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June 4, 2015 | Peter Corless
Last month CMS published its draft Electronic Staffing Data Submission Payroll-Based Journal Long-Term Care Facility Policy Manual (v.1.1).
The requirement for nursing facilities to submit payroll...
May 27, 2015 | Mark Woodka
For many of us managed care is a reality in our markets, and for many more of us it soon will be. By 2020 estimates are that Medicare Advantage enrollees will quadruple over 2005 levels, and over 15...
May 21, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
In thinking about what to write about in this blog post I searched -- fruitlessly, as it turns out -- for alternative expressions of the centuries-old idiom, "you can't see the forest for the trees."...
May 15, 2015 | Mark Woodka
Tacos, salsa dancing, and piñatas make for a fun party, especially this week, National Nursing Home Week! I hope you’re having a happy National Nursing Home Week filled with fiesta and fun.
May 2, 2015 | Peter Corless
Last week the Senate passed and the President signed into law some historic legislation. Known as the Sustainable Growth Rate or “Doc Fix,” the legislation eliminates the perennial threat of...
March 28, 2015 | Brad Gaul
What comes to mind when you think of overtime? Is it one of those scary things that you avoid talking about? With budgets tightening due to increasing costs across the board, you’re certainly not...
March 26, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
This is a very exciting week for me because we are recognizing this year’s top schedulers. With over 100 nominations, all with compelling reasons to be honored, this was no easy task. It actually...
March 20, 2015 | Irene Fleshner
“I am finally fully staffed, and then one of my employees resigns.” How often have you experienced this situation? If you’re like many senior care operators, this happens all too frequently. A study...
March 12, 2015 | Mark Woodka
We live in a time where doing business the old, traditional way is no longer working. There is so much change in the senior care industry right now and a lot more coming in the next several years.
March 5, 2015 | Jim Rubadue
Take a look at your staff schedule. Go ahead, I’ll wait...
Unless you are extraordinarily lucky, that schedule very likely has holes, open shifts that you have not yet been able to fill. No reason to...
February 26, 2015 | Irene Fleshner
I went down a circuitous academic path to become a nurse. I started college majoring in political science in Washington DC. Many of my classmates were doing internships on the Hill and thinking about...
