McKnight's Newsmaker Videos: Long-term care owner to look at how MDS 3.0 affects staffing, overtime

Michael Torgan, president and CEO of Country Villa Health Services, a long-term care company based in Los Angeles, is keeping a close eye on the new MDS 3.0 and RUG-IV systems to see how they will affect facility operations. He spoke to McKnight's during the American Health Care Association's annual conference in Long Beach, CA, earlier this month.

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