Craig Fukushima
@ctffox
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Consultant to the health care industry with over 30 years of operational experience. Special interest in long term care.
California, USA
Joined September 2009
Thanks so much for being there @LeAnnaJCarey. Enjoyed "seeing" so many of the FOX team today. Looking forward to sharing a prosperous & exciting 2021 with everyone!
Fantastic end of year meeting with the https://t.co/lKh6CJZZIA team! Happy New Year to All! 2021 is right around the corner! #consultantstothehealthcareindustry
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It's December & a good time to re-examine your healthcare #complianceprogram. Get prepared for 2021!
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This one is definitely a head scratcher-talk about shooting yourself in the foot! Thx to @JimBerklan for giving us the heads up! #eldercare #nursinghomes
mcknights.com
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services formally announced Tuesday afternoon that it has finalized its calendar 2021 physician pay rule, which cuts physical and occupational therapy payments to...
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Neither am I! RT @JimBerklan: Or as Hamilton puts it "I'm not throwing away my shot!" ?? 😀 Well put @LizaBerger19 @Harmonyhlthcare @ctffox @AmyS_AADNS
As we move closer to vaccine distribution, it will be up to each individual in long-term care to take the shot:
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The #nursinghome industry faces many challenges. And, there's no one size fits all. But, in the end, we all want the patients to benefit.
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While this post is a bit lengthy, it is well worth the read. The #nursinghomes business elicits strong emotions, both pro and con the industry. I think that we can all agree that the current state of...
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I share some of Jim's optimism but more importantly, his realism. A good read-RT @JimBerklan: It's a perfect time to reshape long-term care systems in the U.S. Here's a toast to getting it done. https://t.co/78B4ULdSti
@LeadingAge @Harmonyhlthcare @ctffox
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Please re-Tweet this stirring poem for World #Alzheimers Month by @tonyhusband1. #dementia #poetry #WorldAlzMonth #LetsTalkAboutDementia #EndAlz
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Providers have enough to deal with, they don't need to battle timely testing too. RT @JimBerklan: Great perspective here, as told by @LizaBerger19 . Testing's still a very tough subject for providers. @LindaElizaitis @ctffox @Harmonyhlthcare
Lab tests for #COVID19 ‘nearly useless’ again due to slow turnaround times: Genesis CMO
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Better late than never as they say...RT @JimBerklan: Nice to see CMS taking the lead on something like this. Other aspects of COVID-19 response deserve the same. @Harmonyhlthcare
CMS issues ‘long overdue’ visitation guidelines for nursing homes
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This is one of the many untold stories that has been going on in senior care facilities everywhere. These stories need to be heard. #nursinghomes #eldercare
mcknights.com
Jerald Cosey The term “healthcare hero” is now widely used in describing hospital and other frontline workers taking care of COVID-19 patients, and
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An increase in #ageism is an unfortunate byproduct of this pandemic. The characterization of older adults as frail & lacking usefulness is misinformed & just plain wrong. #aging
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Coronavirus: As the debate rages over when or how to resume public life, older adults have increasingly seen behavior and rhetoric that implies their lives are not as valuable as reviving the economy.
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Thanks Jim. And thx for reminding us that LTC faces all the challenges (& more) that other healthcare providers do in this day of COVID-19. RT @JimBerklan: @ctffox put it so well, as usual. One of Jean's best, I'd say.
RT @JimBerklan: @jeanwendland does it again: clarity to the irony of our COVID-19-filled days ... with heart-tugging touch as well. A must-read. @ctffox @Harmonyhlthcare @LindaElizaitis
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RT @JimBerklan: @jeanwendland does it again: clarity to the irony of our COVID-19-filled days ... with heart-tugging touch as well. A must-read. @ctffox @Harmonyhlthcare @LindaElizaitis
Read the latest from @jeanwendland: Love in the time of … #COVID19
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An important note from Ian Kremer
I am deeply privileged to work with hundreds of organizations in our shared mission to improve life for people with #dementia while advancing the science to end the condition. This is my message to them — and you — amid the #coronavirus pandemic. #COVID19 #Alzheimers #HopeLives
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U.S. surgeons general: #Dementia is our top #public health crisis https://t.co/hFj3yPXCRz
#Alzheimers @PublicHealth @RWJF @MilkenInstitute @AARPpolicy @ASAging @AgeWave @LeadingAge @NACCHOalerts @AmerGeriatrics @_BrightFocus @DementiaAllianc @ASTHO @geronsociety @Aging_Research
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RT @JimBerklan: CMS has gone too far this time. What providers should demand, at a minimum. https://t.co/nLZgT7gfF8
@USChamber @AZHealthAssoc @CPofMN @ctffox
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RT @JimBerklan: Thousands of past happy attendees (who have earned free CEs) can't be wrong. Register now for the Sept. 18 McKnight's Fall Online Expo. Two PDPM sessions and more. https://t.co/h3jEf5biGb
@LeadingAge @ahcancal @ctffox
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