Healthcare Highwire

Episode135:  00:13:12 Join Laura Franco and Sandy Toole as they dispel the Myths and explain the Facts about the Flu vaccine as well as discuss the relation between the Flu, the Flu vaccine and COVID-19. Today, on Gone Learning. 

Episode134: 00:10:42 Our Year of the Nurse Spotlight series continues as we celebrate Julie Davenport, DON at John Knox Village East in Higginsville, MO

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Episode132:  00:09:23 Not sure how to properly code for isolation during COVID-19? Listen as Natalie Moore explains the finer points, today with your host Michele Kramer, only in Demystifying the Requirements to Coding Isolation right here on Health Care High Wire.  

Episode131:  00:12:20 Our Year of the Nurse Spotlight series continues as we celebrate Rev. Jon Back DON at Marquette in Indianapolis, IN.

Episode130: 00:12:51 Today, Michele Kramer and Keely Kent discuss Reporting measures oh, and they practice rearranging the alphabet as they discuss the many acronyms that accompany this topic! Join Michele and Keely as they navigate an alphabet montage, today with Making Your Quality Reporting Measures Count for Your Facility, only on Health Care High Wire! 

Episode129:  00:11:57 We are pleased to present the first in a series for the Year of the Nurse. Podcasts dedicated to some of the nurse directors from our Life Plan Communities. Interviewed by the Life Plan Nurse Consultants here is the first in the YOTN Spotlight Series from Sandy Toole ft. Kim Akainyah, DON at Sedgebrook in Lincolnshire, IL.  

Episode128: 00:10:47 Michele Kramer and Natalie Moore complete the PDPM MDS Quick Tips with sections M thru O

Episode127:  00:11:49 Michele Kramer and Natalie Moore continue the Quick tips series for PDPM MDS. Today they discuss Sections I through K. 

Episode126:  00:14:02 Michele Kramer is joined by Tony Barger Senior Vice President from Heritage Health to discuss the importance of proper ADR's so you can see less denials, today in Quick Tips:  ADR Denials and Appeals. Thanks for listening! 

Episode125:  00:08:04 Michele Kramer and Natalie Moore are back with the second part of the PDPM MDS Quick Tips series! They have some great tips & tricks for sections E thru H, be sure to listen! 

Episode124:  00:08:29 Hear Michele Kramer and Natalie Moore provide tips & tricks for completing PDPM MDS Sections A-D! These ladies know their stuff, and now you can too! 

Episode123:  00:18:00 Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Natalie Moore, Mock Surveyor/MDS Specialist for Life Care Services discuss skilling for Medicare Part A services under COVID-19.

Episode 122:  00:29:08 In the second part of our series with The National Institute for Fitness & Sports (NIFS), Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness for LCS and Emily Davenport, Director of Fitness Management for NIFS are joined by Kara Gootee-Robinson, Assistant Director-NIFS Fitness Management.  The conversation focuses on how senior living communities can maximize social media and bloggi...

Episode 121:  00:22:47 Laura Franco VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Michele Kramer, Therapy Quality Assurance Specialists discuss the top three coding areas that providers are missing under PDPM along with strategies to assist staff in capturing the appropriate care items.

Episode 120:  00:35:57 The National Institute for Fitness & Sports (NIFS) has been an industry leader in providing fitness management services for senior living communities.  LCS and NIFS have been partnering for over 15 years and throughout that time we’ve seen residents and communities benefit tremendously from having them in place.   As experts in the field of not only fitness, but overall well...

Episode 119:  00:24:31 Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy, LCS, discusses Social Media and HIPAA Privacy in the Healthcare Setting with Attorney Jo Ellen Whitney, Davis Brown Law Firm.

Episode 118:  01:09:41 Tony Galvan, Director of Health & Wellness for LCS, sits down with the leadership at Caremerge to talk through a variety of topics.  With resident engagement, tech-based solutions remaining a top priority for senior living providers, it was great to catch up with Nancy Koenig, CEO; Kim Kessler, VP Product Strategy; Josh Studzinski, VP Marketing and Mary Giangrasse, VP Client...

Episode 117:  00:13:17 Blake Gillman, VP/Director of Post-Acute Services for LCS, has a conversation with Caresse Criss, Client Service Representative at McKesson Medical, in the final part of a 4-part series intended to introduce services that McKesson provides outside of ordering medical supplies.  Part 4 focuses on customer service for onboarding, ongoing support and emergency support.

Episode 116:  00:20:40 In the next episode of the Public Policy series, Steve Bahmer, President and CEO of LeadingAge Florida speaks to Dan Merriman, Senior Compliance and Public Policy Analyst about the ways that a state association advocates for the senior living industry. There ae a number of ways communities can leverage their association for advocacy and Steve and Dan walk through opportuniti...

Episode 115: 00:13:30 Blake Gillman, VP/Director of Post-Acute Services for LCS, has a conversation with Matthew Callen, Sr. Technology Consultant at McKesson Medical, in part 3 of a 4-part series intended to introduce services that McKesson provides outside of ordering medical supplies.  Part 3 focuses on the Orbitz charge capture system that is focused on revenue generation and the value this so...

Episode 114:  00:16:31 Blake Gillman, VP/Director of Post-Acute Services for LCS sits down with Veronica Crawford, Clinical Support Manager for McKesson Medical in part 2 of a 4-part series intended to introduce services that McKesson provides outside of ordering medical supplies.  Part 2 focuses on the wealth of educational resources that are available from a clinical standpoint.

Episode 113: 00:13:34 Blake Gillman, VP/Director of Post-Acute Services for LCS sits down with Jeff Ward, Field VP for National Accounts for McKesson Medical in part 1 of a 4-part series intended to introduce services that McKesson provides outside of ordering medical supplies.  Part 1 focuses on custom packaging and shipping of resident specific supplies.

Episode 112:  00:13:10 Michele Kramer, LCS Therapy Quality Assurance Specialist joins Victoria Henson, Clinical and Quality Specialist from Encore Rehabilitation to discuss collaboration strategies for therapy, nursing and MDS assessment, communication and accurate coding of Section GG on the MDS.

Episode 111:  00:15:23 Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Cricket Davis, RN, LCS Nurse Consultant discuss the requirements of Trauma Informed Care §283.25 (m) of the Requirements Of Participation – Phase 3.