The recent events in Watertown, Mass., as the hunt for perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing ensued, and the plant explosion in West, Texas, that impacted a nursing home reminds us that providers must be ready for anything and everything.

Lean can create a balance between quality and finance by developing the most efficient and effective method of providing value to customers.

The Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiative will soon be circulated by CMS as proposed rules for nursing homes. Providers are advised to prepare now.

The obesity epidemic may be responsible for the new trend in LTC staffing, and it's spurring the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration into action

Expenses and litigation can be mitigated with one of the best risk management tools a provider can use: an expression of compassion and a genuine commitment to remedy the problems.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 2012 Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan offers providers a helpful overview of Medicare enforcement priorities.

A new website is dedicated to patients who have terminal illnesses as a place where they can post their words, both private and public.

Amenities become more than marketing prerequisites or necessary appointments when providers use them to weave a social fabric. Managed use of common areas can transform a community.

Managing this aspect of a business can be easily overlooked, but long term and post-acute care providers can reduce expenditures through an aggressive and effective unemployment cost-control program.

An HIT expert offers tips for helping providers reducing costs and saving time in the process.