Remote monitoring technology reduces hospital, doctor visits
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 10, 2023
A study showed the use of bed-monitoring software reduced the need for emergency hospital admissions and doctor visits. It also shaved time spent on administrative work.
Ask the payment expert … about insufficient documentation
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Jul 07, 2023
Insufficient Documentation is the top SNF error leading to improper payment. What does this mean?
Dript IV Therapy and IVRS join forces
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
Dript IV Therapy and IVRS, two leading providers of IV hydration and nutritional supplement therapy to nursing home residents, have merged, creating the sector’s largest IV hydration and nutritional...
July/August state news
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
Texas skilled nursing providers in May got their first increase in the Medicaid base rate in 10 years, along with supplemental funding to help providers stay afloat until that new rate kicks in this September.
Ask the legal expert … about Washington’s LTC payroll tax
By
Norris Cunningham
Jul 07, 2023
What is Washington’s payroll tax for long-term care going to mean for the state’s Medicaid program and are other states expected to follow?
Too good to be true for long? Providers worry historic Medicaid increases will be one-and-done
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
As Medicaid rate negotiations continue, especially in states whose legislatures develop two-year budgets, worries are already arising about how willing state lawmakers will be to sustain increases.
A distinctive class: Fifth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event highlights great industry...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
Dozens of skilled nursing, senior living and home care leaders and frontline workers became in-person celebrities for a day when they were feted as the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction.
How to do it: Resident security innovations
By
John Hall
Jul 07, 2023
Resident security is a technology category as wide as it is long. Our experts take a look at some of the cool gadgets out there, as well as potential caveats in the field.
A four-day workweek? Why stop there?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 07, 2023
What are the three biggest challenges facing long-term care? To borrow a familiar punch line from the real estate sector, they are staffing, staffing and staffing.
