This article is sponsored by PointClickCare. This article is based on a Skilled Nursing News discussion with Cheryl Field, Group Product Leader for Analytics at PointClickCare. The discussion took place on September 1, 2022 during the Skilled Nursing News RETHINK Conference in Chicago. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Skilled Nursing […]
As skilled nursing communities across the country continue to face staffing shortages and thinning margins, it’s more important than ever for facilities to maximize their financial outcomes. The key to a better bottom line: SNFs must seek and lean on expert partners to help them improve reimbursement and boost cash flow. Most notably, that means […]
This article is sponsored by Pinnacle Quality Insight. This Q&A is based on a Skilled Nursing News Virtual Staffing Summit discussion with Chris Magleby, CEO of Pinnacle. The Q&A took place on June 15, 2022. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Strategies to Improve Employee Retention Today’s skilled nursing operators are […]
This article is sponsored by KARE. This Q&A is based on a Skilled Nursing News virtual Staffing Summit discussion with Charles Turner, CEO of KARE, Jalene Carpenter, President and CEO of the Nebraska Healthcare Association, Lori Porter, Co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Healthcare Assistance (NAHCA), and Dr. Jacquelyn Kung, CEO of Activated […]
This article is sponsored by PointClickCare. This article is based on a Skilled Nursing News virtual discussion with Terri Weckle, Senior VP of Senior Care Operations at PointClickCare, Jessica Zook, Director of Health Information at Providence Healthcare and Nicole Kaufman, Chief Innovation Officer at Everest Management Solutions. The discussion took place on June 15, 2022. […]
This article is sponsored by OnShift. This Q&A is based on a Skilled Nursing News virtual Staffing Summit discussion with Peter Corless, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Development at OnShift, and Kim Te Brugge, Vice President of Senior Living & Healthcare at the Goodman Group. The Q&A took place on June 15, 2022. The article […]
The pandemic — and the persistent staffing challenges that have come with it — have hit long-term care harder than most industries. As more than a half-million nurses have left long-term care since 2020, wage rates have skyrocketed in response to the constrained supply. Yet reimbursement has remained stagnant, leaving facilities desperate for full-time staff […]
This article is sponsored by BASE10 Genetics. This article is based on a Q&A discussion that took place during the Clinical Conference, with Dr. Phil Jacobson, Senior Medical Director at Base10 Genetics. The Q&A took place on May 5, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Skilled Nursing News: I’m here with […]
This article is sponsored by PointClickCare. This article is based on a Q&A discussion that took place during the Skilled Nursing News Clinical Conference featuring input from Genice Hornberger, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Skilled Nursing at PointClickCare. The Q&A took place on May 5, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. […]
This article is sponsored by Optum. This article is based on a Q&A discussion that took place during the Clinical Conference with Terry Wihlen, Vice President of Clinical Operations in Senior Community Care at Optum. The Q&A took place on May 5, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Skilled Nursing News: […]
The psychological effects of COVID-19 have sparked a surge in demand for behavioral health services in skilled nursing facilities, but dwindling staff numbers and increasingly complex resident populations have made it difficult for providers to meet those needs. Under normal circumstances, staff continuity and education would support patients in overcoming the social isolation, trauma and […]
In 2022, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is the hidden part of the national conversation in skilled nursing care: not front-and-center, but impacting everything. Since taking effect in October of 2019, PDPM has reshaped the way care is provided in skilled nursing facilities. While it no longer drives industry conversation the way it did in […]
Ryan Phillips had a problem. In early 2021, Abbey Woods Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, the 100-bed skilled nursing facility in St. Joseph, Missouri, where Phillips served as administrator, was struggling with hospital readmissions. Far too many residents were getting sent out to the emergency department, and staffing challenges only made things worse. “When I […]
This article is brought to you by Zipline. The article is based on a virtual panel discussion with Kendall McGrath, vice president of sales at Zipline. The panel took place on January 27, 2022. Staffing is the most-often cited challenge among skilled nursing providers in today’s operating environment. From recruiting new employees to retaining existing […]
This article is brought to you by Trella Health. The article is based on an interview that took place during a virtual panel discussion with Jonas Fortenberry, Revenue Enablement Manager for Trella Health. The panel took place virtually on January 27, 2022. This is an excerpt from the session, which has been edited for length […]
When CMS finalized a 15% reduction in reimbursement for services provided by therapy assistants, most SNF operators assumed this cut would primarily impact their therapy providers and have little impact on their own bottom lines. Pay attention when you open the first 2022 therapy invoice — you may be surprised. The assistant cut that began […]
To register for a new webinar on Thursday with additional information on the three benefits outlined in this article, please scroll down. Skilled nursing providers benefit from technology that can increase staff efficiency, workflow and training needs, all at the service of improving care outcomes. Now, a collaboration led by live data and analytics provider […]
Implementing the right electronic signature solution can streamline your health care workflows and save your staff enormous time and frustration from having to manually gather patient signatures and securely store those documents. But home-based care agencies also need to find out whether an e-signature provider’s security protocols are sufficient to satisfy the privacy requirements of […]
This article is adapted from the Real Time Medical Systems eBook “How to Cultivate Partnerships and Leverage Patient Data to Control Costs and Improve Outcomes.” A link to download the eBook is at the end of this article. COVID-19 shook the health care industry to its core, putting infrastructure, staff and operations to the ultimate […]
COVID-19 has shaken consumer and public trust in skilled nursing, forcing operators to rethink their growth strategies as they look toward a post-pandemic future. But knowing what to expect from the skilled nursing sales cycle can create a distinct advantage, says Shelley Horst, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Reliant Rehabilitation in a recent podcast interview […]
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