Here are 10 quick tips for successful QAPI team building.
Should SNF therapy vendors use QAPI?
By
Tara Roberts
Nov 06, 2014
While some long-term care providers have been slower to look at QAPI processes, others are ready to implement. Therapy vendors also should be considering adopting and operationalizing QAPI.
The tie between revenue and risk managment
By
Tim Goux and Scout Blount
Oct 20, 2014
By providing the best level of care, a provider will help ensure resident satisfaction as well as foster a positive work environment for employees. Poor quality will affect a provider’s revenue stream.
Preparing your back yard
By
Tara Roberts
Aug 29, 2014
SNF providers are scrambling to prepare to be “bought” by ACOs, aligned with potential bundling partners, selected as a preferred provider, and ultimately “sold” to the best, not...
Do you really want to be ‘average’?
By
Steven Littlehale
Jul 22, 2014
A provider client once said to me, “I don’t understand all this ‘statistical gobbledygook.’ Tell me why I should care and how I can actually use this.” It was a valid request.
Ahhh, it’s summer… (Run for your life!)
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 10, 2014
The birds are singing, everything is green, people are planning vacations and you are shaking in your boots. Because you know, unlike the rest of the world, that with your job, you’re gonna have...
Reducing preventable hospital readmissions from SNFs the focus of June 18 webcast
May 21, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities face increasing pressure to decrease the rate of hospital readmissions for their residents. A special McKnight’s webinar June 18 will focus on strategies providers can...
Experts to share practical QAPI advice in May 29 webinar
May 08, 2014
Many long-term care providers have become familiar with the ideas behind Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement — but what are the most effective ways to put those ideas into practice in a facility?
Moving beyond the ZIP code
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 26, 2014
Why is there greater disparity occurring in some states but not all? Is it about the size of the state or the number of survey districts?
A survey and regulatory review of 2013
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 24, 2014
It’s important to do a review that considers your region and state. Identify how complaints and care deficiencies were handled last year.