Everyone would agree that compassion is important, but we often assume that people who work in health care naturally are compassionate leaders or that emotions are best left at the door when people come to work. However, compassion isn’t necessarily second nature, and it plays a significant role in teamwor...
Many nursing homes are closing due to financial strain, but changing service models from fee-for-service to value-based care could help improve their finances, Rajeev Kumar, MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's in a recent interview
The federal government should integrate the needs and requirements of senior living and other long-term care providers into its health IT strategy to address the varying needs and complexities of the residents served in those settings, as well as demands for data-sharing across the entire healthcare contin...