Healthcare Highwire

Public Policy-Part 4, Advocacy at the State Capitol

Episode 109:  00:16:46

Continuing a multi-part series looking at advocacy and public policy issues affecting senior living, Julie Bissonnette, Executive Director at Newcastle Place speaks to Dan Merriman, Senior Compliance and Public Policy Analyst about her experiences at her state capitol advocating for senior living. The session discusses the experience of a state association’s ‘lobby day’ and Calls to Action. Julie shares her takeaways and experience on getting involved in advocacy.

Yardi EHR Series-Occurrence Note Family of Assessments

Episode 108: 00:13:50

Braggadocios is the word of the day! That is how we feel about the new Occurrence Note Family of Assessments at LCS HSD! Listen as Susan Adams, Director of Clinical Systems, Doug Jones, Clinical Systems Analyst and Barbara Bedenbaugh, Senior Director of Health Care Services-Rental Division discuss the features of triggered assessments, shorter pages for laptop use, focus on standards and on ease of use! Come Hear about the newest addition to the family, the Neuro Check!

Yardi EHR Series-Introductory Podcast

Episode 107:  00:18:30

Blake Gillman, VP/Director of Post-Acute Care Services sits down with Doug Jones, Clinical Systems Analyst as a new episode series kicks off, the Yardi EHR Series.  Yardi is the EHR (Electronic Health Record) used in rental communities owned and managed by Life Care Services.  Throughout the Yardi EHR episode series, listeners will learn about the latest integration updates, along with discussion on system improvements.  Hosts and guests will include builders, trainers and users from both the corporate and community level.

F693-Feeding Tube Management & Restoring Eating Skills

Episode 106: 00:13:43

In this podcast, Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN MBA, Mock Surveyor at Life Care Services discuss the new CMS F-tag, F693-Feeding Tube Management and Restoring Eating Skills.  This podcast is part of a 49 podcast series where Laura and Jennifer explore all 49 potential substantial care citations with the new F-tag numbering system.

PDPM Conversation with Encore Rehabilitation

Episode 105:  00:19:22

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy, Life Care Services talks with Renee Kinder, MS CCC-SLP RAC-CT, Vice Present of Clinical Services, Encore Rehabilitation Services about PDPM. Laura and Renee discuss some of the processes that Encore Rehab has put into place with their Clinical Pathways as well as the in-depth education for their staff.

Live from the Health Services Division Regional Meeting with Community Attendees

Episode 104: 00:15:26

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Strategy and Blake Gillman VP/Director of Post-Acute Care Services are joined by Marcie Koenig, Administrator at The Residences at Vantage Point, Carrie May, ADON at The Virginian, Sandy McCormick, MDS Coordinator at Harrogate and Connor Marshall, Administrator at Harrogate to discuss key takeaways from their recent attendance and participation in one of the Health Services Division Regional Conferences. Primary topics include transition to the new PDPM Reimbursement Model and the tools associated with making the change smooth and effective.

Telehealth Conversation with Curavi Health

Episode 103:  00:35:35

Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness for LCS, is joined by Dr. Steven Handler, Chief Medical Innovation Officer for Curavi Health.  The conversation focuses on the development and growth of telehealth solutions and the impact the health care regulatory environment is having on the implementation of these solution types.  Dr. Handler discusses use cases for Curavi’s solutions specific to the benefit and value that is brought forward, along with dispelling misconceptions commonly associated with integrating telemedicine programs. 

F692-Nutrition and Hydration Status Maintenance

Episode 102:  00:15:35

In this podcast, Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN MBA, Mock Surveyor at Life Care Services discuss the new CMS F-tag, F692-Nutrition and Hydration Status Maintenance.  This podcast is part of a 49 podcast series where Laura and Jennifer explore all 49 potential substantial care citations with the new F-tag numbering system.

Public Policy Part 3-Advocacy in Action

Episode 101:  00:26:32

In the third part of a multi-part series, Catherine Jenkins, VP and Director of Life Plan Communities speaks to Dan Merriman, Senior Compliance and Public Policy Analyst about her experiences in DC advocating for senior living. The session discusses the ins and outs of a meeting on Capitol Hill, takeaways and other opportunities for a community’s leadership to get involved in policy. Also discussed are some of this year’s key advocacy points for the industry.

PDPM Transition Discussion

Episode 100:  00:24:45

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy, Life Care Services and Hilary Forman, Chief Clinical Strategies Officer, HealthPro-Heritage discuss strategies for the transition from RUGs IV to PDPM.