PATHTalks

Value-Based Purchasing — Why a Leader Needs to Know — Impact and Outcomes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing Program awards incentive payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to encourage SNFs to improve the quality of care they provide to patients. The Value-Based Purchasing Program incentive is based on the Medicare Part A rehospitalization rates. The SNF VBP Program currently uses the SNF 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM), which evaluates the risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) of unplanned, all-cause hospital readmissions.
But what does this mean for your organization? 
Listen to today’s episode of PATHTalks featuring Pathway Health experts Robin Davis, Director of Reimbursement and Regulatory Services, and Colleen Toebe, Director of Consulting, as they share insights and practical considerations.
 
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Mandatory Education — Streamlined and Impactful

Whether you are a leader in skilled nursing, assisted living, or any other long-term care environment, it is imperative that your team has the educational preparation to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in the mandatory education requirements and other skill sets that will support quality outcomes.
In this episode of PATHTalks, Pathway Health experts Sue LaGrange, Chief Nursing Officer, and Chris Fangboner, Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, discuss mandatory education strategies. Tune in to learn more today!
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Leadership Development Strategies for Senior Living Settings

In a world where finding talented individuals is scarce, you must be ready to look within for who can be developed and is up for the challenge of something more. Beyond using it as a recruitment and retention strategy, investing in individuals within your organization makes them more engaged, working harder, and most importantly, happier. Engagement means better financial outcomes, clinical outcomes, resident satisfaction, and so much more.
 
These strategies can be used at all levels beyond the leader and leadership team. Growing leaders can help move an organization forward. But what are some strategies you can use to develop great leaders?
 
In this episode of PATHTalks, you’ll hear from Pathway Health experts Chandler Hulke, Director of Leadership Services, and Lisa Thomson, Chief Operating Officer, as they discuss practical leadership development strategies to support leaders from within your organization. Tune in today!
 
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Business Development Practical Approaches for Today’s Leader

Business development is key to ensuring future growth in all aspects of your senior living community or organization simply because having a plan in place helps us stay on track and move forward as one. A business development plan encompasses innovations with the changing times to build a good reputation and leverage an organization’s mission and core values.
 
But what are some practical ways to go about creating such a plan? How do you implement a plan that is sustainable and attainable for the entire organization? What elements do you need to be successful?
 
In today’s episode of PATHTalks, you’ll hear from Pathway Health experts Jody Carver, Director of Business Development, and Chandler Hulke, Director of Leadership Services, as they share actionable insights, strategies, and ideas to help you get your business plans together and ready to better serve your organization. If you want to learn how to craft your business development skills, this episode will help you get started toward a brighter tomorrow. Check it out today!
 
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Survey Preparation — The 1-2-3 Approach

Preparedness is vitally important for a successful survey. Being prepared and organized helps a survey go well, and nursing homes should be survey-ready every day. But how do you do that? If you still need ideas on being an informed leader and implementing effective surveys, we’ve got you covered.
 
Tune in to this episode PATHTalks to hear from Robin Davis, Director of Reimbursement and Regulatory Services, and Chandler Hulke, Director of Leadership Services, as they discuss the importance of educating your staff, always practicing, and so much more. Hear their thoughts, strategies, and ideas today.
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Risk Assessment — Important Information for Health Care Leaders

A risk assessment is a proactive compliance tool used to detect, prevent, and correct risk while identifying inappropriate practices. It can be used in a clinical setting, financial setting, or both.
 
But how do leaders identify risk? Is identifying risk the same as a regulatory review or a mock survey? What is the difference? And most importantly, what should you look for when identifying potential risks?
 
Get the answers to these questions and more by tuning in to today’s installment of PATHTalks. This episode features Pathway Health experts Daniel Billings, Chief Innovation Officer, and Robin Davis, Director of Reimbursement and Regulatory Services, as they discuss their thoughts, strategies, tips, and ideas for running risk assessments for your organization. Tune in today!
 
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Optimize Your EHR Investment

Electronic Health Records (EHR) play an essential role in health care, making optimizing such an investment pivotal. From establishing the right digital solutions to customizing your EHR platform, properly training staff, and more, you, too, can optimize your EHR investment. 
In today’s episode of PATHTalks, Pathway Health experts Daniel Billings, Chief Development Officer, and Keri Wlaschin, Director of Project Management, will provide actionable insights for optimizing your EHR investment.
Let Pathway Health support you in maximizing EHR benefits and data utilization for informed decision-making. Tune in today! 
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Talent Development Plans — Keys to Recruitment and Retention Success

Professional or talent development plans are key to an organization’s recruitment and retention strategy. This internal process positions employees for career development and advancement opportunities, setting them up for successful careers within the organization. It also helps the organization better navigate its succession plan as employees move up the ladder.
What is the key to creating successful talent development plans? It’s simple: Keep it simple. Doing so can yield incredible results, including enhanced retention rates and reduced recruitment expenses. 
Turn into today’s PATHTalks episode featuring Pathway Health experts Jarrin Hagglund, VP of Human Resources, and Chandler Hulke, Director of Leadership Services, as they discuss their thoughts, ideas and strategies for creating foolproof talent development plans for your organization. Tune in today!
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Enhancing Long-Term Care Leadership Through Ongoing Education

Learning is a crucial component of becoming a better, more well-rounded person. Without it, we simply wouldn’t be able to be successful in our respective fields — but that fact is perhaps heightened in the health care landscape more so than any other.
Find out why proper learning design is so vital in this episode of PATHTalks featuring Pathway Health experts Dr. Doug Olson, President and CEO of Vision Centre, and Christopher Fangboner, Vice President of Digital Education for Pathway Health. They’ll provide you with strategies, insights, and ideas for ensuring your educational resources properly support your team members' learning needs. Tune in to learn more today!
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Emerging Leaders: How to Support and Where to Begin

Having a process in place to nurture leaders and implement a talent development plan for your team is a top retention and recruitment strategy for healthcare organizations.
 
Listen to this episode of PATHTalks, Emerging Leaders: How to Support and Where to Begin, featuring Doug Olson, Pathway Health Senior Advisor, and CEO and President of the Vision Center and Pathway Health’s Director of Leadership Services, Chandler Hulke, as they share their insights into how to bridge the talent gap!
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