by Bob Kramer and Ryan Brooks | Jan 21, 2020 | medicare, seniors housing
What does it take to get advocacy groups, insurance companies, foundations, and policy makers all on the same sheet of paper? In the case of caring for chronically ill older Americans, it appears that it takes a shared sense that improved outcomes, lower costs, and...
by NIC | Jan 17, 2020 | Healthcare, seniors housing
As NIC Founder & Strategic Advisor Robert Kramer wrote in this blog’s first post of 2019, Welcome to Senior Care Collaboration, there’s a powerful case for healthcare and seniors housing leaders to pay attention to the disruption now occurring in their industries,...
by NIC | Jan 10, 2020 | Healthcare, seniors housing
Kate Nicholls of Investments at Ventas, Inc. explores the opportunities and challenges of senior housing and care integration With options for senior housing and care integration continuing to evolve—and the discussions around the options increasing in frequency and...
by NIC | Dec 30, 2019 | Healthcare, medicare, seniors housing
The skilled care delivery and payments system is going through a significant transitional period and it is increasingly difficult to be financially successful without meeting quality standards. “Financial success is being tied to quality,” said Marc Zimmet, president...
by NIC | Dec 17, 2019 | Healthcare, seniors housing
When NIC founder and strategic advisor Bob Kramer returned from a recent trip to Milwaukee he was clearly inspired, energized, and as hopeful as ever for the future of seniors housing in America. He’d been invited to witness the October 8th unveiling of Direct...
by Ryan Brooks | Dec 11, 2019 | Healthcare, seniors housing
I recently joined the Outreach team with National Investment Center (NIC) following a career in acute-care hospital and ambulatory operations with a large academic medical center. My previous focus was on patient throughput strategies, EHR optimization, telemedicine...