October 2023

Q: How do I know what determines my 2% annual payment reduction? I’ve received a non-compliance letter citing MDS reporting requirements, but it doesn’t provide details.

Massachusetts-based SALMON Health and Retirement is partnering with Texas-based primary care provider Curana Health to offer an embedded physician model intended to improve on-site care for residents at...

AI-enabled documentation startup Abridge is integrating with Epic as part of the electronic health record vendor’s latest program for third-party developers. 

I have been hearing about a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plan to audit generators in nursing homes. What more can you tell me?

Gov. Tim Walz (D) (pictured) took a budget victory lap at a nursing home late this summer, allowing the operator to ask for continued and more robust support for the sector.

The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay and more flexibility in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to...

I strongly suggest you brace yourselves. Get in a positive head space. Sip a soothing cup of tea, or crush a Xanax on your oatmeal. Set a wheelchair near the door, and assign someone sturdy to push it....

Workforce shortages inside nursing homes today are inspiring therapists to also forge stronger ties with their nursing colleagues. It’s an effort to do more with less, while also strengthening and improving...

Though the original COVID-19 drama appears to have waned, infectious disease and medication management experts are guarded heading into this fall’s flu season.

AI technology promises to create untold efficiencies and, in turn, solutions to so many of the thorny issues of workforce, care, operations and more. Still, caution with this emerging tool is advised,...