Whoever said politics makes strange bedfellows could have a field day with this one.
Taking antibiotic action
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Jul 05, 2016
Antipsychotics may soon lose their title as the most maligned medications in healthcare if startling headlines, clinical findings and expert opinions are any evidence.
Some Washington institutions more entrenched than others
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John O'Connor
Nov 30, 2015
When it comes to educating their offspring, the richest and most powerful people in Washington have a virtual cornucopia of top-shelf choices. But for sheer cache, Sidwell Friends School stands alone.
Nursing homes are hospitals’ silent cheering section on this one
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James M. Berklan
Nov 07, 2012
It’s interesting how competition can make strange bedfellows. Nursing homes and hospitals, for example, are next-door-neighbors on the caregiving block. We all know who has the bigger house on this...
Admitting to mistakes may be good for your business
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John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2012
When mistakes happen, many long-term care operators tend to flip out.
Medicaid, Medicare and the price of victory
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John O'Connor
Aug 20, 2012
It seems that our national obsession with winning may have warped our perspective a bit. Take the upcoming presidential election. It appears that the two sides will do just about anything, so long as it...
Relief over Senators reprimanding CMS? Yeah, right
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James M. Berklan
Jul 24, 2019
Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing might have had some long-term care providers thinking they dodged a bullet. Not so fast.
A clever idea for a skilled care tax break. But there might be one little problem ….
By
John O'Connor
May 21, 2018
Our new tax law gives some of the largest companies in America a substantial tax break. The American Health Care Association wouldn’t mind snapping off a similar reduction for many of its members.
Athlete is positive role model at age 82
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Liza Berger
May 30, 2008
Here’s yet another story from the annals of preternaturally active older Americans: Bob Gralley, an 82-year-old resident of Oak Crest retirement community in Parkville, MD, recently completed the running...
A simple way to make life safer for nursing home residents
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John O'Connor
Aug 06, 2018
According to recent reports, more than 1,000 senior living operators in the Sunshine State still do not have back-up generators on the premises.