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Upcoming Conferences

Dixon Hughes will be
presenting or exhibiting
at the following conferences:

Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) 2009 Annual Conference
March 15-18, 2009
La Jolla, California

Life Services Network (LSN) – Annual Meeting & Exposition
March 25-27, 2009
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois

Aging Services of Georgia/South Carolina Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging - Annual Conference
March 30 – April 1, 2009
Augusta, Georgia

Laura Kuhl will present a two-part workshop entitled, "The Power of Positioning" on Tuesday, March 31 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. Read the positioning white paper here.

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Senior Living News | March 2009


SPOTLIGHT ON: Covenant Violation

With the daily challenges our industry faces – declining home values, expenses trending up, revenues trending down, investment returns low to non-existent, to name a few - the last thing a CEO or CFO wants to hear is that their community has missed a loan covenant.  In recent months, however, the nation’s economic climate has significantly impacted providers of senior housing and care, and Dixon Hughes has seen a marked increase in the number of covenant violations.

Whether or not you run a "tight ship," you still may find yourself writing that dreaded letter to your investors and hiring a third party consultant to evaluate your community’s ability to operate.

Read Full Story Here

Economic Stimulus Package:
$19 Billion Allocated to Health Information Technology

According to House Ways and Means, health information technology (IT) funding included in the stimulus package will be used to establish standards, payment incentives and privacy protections to encourage the widespread adoption of healthcare IT.  

Many health care providers see this as their opportunity to make the much needed technology investments that they may have been putting off for some time.

Read Full Story Here

  

Preparing Your Home Health Agency for New Technology — Making the Right System Package

 
Implementing a new system for your homecare agency is much like planning to build a new house. Both
take creating a vision, careful planning, setting realistic expectations, and close collaboration with your
builder. In this case the builder would obviously be the vendor. So why is it that so many agencies report
great frustration and challenge when implementing new systems?

Read Full Story Here 
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