5 Lessons Learned at eCap 2020 in Miami, FL
eCap 2020 took place in Miami, FL from February 16-18, and this year’s conference was bigger and better than ever. Over 900 bankers, lenders, brokers, industry leaders, vendors, and executives could be found networking, commiserating, learning and of course- eating. Long Term Care is a very fluid industry with constant changes in the regulatory and
Taking the First Steps – Moving from Manual to Automated SNF Organizations
A typical skilled nursing facility (SNF) produces an incredible amount of data. If this data can be captured, analyzed, and used effectively, SNFs can gain the ability to deliver significant improvements to resident care, reduce costs, and improve the overall efficiency and operations of the facility. Unfortunately, many SNF organizations are unable to fully benefit
Performing at the Highest Levels – How Data and Analytics Improved SNF Operations and Accelerated SNF Compliance at a Long-Term Care Facility
A company inherited a Quality of Care Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) after acquiring a skilled nursing facility in 2015. In addition to the normal challenges faced when taking over a new building, the team also had additional oversight by federal monitors, and meet the many requirements of the CIA including the ability to create dashboards
Meeting a CIA Challenge with Innovation- The Marquis and SNF Metrics Story
There’s a great article written by Michael Smith, Division President of Marquis Health Services published in the July 24 edition of McKnight’s online. Michael discusses his company’s journey through a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA). I had the privilege and pleasure to work with his team on their compliance journey and witness their commitment and what
Compliance Program Series: Response to Problem and Corrective Actions
Learn how to develop a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) as part of a Compliance Program in long-term care facilities to address specific problems.
Compliance Program Series: Monitoring and Internal Audit Systems
Learn about the heart of effective compliance programs- monitoring and internal audit systems. Discover the importance of reliable data analysis & root cause analysis.
New Article: Long-Term Care Requirements, Phase 3: Lessons Learned
For the full version of this article, please access it here: Long-term care requirements in COSMOS The heart of any effective compliance program is the compliance committee. Compliance meetings can run the gamut from an occasion for donuts and coffee, to highly sophisticated analysis and discussions that would make the compliance gods smile. Whether you
Compliance Program Series: Understanding Exclusion Checks
The OIG maintains a list of individuals or entities that cannot participate in any federally funded healthcare program. Are you checking your new employees before they’re hired? This post is one in a multi-part series on Compliance Program Success Factors. Start at the beginning: Compliance and Policy Procedures with OIG We have covered the first
5 Lessons learned at the eCap Conference
I just returned from 3 days at the eCap conference in Florida; for those who are unfamiliar, eCap is a new conference intended for midsize providers to engage in direct discussions with financial institutions and vendors in the long-term care (LTC) space. This year’s conference, which was a huge success, was sold out. Besides the
