Healthcare Highwire

Health & Wellness Senior Living Industry Update-Part 1

Episode 9:  00:25:37

Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness hosts this two-part podcast with special guest Colin Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging.  Topics focus on health & wellness and its impact on the senior living environment in general and what the future holds for this area of our industry.

Cardiac and Ortho-Episodic Payment Models

Episode 8:  00:05:44

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Strategy, Life Care Service presents a high level overview of the new Cardiac and surgical hip/femur fracture Bundled Episode Payment Models.

LCS Therapy QA Program-A Year In Review

Episode 7: 00:24:29

Meredith Mull, Director of Rehabilitation Standards, and Michele Kramer, Therapy Quality Assurance Specialist, discuss the Life Care Services Therapy Quality Assurance Program success for 2016, one year post the commencement of the program. The discussion also focuses on the goals for the program for 2017, specific to the therapy/EMR integration of documentation, and census/demographic  and MDS information.

Office of Inspector General Annual Work Plan

Episode 6: 00:06:29

Laura Franco, Director of Health Care Service and Beth Lori, Compliance Director, Life Care Services discuss the process of the OIG (Office of Inspector General) work plan and how LCS addresses the annual focus of the OIG.

Health and Wellness Introductory Podcast

Episode 5:  00:05:18

Host Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness, kicks off the health and wellness track of the HSD podcast series by discussing what listeners can expect from topics revolving around this area.  In addition, there's a recap of 2016 health and wellness successes, along with a preview of what lies ahead in 2017 in the world of wellness for Life Care Services.

New HHS and CMS Appointments and the State of Healthcare Reform

Episode 4:  00:30:50

Laura Franco and Meredith Mull discuss the new Department of Health and Human Services and CMS appointments under the Trump administration and their effect on our sector of the industry with Cynthia Morton, Public policy expert and Executive Vice President of NASL (National Association in Support of Long Term Care). 

Therapy Standards Introductory Podcast

Episode 3: 00:07:52

Host Meredith Mull, Director of Rehabilitation Standards provides a brief review of the Therapy Standards successes of 2016 and the goals related to training, program development, and education for 2017 and what LCS Communities can expect.

The Final Rule

Episode 2:  00:05:52

Host Laura Franco, VP/Director of Health Care Services presents an overview of The Final Rule, which is the most significant change to the Long Term Care Requirements (RoPs) since the early 1990's.

Health Services Division Introductory Podcast

Episode 1: 00:04:18 

Host Blake Gillman, VP/Director of Post-Acute Care Services kicks off the inaugural LCS Health Services Division podcast with a brief introduction on what listeners can expect from the weekly series.