Pamela Tabar
Pamela Tabar was editor-in-chief of I Advance Senior Care from 2013-2018. She has worked as a writer and editor for healthcare business media since 1998, including as News Editor of Healthcare Informatics. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Kent State University and a master's degree in English from the University of York, England.
NCAL lauds nation’s best AL caregivers
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) honors the skills and dedication of four assisted living professionals in its national award program. Read More » American HealthTech launches RCM suite
Eligibility verification is step one in capturing revenue cycle management data to improve financial efficiency. Read More » Dying with a voice
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a milestone change within its latest Physician Fee Schedule--a new billing code for advanced care planning services. Will it encourage more docs to talk about end-of-life choices? Read More » CMS proposes physician reimbursement for end-of-life discussions
In a milestone addition to its physician payment schedule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes to add a new billing code to allow for the reimbursement of advanced care planning services. Read More » AANAC buys AALTCN
Two key long-term care nursing associations are now one. Read More » Why pharmacy data is key to your SNF’s future
Still think pharmacy is just an “ancillary service”? Better think again. New standards are coming to put pharmacy data in a front-seat role in senior care delivery. Read More » MatrixCare add EHR interfaces for therapy data
Therapy services documentation and billing just got easier as a leading electronic health record vendor adds interfaces for therapy data. Read More » Getting ready for assessment data and the IMPACT Act
Workgroups responsible for implementing the standardization of documentation codes across care settings under the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) have been busy during the past year, and SNFs may have to be ready to report under the new assessment data as early as fall 2016, noted panel presenters at this week's Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Health IT Summit in Baltimore. Read More » CAST releases updated meds management matrix
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) releases updated portfolio to help providers choose the right medication management technology for their needs. Read More » Hill-Rom acquires Welch Allyn in $2B deal
Two key vendors in long-term care equipment and clinical monitoring systems will soon be one company. Read More » Ducking disasters
Every facility has a disaster plan. But are you preparing your staffers to keep the "little stuff" from becoming big crises? Read More » California proposes tighter inspections for assisted living
California has one of the least aggressive inspection cycles in the country for assisted living communities—but maybe not for much longer. Read More » Imaging of white brain matter may hold key to early-onset Alzheimer’s
A specialized imaging test may provide new diagnostic help for the trickiest types of Alzheimer’s disease—early-onset and atypical forms. Read More » Long-Term Living named finalist for 4 ASBPE awards
Long-Term Living is chasing the prizes, with four entries earning finalist status in the American Society of Business Publication Editors competition for editorial and design efforts. Read More » Partnerships@Work: Airing out infection control
In our latest Partnerships@Work installment, a Connecticut long-term care community teams up with an infection control company to reduce the site’s “closed days” and curb the spread of airborne infection risks. Read More » Florida launches expedited licensure initiative for assisted living
The Florida chapter of the Assisted Living Federation of America has partnered with the state's Agency for Health Care Administration to streamline the initial licensure process for assisted living communities in the state. Read More » Congrats to our Reader Survey gift card winner
One lucky reader was chosen in our Reader Survey random drawing for a $100 gift card. Read More » Antibiotic arsenal needs new drugs, more education
Antibiotic resistance is still outpacing researchers’ ability to develop new types of antibiotics, and too many physicians still overprescribe, according to a policy brief released this week by the Health Affairs journal. Read More » Cognition and gait: How the brain thinks about balance
Exercising your brain may have as much to do with gait and balance as exercising your legs—and race may play a factor, too, says a recent study. Read More » NCAL announces change at the top
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) gets a new executive director as David Kyllo shifts to a new role within AHCA/NCAL. Read More » Maryland increases role of nurse practitioners
Add Maryland to the growing list of state that are expanding the practice rights for nurse practitioners. Read More » OPTIMA submission deadline extended
Are you busy finalizing your OPTIMA submisison? We'll give you a few extra days. The new deadline is May 22. Read More » NCAL extends assisted living quality goals
The National Center for Assisted Living is extending its national quality goals for assisted living communities, including the reduction of antipsychotics and staff turnover. Read More » Where are your innovations this year?
How many organizations changed bed census designations, increased nursing FTEs or added memory care programs this year? The answers depend on you. Read More » ONC’s Karen DeSalvo tapped again for HHS
The ONC's Karen DeSalvo, MD, has been nominated by President Obama for a full-time assistant secretary job at Health and Human Services, subject to Senate review. Read More » End-of-life care and resident choice
It’s not difficult to meld resident choices into wellness initiatives. But how does our long-term care system handle resident choice when it comes to chronic-level and end-of life care? Not so well, national experts say. Read More » Nurse Rosie launches wound care division
The Georgia-based clinical data device manufacturer adds a new division for high-tech wound care. Read More » e-prescribing and controlled substances
State stumblings over the e-prescribing of controlled substances is a lesson for long-term care organizations: How ready are you for e-prescribing mandates? Read More » NorthStar REIT plans $640M CCRC acquisition
The NorthStar family of real estate companies continues its buying spree in a deal to add 15 CCRCs across 11 states to its portfolio. Read More » 