For just about every skilled nursing facility out there, this is probably a good time to break out the flop sweat. That is, unless the prospect of being culled from one of your most vital revenue streams...
Is healthcare compliance on life support?
Oct 17, 2014
Assisted living, long-term care and nursing homes — the senior living industry —is one of the most challenging and compliance-driven industries in the U.S.
What administrators need to know about therapy metrics
By
Stacy Darling, MBA, MPT, AT, RAC-CT
Aug 08, 2014
Administrators have multiple departments to oversee, so it is important that they have a method to determine if their therapy department is running efficiently, meeting its goals and adding to the strategic...
ICD-10 delay does not mean work should stop
By
Steve Pacicco
Jun 02, 2014
The delay of ICD-10 implementation by one year has many in the long-term care industry wondering what they should do next. Some organizations initiated physician and coder training during the first quarter...
Sanchez joins Pendulum LLC
May 12, 2014
John Sanchez has joined Pendulum LLC as its Vice President Compliance – Risk Management. He begins June 1.
Caldwell joins MediTract
Apr 24, 2014
Ed Caldwell has joined the executive management team at MediTract as senior vice president of sales and marketing. The company, based in Tennessee, specializes in healthcare compliance solutions.
Medicare compliance tips, free CE on tap for May 7 Super Tuesday webcast
Apr 21, 2013
Operational compliance for providers is taking on growing importance when it comes to Medicare covered services. The next McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast, May 7, will provide strategies providers...
A matter of policy: Increasing flu immunization compliance
By
Mary Flynn
Feb 21, 2013
Over the years we’ve tried a number of different approaches to incentivize employees, with varying success. The one thing we did not do was to make flu shots mandatory, as this wasn’t compatible...
Mandatory compliance programs for nursing facilities
By
Terese Farhat
Dec 04, 2012
Regardless of whether you are big or small, nursing facility leaders need to be much more vigilant with compliance program efforts.
How our facility continually beats the flu
By
Cindy Walsh, RN, BSN, MSCN
Mar 30, 2012
It makes me sad to hear others from my profession argue against flu vaccination with statements such as, “I never got the flu and I have never been vaccinated.” That is not the point. There...