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Managing, mastering, and excelling through the COVID-19 crisis

Long-term care providers have been at the center of the COVID-19 crisis, forcing many organizations to use crisis management techniques. In this webinar, Dr. Akia Sheema Blandon, Vice President of Clinical Services at The Plaza Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, reviews best practices that helped her team excel during New York’s first COVID-19 wave.
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FAQs from the webinar: What COVID-19 has taught us: Legal, operational, & regulatory perspectives for home health & hospice providers

Three home health and hospice experts, Sharon Harder, Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, and Robert Markette, CHC, HCS-C provide responses to the most frequently asked questions from their recent webinar on the lessons learned from COVID-19.
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Dementia and COVID-19: how to provide exceptional care in long-term care facilities during a public health emergency

Providing care to residents with dementia during COVID-19 has presented long-term care organizations with new challenges. In this webinar, experienced long-term care expert Scott Heichel provides guidance on the challenges that the PHE creates for caring for residents with dementia, as well as the techniques that should be used while caring for dementia residents.
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What COVID-19 has taught us: Legal, operational & regulatory perspectives for home health & hospice providers

Join us for a session on the many lessons learned from COVID-19 and what providers need to know now and into the foreseeable future, all through a legal, operational, and regulatory lens.
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Accelerating interoperability in the post-COVID-19 digital revolution

In this timely discussion, interoperability experts at Kno2 will explain how you can leverage digital solutions to meet interoperability requirements, reduce provider burden, and drive patient satisfaction.
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FAQs from the webinars: YOUR AGENCY vs. COVID-19 & Telehealth and COVID-19: The legal, compliance, and operational angles for home health & hospice

Sharon Harder, Jill Dyer, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, and Robert W. Markette provide responses to the most frequently asked questions from their recent webinars on the regulatory changes surrounding telehealth as well as other legal, compliance, and operational issues of COVID-19.
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Why home-based providers are a vital part of the U.S. response to COVID-19

As cities across the United States have been preparing for influxes of COVID-19 patients, the nation’s acute healthcare providers recognize the unprecedented stress this has created now and in the future. Even with social distancing measures, some hospitals are facing an increasing number of high-need patients, and health systems have a finite amount of staff, space, and personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Caring through COVID-19: How WellSky teammates are supporting communities

Communities across the U.S. and globe continue to grapple with the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond even the immense public health risk, people are facing new and challenging socioeconomic pressures altering their quality of life.
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Combating change: A legal and clinical look at the biggest skilled nursing changes during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in vast changes to telehealth rules and new regulations regarding the operation of skilled nursing facilities. In this free webinar, legal experts Jeff Baird, JD, and Kelly Custer, JD, and clinical expert Teresa Remy will update skilled nursing providers on the legal and clinical ramifications of these updates.
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Telehealth's wild ride: COVID-19 telehealth updates for rehabilitation providers

In this webinar, Kelly Custer provides an in-depth explanation of how new telehealth rules and regulations have impacted rehabilitation providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leveraging resource management to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic

In this white paper, you will learn why resource management is important in the everyday operations of healthcare organizations. Readers will learn how resource management helps prevent scheduling conflicts, communication errors, and clinician underuse or overuse.
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Back on track: Using telehealth and outcomes data to market and re-open during COVID-19

Join experienced physical therapist, Nikki Rasmussen, PT, Cert. MDT as she guides outpatient rehabilitation providers through telehealth and outcomes marketing strategies that will help facilities reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Long-term care leadership in the COVID-19 era: Navigating the "new normal"

After weeks of social distancing, communities are beginning to reopen. However, nursing homes remain closed to all non-essential staff and visitors. In this free webinar, Scott Heichel of LeaderStat provides practical guidance for navigating challenges related to community reopenings.
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COVID-19 from a legal perspective: An eBook for healthcare leaders

In this eBook, Jeffrey S. Baird, JD and Kelly T. Custer, JD breakdown complicated legislation providing guidance that will help healthcare providers argue that they took reasonable steps to protect employees and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
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WellSky®, Qlik® Partner to Deliver Complimentary COVID-19 Tracking Solution, Empowering Home-Based Care Clients with Data to Better Protect Staff, Allocate PPE

April 28, 2020 — WellSky and Qlik partner to deliver complimentary COVID-19 heat map technology to help home-based care providers better protect staff, allocate PPE.
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Understanding telehealth in rehabilitation during the age of COVID-19

In this free tip sheet, Jeff S. Baird, JD, and Kelly T. Custer, JD of Brown & Fortunato, PC provide analysis on how rehabilitation providers can use temporarily approved telehealth services in their facilities or practices.
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Responding to COVID-19: practical strategies for your facility’s current situation

In this free webinar, Scott Heichel of LeaderStat provides practical strategies that will help your SNF prepare or continue the fight against COVID-19. This webinar delivers crucial information long-term care providers need now.
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WellSky® Advances Better, Smarter Care with New Initiatives, Technology to Support Clients Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic

April 2, 2020 — Amid COVID-19, WellSky is supporting its clients with virtual visit technology, on-demand record retrieval, and free access to predictive analytics.
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WellSky® Launches National Care Coordination Network of 10,000 In-Home Care Agencies to Alleviate Strains on Heavily Burdened Hospitals

March 27, 2020 — WellSky Care Coordination is an analytics-driven platform that delivers an unprecedented level of care coordination between payers, health systems, and post-acute care providers to safely treat patients of a higher acuity in the home rather than in hospitals, which is especially vital amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Overcoming isolation: Addressing COVID-19 challenges in long-term care facilities

To combat COVID-19 visitation and group activity restrictions, WellSky’s solutions experts have provided practical tips to help facilities keep residents engaged during these unprecedented times.
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WellSky® Empowers 2-1-1 Clients Leading Response to COVID-19

March 5, 2020 — As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe and the United States, WellSky is taking the epidemic very seriously and prioritizing our clients’ ability to continue providing vital services to people in need.