by Gina Elkins | Thursday, June 9, 2016 | Featured, Uncategorized
Government audits are stressful, demanding, nerve-wracking, and becoming more of a focus for government agencies. As the government is buckling down more on the medical necessity of therapy services, providers need to do more. Not only do providers need to ensure the...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, June 9, 2016 | Featured, Uncategorized
We covered how to determine the Root Cause of a problem here. If you’ve identified the problem, next you need to develop and execute a strong plan of action. The action planning process is key to solving a problem at its root. Strong action plans address process...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, June 9, 2016 | Featured, Uncategorized
Uh oh — so you’ve had an adverse risk event occur. A resident injury, an employee event, or some other unexpected outcome. And what’s worse, it’s not the first time. Ugh, you just addressed this, didn’t you? What went wrong? How to Figure Out What...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, February 25, 2016 | Compliance, Featured
Effective communication is a challenge that affects all areas of health care. Often times the lack of communication alone will precipitate a resident harm event. How do you ensure that all the care providers have the necessary information to work with your residents?...
by Functional Pathways | Monday, February 22, 2016 | Compliance, Featured
Violent actions in the workplace are ever present in the news these days. It’s becoming more and more common to hear of violent actions performed against healthcare workers in all the various healthcare environments. And due to the nature of our jobs, we tend to...
by Gina Elkins | Wednesday, June 17, 2015 | Featured
“Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.” ~ Donald Trump Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) strive for quality of care, quality of life, helping residents return to the community and...
