Value Based Payment (VBP) is a concept by which purchasers of health care (government, employers, and consumers) and payers (public and private) hold the health care delivery system at large (physicians and other providers, hospitals, etc.) accountable for both quality…
Nursing has been an in-demand profession for years, with nearly every major hospital hiring for one of healthcare's most important roles. In 2019, it ranked as the third-most in-demand job of any profession in the United States, and this trend shows no…
While the skilled nursing industry awaits further guidance on what the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for nursing home staff will entail, Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), is calling on government officials to not only mandate…
A survey of more than 2,100 long-term care workers found that more than half of unvaccinated employees plan to leave their job and find one where vaccines are not required. Software firm OnShift collected data from Aug. 19 to Aug. 24, after…
On August 18, the Biden Administration announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be developing an emergency regulation that requires nursing homes that participate in the Medicare…
As the country continues to wrestle with the implications of the coronavirus pandemic, payers face unique value-based care challenges and opportunities. 2021 creativity inspiration concepts, Light bulb idea with 2021 new year on yellow background, planning ideas. August 05, 2021 - As…
The United States is in the midst of a critical nursing shortage that is expected to continue through 2030.1 In this post, we examine how this complex issue came about, what the statistics reveal, and what strategies nurses can use…
According to the AARP, 52% of people who reach the age of 65 will need some level of long-term care in their lifetime. Typically, the individual seeking out long-term care is a family member of the desired resident. Relatives do not…
Special Needs Plans (SNPs) are a type of Medicare Advantage (MA) plan for individuals with special needs. This can mean an institutionalized individual (i.e., someone who lives in nursing home), a dually eligible individual (i.e., eligible for both Medicare and…