Providers fearing the worst from Medicare payment refinements were almost pleasantly surprised when they were officially released last month.
To reach unvaccinated, U.S. secures 3.2M doses of Novavax vaccine
By
Liza Berger
Jul 12, 2022
Pending authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, the federal government has secured 3.2 million cases of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Bethel Pointe wins Tech Awards Gold with platform that improves collaboration
By
Liza Berger
Oct 09, 2019
Its efforts to improve collaboration with post-acute providers helped Bethel Pointe, a skilled nursing facility in Muncie, IN, win Gold in the Safety category in the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology...
Desperate for testing, PPE, providers asked to report all COVID cases to authorities
By
Liza Berger
Apr 13, 2020
In an effort to secure needed testing and personal protective equipment (PPE), both major long-term care associations are urging providers to report all COVID-19-positive cases to state survey agencies...
Public policy expert: COVID-19 is forcing U.S. to ‘disrupt and upend how we use post-acute care’
By
Liza Berger
Apr 07, 2020
The disparate post-acute care response across the country has alarmed some public policy experts, in part, because of the risks involved if nursing homes are forced to accept COVID-positive hospital patients....
The right move
By
Liza Berger
Feb 06, 2008
Hurricane Katrina forced nursing homes to rethink emergency transportation – and make the federal government take notice.
Election 2008: Long-Term Care? Huh?
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2008
Long-term care is an increasingly important issue—just not on the campaign trail
Interiors Feature: Dignified design
By
Liza Berger
Jan 09, 2007
Long-term care furnishings are interiors are better suited
for residents’ aging bodies, senses and desire for privacy.
Transportation feature — Going places
By
Liza Berger
Oct 16, 2006
Transportation often is an overlooked area of operations. But investing in the right vehicles makes good business sense.