Providers will get frontline advice on how to drive efficiencies, control labor costs and build revenue in the face of looming Medicare and Medicaid funding struggles at a free McKnight's webcast Nov. 10. Registration is ongoing for the event, which starts at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Pacific). Jeff Amann, vice president of operations for American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, will be the featured presenter.

Nursing home administrators must be absolutely certain their billing department staff and MDS coordinators are up to speed on the newly implemented PPS rules for therapy. That is one of the central messages that came through at a special McKnight's webcast Oct. 5 that focused on changes to MDS 3.0 and nursing home payment systems. A rebroadcast of the extremely popular hourlong session is attainable in the mcknights.com archive. Interested individuals simply must re-enter the sign-in environment or complete the free registration for the first time.

Providers interested in learning how to manage their workforce more efficiently will want to tune in to the next McKnight's free webcast, "Five-Star Success with Labor Management Best Practices." The event takes place at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on June 22. Registration (now ongoing) and attendance are free.

Human resources functions can be some of the most challenging areas to administer in a long-term care facility, but some operators have found a high-quality solution. An automated HRMS solution is their mantra — one they learned from real-life experience. A special, free McKnight's webinar will discuss human resources challenges in long-term care at 1 p.m. Eastern on May 25.

Labor is one of your biggest cost centers so how you deploy staff could mean the difference between success and failure. A special, free McKnight's webcast tackled employee deployment issues that can help providers cut overtime costs and improve care. Highlighted in particular were a provider that saved nearly $2.3 million in one year by reducing overtime.

Preparing for more aggressive auditing of therapy processes was a focal point of a special McKnight's webcast today. Providers learned about current best practices for documentation, common pitfalls operators fall into and how to truly involve the interdisciplinary team to avert regulatory crackdown.

Rehab experts discussed how long-term care facilities can achieve optimal therapy outcomes at a McKnight's webcast today.

McKnight's this week moderated a webcast on the upcoming MDS 3.0 system and the changes it will present to providers.

There might be no hotter topic today for long-term care operators than the new Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0). After many years in the making and an extra year's delay, it looks like it will definitely take effect Oct. 1.

Hiring smartly and developing a high-quality workforce were the subjects of a McKnight's webcast held today.