April 19, 2024
Safeguarding Vulnerable Individuals: A Comprehensive Approach to Elopement Prevention in Care Facilities
Elopement, the unsupervised departure of individuals with cognitive, physical, mental, emotional, or chemical impairments from caregiving facilities, poses a significant risk to resident safety and we...
October 09, 2023
ACA Affordability Percentage to Hit Lowest Historical Mark in 2024
On Aug. 23, 2023, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2023-29 which indexes the contribution percentage to be used for determination of the affordability of an employer’s medical coverage unde...
May 08, 2023
Beyond Burnout: Reclaiming Purpose In Aging Services
Is It Burnout? Working in aging services isn’t just a career, it’s a calling. And as a leader in this industry, it’s obvious that you care about people—not only the pa...
March 24, 2023
Here Comes the Great Post-Pandemic Medicaid Unwind
At the start of the pandemic in Jan. 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency (PHE), which granted each U.S. State’s Medicaid program broad...
April 05, 2022
New Year, New Rules: Healthcare Transparency Rules and Plan Sponsor Obligations
Over the last few years there has been an increased focus on price transparency in health care. With the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”) and the release of t...
October 13, 2020
California Senate Bill 1159 – Workers Compensation Presumption and New Reporting Requirements
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1159 (“SB 1159”) which modifies and extends the Governor’s Executive Order from earlier this year, creatin...
July 21, 2020
FAQ on Return to Work and Employee Infections
With many businesses re-opening their doors to customers and more employees returning to work, it is more important than ever to have a written plan regarding what to do in the event an empl...
April 21, 2020
COVID-19: Workers Compensation Update
Various states are declaring that there is a rebuttable presumption that injuries to certain workers during the COVID-19 crisis will be deemed work-related. A standard Workers Compensation P...
April 13, 2020
H&HS WEBINAR SERIES: Strategies to Combat COVID-19 [Recap]
Care and service organizations must take action to safeguard residents and clients, many of whom are at greater risk for contracting COVID-19 due to their age or underlying conditions. To as...
January 08, 2019
Leveraging Data in Health and Human Services
As we kick off 2019, it’s only fitting to examine how data analytics is transforming the healthcare industry and what that impact will look like moving forward. A recent report stated that h...
April 10, 2018
Benefits Brief: Designing Benefits Programs for a Changing Workforce
For most organizations, attracting and retaining top talent is a top priority – after all, a successful company starts with assembling a team of smart, dedicated employees. Because health an...
April 10, 2018
The Important Difference Between Employee Satisfaction and Employee Engagement
For years, healthcare organizations have dedicated time and resources to improve employee satisfaction. And, for good reason – according to a recent report by The Conference Board, less than...
March 27, 2018
The Value of Drug Carve-Outs
According to recent reporting in Reuters, U.S. spending on prescription medicine is expected to escalate to $610 billion by 2021. This startling statistic is a major concern for many of our ...
October 25, 2017
Three Tips for Safe Patient Handling
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed that across all industries, 33 of 10,000 full time workers suffered from overexertion injuries. However, this type of injury doubled when looking ...
June 28, 2017
The Benefits of Pre-Dispute Arbitration
This month, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed requirements for pre-dispute arbitration agreements commonly utilized by long-term care facilities. After CM...