Webcasts

Proactive staffing strategies to battle Medicare and Medicaid challenges the focus of McKnight's free webcast

November 03, 2011

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.
 

MDS 3.0 webcast: The first week with changes ... what do we do now?

October 06, 2011

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.
 

How to prevent overtime, avoid understaffing, schedule with more ease and other labor management issues to be the focus of free McKnight's webcast

May 25, 2011

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.
 

Benefits of an automated human resources tool the focus of McKnight's free webcast

May 17, 2011

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.
 

Keys to staffing success — reducing overtime, meeting staffing targets the focus of McKnight's webcast

February 24, 2011

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.
 

Experts advise about managing compliance risk, preparing for more aggressive therapy auditing

February 23, 2011

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.
 

Webcast focuses on attaining favorable rehab outcomes

December 09, 2010

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

Experts offer guidance about upcoming implementation of MDS 3.0

September 17, 2010

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

McKnight's webcast: The nuts and bolts of MDS 3.0

May 26, 2010

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.
 

McKnight's holds webcast on staffing

March 17, 2010

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