good that you are more familiar with Harry Potter than you care to admit. J.K. Rowling wrote seven novels that chronicle Harry’s good-versus-evil...
Take my advice, please
One of the perks of working in this field is that there is no shortage of people or agencies willing to tell you exactly what to do.
We all have stories
I recently stumbled on one of the most captivating obituaries I’ve ever read. It chronicled the life of a woman named Lana Peters, who died in a Wisconsin nursing home. The reason her death made...
How to profit from the new regulation changes
Has the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services underestimated us again? I hope so. On Oct. 1, 2011, CMS implemented new regulation changes that added a Change of Therapy, COT OMRA, MDS. I believe it...
January 2012 Bathing/Lifts Monthly Buyers Guide
January 2012 Bathing/Lifts Monthly Buyers Guide
When good excuses go bad
Do you ever sometimes just want to say, “I’m not buying that one” when you get some absolutely bizarre excuse from a staff member as to why she called out?
Yes, it was a good year
If you’re like most operators, you’re probably staggering toward the end-of-year holidays. And your unsteady gait may have nothing to do with spiked eggnog.
ACOs and other language barriers
We’re hearing a lot about the looming world of accountable care organizations, or ACOs, especially with Monday’s unveiling of the 32 “pioneer” organizations. Odds are you have a...
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