PATHTalks

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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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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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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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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Because of the MDS change effective October 1, 2023, with Section G being removed and replaced with Section GG, some of the Quality Measures (QMs) were impacted. With these changes, you may have questions — and we have your answers.
In this episode of PATHTalks, you’ll learn about Quality Measure changes impacting organization outcomes for 2024, and you’ll also get a sneak peek into the future with insights on upcoming changes in programs such as SNF VBP and SNF QRP. Listen in as Pathway Health experts Robin Davis, Director of Regulatory and Reimbursement Services, and Colleen Toebe, Director of Consulting Services help you navigate these shifts, provide actionable tips, and share vital information.
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In this episode of PATHTalks, our experts delve into the significant adjustments happening in the realm of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Join us as we unpack the removal of Section GG discharge goal column and the integration of COVID vaccination status in Section O, both pivotal components stemming from the FY2024 SNF PPS Final Rule.
Why do these changes matter? How will they directly impact your facility’s Medicare Annual Percentage Update (APU)? The potential loss is staggering: Failure to grasp and correctly code the new Discharge Function Measure could lead to a substantial 2% loss — a detail you won’t want to overlook.
Tune in to hear from Pathway Health experts Robin Davis, Director of Regulatory and Reimbursement Services, and Colleen Toebe, Director of Consulting Services, as they share  actionable steps to prepare for these shifts. From educating your staff to ensuring documentation is up-to-date for seamless coding by your MDS Coordinator, they will provide the path to success for you to follow. 
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In this episode of PATHTalks, health care leaders will learn about the many changes to the MDS 2023 Updates and their impact in 2024. 
Tune in to hear Pathway Health experts Robin Davis, Director of Regulatory and Reimbursement Services, and Colleen Toebe, Director of Consulting Services, discuss important MDS 2023 Updates and leadership considerations to support your team.
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Individualized Service Plans (ISPs) play an important role in assisted living. More than just a clinical tool, ISPs are used to engage the whole team involved starting at the sales process and even including family. Taking it a step further, we can see where there are gaps and use them as a tool to provide education and ongoing training to staff.
 
ISPs are core to everything that is done in an assisted living community, serving as the core tool to determine resource needs, staffing needs as well as specific knowledge needed to provide great care to those you serve.
 
In today's episode of PATHTalks, you'll hear from Pathway Health's own Jody Carver, LALD, Director of Business Development, and Chandler Hulke, NHA, LALD, Director of Leadership Services, as they sit down with Lisa Thomson, Chief Operating Officer as they share their thoughts, stories, ideas, and insights into the importance of ISPs. Tune in today!
 
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All career paths require some sort of competency understanding, but one could argue that it matters most in the health care industry. Competency-based education is essential in order for organizations to feel confident that employees have the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform their job and to provide quality care.
 
Learn more on this important topic and leadership considerations from Lisa Thomson and Susan LaGrange, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer for Pathway Health.
 
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In resident care, swift recognition and management of a change in condition are essential for maintaining the quality of care, ensuring regulatory compliance and preventing unnecessary hospital transfers.
 
Get insights on this topic and leadership considerations from Susan LaGrange, Chief Nursing Officer for Pathway Health.
 
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