Listen as the trio discuss the current landscape and challenges facing the long-term care sector, the shift toward patient-centered care, and how technology can enhance care and residents’ well-being.
Shifting perspective: New guidelines tweak TB screening recommendations
Jun 30, 2023
Moderator: Kimberly Marselas, Senior Editor, McKnight’s Long Term Care News
Speaker: Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, MS, CIC, LTC-CIP, owner and founder of ICPWell
LIVE: It takes a spoonful of sugar to help DONs and administrators work better together
Jun 30, 2023
An open letter to administrators: DONs and administrators are working toward the same goal. But it often seems they are miles apart, especially when it comes to ensuring nurses receive the tools...
F694 (Parenteral/IV Fluids): Updated guidance on infection prevention
May 31, 2023
Key elements of the new guidance include more detailed assessment of the vascular access device and the resident’s ability to report signs and symptoms of complications. Is your facility prepared?
5 Things you’ve got wrong about ISNPs
May 25, 2023
[Partner content.] Amy Kaszak has been talking with senior living operators about ISNPs since 2013. In our podcast today, we’ll talk about some of the most common things that the industry often gets...
How APCs and specialty oncall services are changing the post-acute landscape – for the better
May 22, 2023
Patients are arriving with increasingly complex needs, while an already overtaxed staff must adapt to regulatory changes and the demands of a new reimbursement model.
The long-term benefits of short-stay care management
Apr 26, 2023
At Viviant Healthcare of Murfreesboro, located in rural TN, 25% of residents are short stay. When they leave, Lisa Lugo, director of social services, worries. Lacking transportation makes it hard for many...
Psychotropic stewardship can be the cure to stepped-up audits
Feb 27, 2023
CMS plans to increase psychotropic drugs oversight – to include targeted audits. These stepped up efforts follow the latest updates to the State Operations Manual surveyors started using...
Denied: An entrepreneur’s journey in using denial data to improve cashflow
Feb 27, 2023
Denial data has a story to tell, a story that can help revenue cycle leaders improve financial processes and facility cashflow. The key is unlocking it and entrepreneur Lori Zindl did. In...
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