Collision Point

In this episode, Steve Holt joins Bill Charnetski to discuss the significant challenges posed by the 2024 staffing mandate, its financial implications, and the acute shortage of nurses. They explore how technology, especially artificial intelligence, can mitigate these issues, enhance care coordination, and support the transition to value-based care (VBC). Emphasizing the need for national interoperability and robust digital infrastructure, they highlight the importance of working with regulators and partners to achieve improved healthcare outcomes.

Chris Beekman and Kim McLean discuss workforce challenges, emphasizing workplace culture, employee engagement, and AI's role in healthcare retention on Collision Point.

In this Collision Point episode, Annie McBride and Brian Drozdowicz from PointClickCare discuss healthcare interoperability. Brian emphasizes quality data for value-based care. They explore its benefits for providers and payers, tackle cross-continuum care challenges, and discuss data sharing's impact on patient outcomes.

In this episode of Collision Point, Kimindra Tiwana, Advisory Services Director at PointClickCare, engages in a discussion with Andy Brigant, Vice President, Pharmacy, of PointClickCare, exploring the challenges facing pharmacies in the senior care sector. They discuss regulatory issues such as the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on long-term care pharmacies, emphasizing the strain on margins and subsequent impacts on resident care. The conversation extends to the integration of preferred pharmacy partners within senior living communities, highlighting the benefits of streamlined processes and improved quality of care. This insightful discussion highlights the critical intersection of pharmacy services and senior care, aiming to drive meaningful change in the industry.

 In this episode of Collision Point, Murry Mercier, Senior Living Market Director, engages in a conversation with Kristy Yoskey, Vice President of Senior Living at PointClickCare, to explore the critical role of medication management efficiency in enhancing the resident experience within senior living communities. 

Steve Buslovich, VP, Senior Care VBC, PointClickCare and Anthony Laflen
VP, VBC Innovation, PointClickCare, discuss the future of health technology, from Interoperability, Al, ML, more. 

Join Murry Mercier and Travis Palmquist of PointClickCare as they speak with about  the future of the senior living industry and the challenges and opportunities it faces in terms of care delivery, financial models, and staffing. 

Join Murry Mercier and Dr.Steve Buslovich of PointClickCare as they speak with Stephanie Boreale, National Director of Health Strategy at Watermark Retirement Communities about all things value-based care in Senior Living — what it is, why it matters, who benefits, and why the evolution of value-based health is steadily moving from philosophy to reality, particularly for those in aging services.

Natural and manmade disasters often cause interruptions in routine healthcare, including the displacement of patients (typically in the millions each year in the U.S.), hospital evacuations, and the resulting need for individuals and families to seek care in shelter environments. Knowing these realities, providers and communities need to have a preparedness plan in place.

Join Lauren Knieser, Senior Director of Customer Success for Partner Engagement at PointClickCare, George Gooch, CEO at Texas Health Services Authority, Suzanne Kirayoğlu, Health Information Technology Project Manager at the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, and Kate Jackson, Product Director at PointClickCare as they discuss the use of health information technology for better health care coordination in disasters. 

CMS is migrating MDS submissions and reporting to a new system – the internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) – beginning April 17, 2023. All skilled nursing facilities will be required to transition to iQIES to continue submitting important MDS information. This episode will dive into the implications of this shift and how providers can best prepare.