Welcome to ProviderTV, the video extension of Provider magazine. Here you will find interviews with thought leaders and other events. Our inaugural videos are from Provider’s LED Talks, which are both provocative and inspirational. |
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Phil Fogg Jr. reports that Marquis' therapy, pharmacy, physician services, and SNFs have been working together to achieve performance goals.
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Phil Fogg Jr. reports that Marquis' therapy, pharmacy, physician services, and SNFs have been working together to achieve performance goals. An important role of quality improvement organziations is to teach providers how to report their data, says Linda Kluge of QIO Alliant Quality.
A culture of camaraderie is what makes Sunrise of Gurnee shine to potential employees, says Kimberly Dilg. “Measuring everything” is key to achieving an AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award, says Marcia Jackson of Maine Veterans’ Home – Machias. What's the secret to a 30 percent reduction in staff turnover? Hiring a "staff mama," according to Westcare Management. Van Moore of Westcare Management says the Patient-Driven Payment Model is a positive for residents as it takes the focus off maximizing rates to focus on what is happening to the patient. Reflecting on the workforce crisis, Phil Fogg Jr. says Marquis Cos. have been investing in technology platforms to enhance its recruitment efforts. Providers are resilient and will rise to the occasion in the advent of Patient-Driven Payment Model, says Linda Kluge of Alliant Quality. Comer Health & Rehab actively practices an open door policy to encourage frontline staff to talk with managers, says Bo Dalton. An enduring philosophy of patient care first has helped the quest for a Gold AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award, says Bo Dalton of Comer Health & Rehabilitation. Every achievement needs a solid foundation. Hear from Kimberly Dilg on how parent company Sunrise Senior Living paved the way for her center to achieve the Gold AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award. What does it take to achieve Gold in the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards Program? Let Marcia Jackson of Maine Veterans' Home of Machias tell you.
Bartley
Healthcare first hires people that care, tries to instill in them the company’s
mission, and then teaches them how to do the job, Phil Scalo says.
Michael Wylie talks about declining occupancy as a result of managed care companies sending patients home faster. Bob Siebel, CEO, Carriage Healthcare, gives his take on a born CNA. Erik Moscovitch, CIO, Altitude Health Services, talks about leasing properties to young operators with an option to buy. Teri Tift encourages staff to move ahead through training. Mark Maxfield finds that the personal touch with staff is critical to employee satisfaction. Ashley Blankenship, director of assisted living services, talks about StoneBridge’s workforce strategy whereby staff set their own schedules. Amid signs of a strong economy, including a 3.8 percent unemployment rate, Mark Parkinson, president and CEO or AHCA/NCAL, tells why the workforce issue is still a massive challenge and announces new tools coming October, 2018. CEO Bob Siebel reports on how Carriage Healthcare's new telemedicine program is working. Michael Wylie discusses how Genesis HealthCare’s rehab businesses are doing in China.
Mark Parkinson, AHCA/NCAL, president and CEO, talks about the strategies of lobbying. Deborah Meade, CEO, Health Management, speaks about how managed care companies are short-changing patients in their SNF recovery stays. Peter Van Runkle talks about how the prevalence of medicaid can affect a facility's Five-Star rating.
Suresh Vishnubhatla discusses medication management.
Bob Siebel reports on how Carriage Healthcare's new telemedicine program is working.
Mark Maxfield talks about the importance of retaining state oversight for assisted living.
Dianne Sullivan-Slazyk talks about Stonegate's electronic health record. Michael Wylie addresses the workforce crisis and how immigration regs could become an issue. PharMerica CEO Greg Weishar discusses challenges in assisted living as residents move through wellness degrees. Teri Tift discusses the merits of Eskaton's fall prevention program.
Bob Siebel talks about the critical nature of staying abreast of changes.
Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL, reflects on the profession’s accomplishments with Medicare and what the association is doing to protect them this year. See what’s challenging the profession from a unique group of leaders. Get a deeper look at the latest legislative and regulatory updates. In partnership with PharMerica, we’ll bring you new videos every week that will inform and inspire you to go further. Tom Coble talks about his company’s own Medicare insurance business. Leonard Russ, owner/administrator, Bayberry Care Center, talks about educating legislators on how provider quality measures have improved.
Craig Cornett discusses the major legislative issues important at state level. CEO Mark Schinnerer, CARC, Inc., shares with Provider one thing that makes his organization truly unique.
Deborah Meade, CEO, Health Management, talks about protecting the 2.4 percent market basket. Peter Van Runkle discusses how providers have been improving their scores in quality measures. Robin Hillier talks about how her company is preparing for the new payment model.
Holly Jarek, Vice President, Seven Hills Pediatric Center, illustrates a day at her facility. Nico Gomez, president & CEO of Oklahoma Association of Health Care Providers, tells what his members have going on outside of the normal bounds of traditional care. Robert Vande Merwe, Executive Director, Idaho Health Care Association, tells Provider some of his non-legislative priorities for IHCA members. ID/DD lobbyists visit D.C. and Capitol Hill. Holly Jarek tells Provider how her facility engages the community and lawmakers. Craig Cornett, president & CEO of California Association of Health Facilities, gives examples of how his facilities operate outside of the normal bounds of traditional care. CEO Mark Schinnerer, CARC, Inc., tells Provider about the daily activities in his facility. Phil Scalo says residents see technology everywhere, so they'd better see it at your center. Greg Dowdy, chief operating officer for American HealthCare, tells how to keep the passion flowing by managing differently. Dave Baumgartner, vice president of spirituality and Sacred Six at Signature HealthCARE, shares his organization’s practice of providing spiritual services. Michelle Belhumeur, executive director of Gorham House, shares the many benefits of caring for the elderly with preschoolers on site. Barbara Brown, president and chief operating officer of Winslow Campus of Care, shares her experience of caring for Navajo elders. Matthew Lysobey, chief community integration officer at Rockport Healthcare Services, talks about selfless service through the program, A Heart to Serve.
Medline sponsors a Provider Interview Lounge at AHCA/NCAL’s recent Quality Summit. Gomez tells Provider the steps his facilities take to engage the community and lawmakers on important issues, such as Medicaid cuts. ID/DD lobbyists visit D.C. and Capitol Hill in March. Robert Vande Merwe tells of important issues forthcoming this year. ID/DD lobbyists visit D.C. and Capitol Hill. Holly Jarek tells of important issues forthcoming this year. Provider editor tells readers how to get their own free subscription. Phil Scalo laments surveyors who don't know the skilled nursing business. Debbie Meade says her priority for 2018 is gearing up for better outcomes. Joanne Erickson and Kris Mastrangelo, president and CEO, Harmony Healthcare, talk about how Provider is trying to help providers during challenging times. Robin Hillier describes her love-hate relationship with Five-Star. Phil Scalo, owner, Bartley Healthcare Nursing & Rehab, explains how crucial happy staff are to happy residents. Michael Wylie discusses the "Deluge of Dementia" hitting nursing and assisted living centers today.
Teresa
Chase emphasizes the importance of changing with the times.
Shannon
Lager says it’s important to figure out the costs related to each type of
condition.
Jeff
Amann says his beginnings as a CNA motivate him to support Welcov’s staff and
its residents.
Angela
Smith is confident in SNFs’ ability to reinvent themselves.
Phil Scalo, Owner, Bartley Healthcare Nursing & Rehab, talks about the advantages and challenges of independent ownership. Debbie Meade describes how her company is partnering with schools to get students in the building. Robin Hillier, Director of Reimbursement and Quality Metrics, Welcome Nursing Home, talks about the overly prescriptive regulatory environment. Michael Wylie of Genesis discusses the challenges of Medicaid rates from state to state.
Van Moore says Medicaid should return to what it was created for: supporting the elderly and disabled. Dan Holdhusen, director of government relations at Good Sam, recounts his reason for visiting D.C.: to advocate for residents who are on Medicaid and need funding for nursing care. Norm Estes describes how personal relationships with lawmakers can impact their decisions.
Van
Moore says data are supporting providers’ claims of improved quality.
Van
Moore is passionate about a provider agreement to care for veterans.
Phil Fogg says the new personnel at CMS allow for more dialog on regulatory issues. Professor Barbara Gage talks about how the IMPACT Act will facilitate comparability between patients and conditions. Len Russ of Bayberry Care Center says patient transitions to and from all destinations are becoming more and more the responsibility of care centers.
Signature
Health Care’s Arif Nazir talks about the role of the medical director as team
leader.
PharMerica’s Sonja Quale talks about the importance of CMS’ core elements in the new regulations for antibiotics. Provider’s Washington, D.C., Leadership Series, sponsored by
PharMerica this summer, brought together health leaders, lawmakers, and
providers. Congratulations to Joe Warner Patient Advocacy Award Recipient Greg Elliot of Charleston, WV Shauna Kapsner, director of operations at Partners Senior Living Options, talks about bringing humor to her organization. Howie Groff talks about today's climates for skilled nursing and assisted living. Sarah Schumann says stories about residents help lawmakers understand the personal impact of regs.
Norm
Estes describes providers’ role in explaining the challenges they face to
lawmakers.
Neil Pruitt Jr. talks about civil monetary payments and the latest payment model during D.C. trip. Holly Jarek explains why it is important for members to stay in contact with representatives regarding funding. Travis Palmquist, PointClickCare, LED Talks Sponsor
Chris Arapoff, Medtronic, LED Talks Sponsor Andrew Smith shares stories from Brookdale Senior Living’s entrepreneur program, where innovators are invited to move into a community, living alongside residents who will then critique their products. Many of Dr. David Gifford’s elderly patients have expressed a desire to maximize their quality of life, even if it increases the risk of harm or shortens their lives. While families and caregivers may object, he makes the case for when the best answer may be “no” to more medical care. Relationships really matter. The person we are upset with today may resurface tomorrow as a key decision maker who can improve or ruin our outcomes. Citing personal experience, Bob Siebel discusses helpful tools for interfacing with residents, families, government, and others who can impact your life. Mike Tawater, Medline, LED Talks Sponsor Cara Silletto, a millennial herself, shares a new perspective on the millennial mindset, how to keep them happy, and management strategies for reducing avoidable employee turnover.
Renee discusses why she is attending the ID/DD Fly-in, while visiting Washington, D.C.
Dr. Daniel Potts talks about a special individual who discovered his creative awakening and became an acclaimed watercolor artist while in the throes of dementia: his father, Lester Potts. Jessica Sobul shares her incredible journey through pregnancy, cancer, and a MRSA infection which left her in a medically induced coma, bed bound, and a stage 3 pressure ulcer. She endured these immense challenges all while being a new mother. Anders Jensen, Royal Danish Consulate General of New York, discusses his work with care providers and differences between Denmark and U.S. health care models.
Maureen Carland, administrator at Maine Veterans Home, shares how they obtained the Gold Award. Rod Burkett, CEO, Gardant Mgmt, discusses how to develop assisted living housing for all income levels. Cindy shares how the CMS final rule will affect providers.
Michelle Wincell O'Leary, Touchstone Mental Health, discusses their model for residents living with mental illnesses. Nanci Wilson talks about the changes in allowable levels of therapy the new rules mandate and how Plum Healthcare Group follows patients post-discharge to make sure that they are following a path that will bring them to the best outcome possible.
Gold Award recipient, Lina Dureza from Hughes Health and Rehab shares how her work affects her residents. Judi Kulus, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination, shares the top 3 thing providers should keep in mind while implementing the MDS Section GG rules.
Part 3: More from AHCA's Lyn Bentley on Payroll-Based Journal.
Part 2: Lyn Bentley answers questions on Payroll-Based Journal. Part 1: Advice from AHCA on how to get started with CMS’ Payroll-Based Journal requirements, including how to register, where materials can be found, and where to go to for answers to questions.
William Biggs talks about the unique challenges of caring for veterans emotionally and mentally damaged by war. Kathleen Collins Pagels talks about the compelling reasons to lobby your lawmakers. Minnesota’s Patti Cullen looks for ways to manage a workforce shortage that will only deepen due to “sheer demographics.” Cindy Luxem of Kansas is concerned about the new rules of participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Martin Allen of HCR ManorCare says providers need to be aware that there is legislation in Congress that would add new pay-fors to the value-based purchasing pay-fors already in place.
Heath Boddy is working with state agencies to interest younger Nebraskans in health career paths. Paul Liistro discusses reducing unnecessary rehospitalizations.
Joanne Erickson with Joceyln Montgomery discuss emerging infectious diseases Cindi Halkola, Activity Director for The Chelsea at Brookfield, had to hit rock bottom job-, health-, and home-wise before she discovered her calling: bringing residents with dementia into the mainstream of life at her assisted living community. Travis Palmquist, PointClickCare
Philip DuBois, Program Manager of Long Term Care Administration, Saint Joseph’s College, tells what he learned during a stay in his own facility and about the importance of giving residents ownership of their care plans.
Interview with Peter Kramer, abaqis Taylor Kollross, Executive Director Intern, Woodbury Senior Living, shares her experiences and the lessons she learned when she admitted herself to her own facility in the guise of a resident with mock impairments. Interview with Gable McHugh, Medtronic Stephen Johnston, Co-Founder of Aging2.0, describes best practices from around the world and offers some takeaways for American caregivers.
Interview with Ellen Sandler Kuebrich, abaqis
Dayne Duvall, COO of the National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care, was inspired to advocate for higher skills for caregivers when he was called on to care for his own father, who developed Alzheimer’s.
Interview with Andrew Van Orstand, Medtronic
Jessica Patterson, CNA, Aspire Home Care, lost her Mom to Huntington’s disease last July. She talks about how her love for her mother inspires her love for the elders she cares for today.
Glenn Van Ekeren and Jack Vetter sit with Provider's Joanne Erickson.
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