The Unforeseen Impact of the Consumer Alert Icon for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Recently, CMS announced a significant change to the Nursing Home Compare website. They included a consumer alert icon - in the form of a stop sign
The Most Difficult Job in Post-Acute Care
The job of a skilled nursing administrator is the most difficult job in post-acute care right now.
On paper, a skilled nursing administrator is
2019 NASL Conference Takeaways: Facilitating Transitions, Increasing Collaboration and Providing Value
I had the opportunity to represent the National Association of Rehab Agencies and Providers (NARA) this week at the NASL (National Association in
ABCs of PDPM: New Case-Mix Components
As you know, the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is the most significant change in the skilled nursing profession since the arrival of PPS in
Three Strategic Imperatives for SNFs Under PDPM
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! The elephant in the room in our industry right now is the Patient Driven Payment Model. To eat
3 Reasons Why Physical Therapy is Unique and Effective Within a PACE Program
If you talk to most people about physical therapy, they have either received physical therapy themselves at some point or know a loved one who
CMS Targeted Reviews: What You Need to Know
In today’s digital age, many industries are benefiting from advanced tools and data in order to increase the efficiency of their operations, and
Why work for Therapy Specialists? Hear why from someone who does!
In today's everchanging healthcare climate, recruits looking for jobs are looking at a lot of red carpeting laid out before them. There are ample
Section GG Items Require Nursing and Therapy to Collaborate for Correct Coding
Coming October 1, 2018, there are changes to the MDS that will include a number of additions to section GG. The changes were published in December by
Three Things I Learned at NARA DC 2018
Throughout the history of our company, many of our executives have invested their time, money and energy into an organization called the National