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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Shauna Kapsner, director of operations at Partners Senior Living Options, talks about bringing humor to her organization.
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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.
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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. Fred Benjamin talks about the fast pace of changes in reimbursement and insurance models and how that is impacting providers.
Mark Welder discusses how new partners and players may dictate which levels of care a provider decides to concentrate on.
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.
James Michel at IGNITE 2015 Glenn Van Ekeren and Jack Vetter sit with Provider's Joanne Erickson. How the patient experience impacts patient safety.
Provider's recent executive roundtable, sponsored by American HealthTech, covered the emerging reimbursement models skilled nursing providers are facing today. To read an overview of the event, including comments from executives on the panel, click here. Mark Parkinson, Alice Bonner, and Red Sox legend Luis Tiant were on hand to help the Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation celebrate its 30th anniversary and raise $270,000 for the care of Massachusetts elders and adults with disabilities.
Since 1985, the foundation has handed out more than $2.7 million in 1,500 scholarships to long term care workers, sending them to (or back to) school to continue their educations. Check out this inspirational video featuring four Foundation Scholars.
American Health Care Association Board Chair Len Russ bends ProviderTV’s ear on why members should submit comments to CMS regarding the proposed rule on Requirements of Participation for Skilled Nursing Facilities. The rule would revise the requirements that long term care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. NCAL Chair Pat Giorgio sits down with ProviderTV during AHCA/NCAL's 2015 Congressional Briefing. American Health Care Association Board Chair Len Russ speaks with Provider Senior Editor Bill Myers on the importance of responsibly using antibiotics and what transpired at Tuesday’s White House Antibiotic Stewardship Conference. Mark Parkinson discusses AHCA's expansion of its Quality Initiative. Interview with Mike Tawater, Medline Donna Adair, CNA, professional development coach at the National Association of Health Care Assistants, talks about how learning about one resident’s prominent life only after his death led her to make it a point to find out everything she could about her residents’ lives and interests by sharing and eliciting personal stories about each other’s lives. Scott Townsley, JD, principal of ThirdAge, a division of CliftonLarsonAllen, adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and former licensed nursing home administrator, offers insights on what providers need to change to hold strategic advantage in the marketplace. Joyce Simard, MSW, an adjunct professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the College of Health and Science University of Western Australia, describes the phenomenal success of Namaste Care and how it helps individuals with advanced dementia. Anna Fisher, PhD, director of quality and education at Hillcrest Health Services, describes how the Montessori concept improves the lives of those with dementia, their family members, and their caregivers. Joe DeMattos, MBA, president and chief executive officer of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland, offers his five Cs of effective leadership and what effective leaders do. Susan I. Wranik, MS, MA, CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist and president of Susan I. Wranik Associates, talks about the importance of knowing the difference between refusing to swallow and the inability to swallow in dysphagia care. Anna Ortigara, an organizational change consultant for Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, explores how withheld power can be identified and brought forward, how valued resources can be available and plentiful, and how relationships become the basis of meaning and power within care settings Teepa Snow is a leading educator on dementia and on care for persons living with dementia. Her extensive experience as a caregiver, occupational therapist, and intrepid solution seeker brings a unique approach to caring for those with dementia. Health information exchange (HIE) technology is improving patient care and helping long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers be more efficient and effective. In this video a patient and health care providers discuss the benefits they've seen since adopting HIE. "We can do something that's positive and stil remain viable" as we work with managed care in our states, says Lund. Managed care "makes sense for the country and for the patients," and as a result, nursing homes are now creating solutions that are innovative and better for the patient. For more information about Shea Family, go to http://shea-family.net/
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