Hospital readmission penalties could transform relationships with SNFs, experts say
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McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts targeted at reducing hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts told participants in a McKnight’s webcast Tuesday.
Now available in archive: Finding new routes to quality care the topic of Sept. 18 McKnight’s webcast
Sep 11, 2013
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has not finalized the rules for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiative, it has released a set of materials to help providers...
McKnight’s to hold fourth annual Online Expo next month
Feb 08, 2010
Healthcare reform has been a big topic this year. But not everything demands reform. That could certainly be said for the McKnight’s Online Expo.
QAPI goes ‘from theory to practice’ at Nov. 21 McKnight’s webcast
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James M. Berklan
Nov 05, 2013
Attendees at McKnight’s Nov. 21 free webcast will learn valuable information about taking Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs from the merely theoretical to actual practice....
What to do about the Affordable Care Act, its employer mandate, the topic of McKnight’s July 30...
Jul 15, 2013
Go beyond the basics of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate and hear at a July 30 McKnight’s webcast from a national expert on healthcare reform and policy to understand how it will...
McKnight’s August Super Tuesday webcast: Tech partnerships are key
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Health information management and providers’ future needs for linking appropriately with other stakeholders were in focus for the August McKnight’s Super Tuesday webcast. The event remains...
Webcast to focus on facility-acquired infections, hospital readmissions
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McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2012
Long-term care providers continually struggle with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). They can find answers to the challenge at a McKnight’s no-cost webcast at 1 p.m. (Eastern) June 20. During...
May 22 webcast to study Medicare readmissions policies: implications for hospitals and post-acute providers
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2012
Providers who don’t fully understand hospital readmissions issues, or who continue to do business “as usual,” will be penalized in the near future. At a free McKnight’s webcast...
Nov. 6 webcast has keys to stabilizing staff turnover
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James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2014
Attendees at the Nov. 6 McKnight’s webinar will learn how to adopt employee-centric practices that will improve staff satisfaction and retention. Takeaways will be proven practices and practical...
Episode-based payment the focus of Sept. 23 McKnight’s webinar
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James M. Berklan
Aug 28, 2014
As value-based payment and delivery models take hold in Medicare, providers must shift their focus from managing stays to managing episodes of care. Experts from Avalere Health leading a McKnight’s...