CareThreads Podcast
Bringing Quality & Financial Viability to Long-Term Care

Bringing Quality & Financial Viability to Long-Term Care

Dr. Michael Wasserman, Past President, California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine (CALTCM)
Tom Herzog, Chief Operating Officer, Netsmart

There are a myriad of challenges facing the post-acute and long-term care community in the wake of the pandemic. The only way to even begin to solve these problems is to give clinicians a seat at the table and give leaders the skills they need to lead effectively.

In this episode of Netsmart CareThreads, Dr. Michael Wasserman, Past President of the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine (CALTCM), shares his recommendations for improving the quality and financial viability of long-term care.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Challenges and opportunities facing clinical teams in long-term care
  • Why it’s important to invest in a medical director
  • How to align clinical and operations teams on the same goals
  • Emerging post pandemic data sets and how they should be used
  • The role technology, data collection, and communication tools will play

Follow Dr. Wasserman on Twitter: @WassDoc.

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