Fierce Healthcare reported a well-known truth: Greed kills. Nursing homes owned and operated by vulture capitalists provide inadequate staff causing abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults nationwide. Residents at PE-acquired nursing homes also generate higher Medicare costs for more profit. Apologists claim that the industry needs private equity capital to operate facilities but that is
Custom service meets the clinical needs of the residents. Standard systems help efficiency and financial performance. Makes sense. University of South Florida researchers issued an interesting study. Kong is the principal investigator for the study, “Service Chains’ Operational Strategies: Standardization or Customization? Evidence from the Nursing Home Industry.” The Manufacturing & Service Operations Management published
A new study from University of Chicago researchers shows that self-reported data from nursing homes are inaccurate, unreliable, and, often, false. For example, nursing home operators underreport the number of pressure injuries in residents by as much as 40%. Researchers found that nursing homes self-reported only 59.7% of hospitalized pressure injuries between stages 2 and
Destroying evidence always makes people look guilty. Trevor Noah burns Fox News’ hypocrisy. Too funny. Happy Labor Day!
“The Linking Investors and Nursing Home Quality Act will ensure that there is transparency in who owns long-term care facilities, shed light on where taxpayer dollars are going, and ensure that nursing home residents and workers are protected.” –Rep. Jan Schakowsky said in a statement. The health news outlet STAT reported cagey nursing home corporate owners
In recent years, Big Tech manipulates data to create opportunities to insert themselves into the practice of law. Big Tech is actively working behind the scenes to influence legislation and ethics rules in every state. The goal is not to serve the interests of a client. Their sole intention is to generate massive profits. There
Recent Comments