Post-acute providers discovering ways to bring better data to partnerships
By
John Hall
Dec 05, 2018
The skilled nursing side of the post-acute care industry has worked hard in recent years to shed its outlier image among other sectors of healthcare. Under the evolving landscape of reform, it’s beginning...
What’s in store for tech? Experts weigh in on trends
By
John Hall
Jan 05, 2020
Issues involving data standardization, privacy and telehealth may be front and center in 2020 as pressure to comply grows.
For SNFs, it’s out of the COVID pan and into the financing fire
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2021
Government support has kept some facilities afloat, but persistent challenges may require investments they can’t afford long-term.
COVID-19 is fueling surge of data and reporting demands
By
John Hall
Jan 31, 2021
Recognition of the importance of infection control is the source of the new requirements, expectation
Experts unmask COVID-19 myths lurking in laundries
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2021
Despite fear and even more laundry, smart infection control procedures can protect in-house facilities.
How to do it … Documenting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2021
In assessing the obstacles in the sometimes-bumpy vaccine rollout last December, Harvard Medical School healthcare policy professor David Grabowski echoed a familiar refrain among critics about “the...
Common problems still challenge caregivers when it comes to incontinence treatment
By
John Hall
Mar 07, 2019
Skilled nursing educators worth their mettle today will strongly warn bedside caregivers to throw out any preconceived notions they may have about incontinence.
PDPM’s implementation day may catch many skilled nursing managers unprepared
By
John Hall
Sep 15, 2019
Few can argue that stakeholders have worked hard to get up to speed on the Patient-Driven Payment Model.
How to do it … Battle staffing demons as well as inflation
By
John Hall
May 01, 2022
Experts explain here how nursing homes can best navigate choppy financial waters ahead.
Getting wider, not bigger: An investment and planning recipe for survival before the big senior wave
By
John Hall
Nov 15, 2019
At first blush, expanding any business in a time of declining numbers of customers and sagging construction starts seems illogical. But it’s exactly what may help skilled nursing facilities thrive and...