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ShiftKey CRO Brandon Tappan shares strategies for success in 2025. Part one of a two-part series.

By Brandon Tappan, Chief Revenue Officer, ShiftKey

Articles

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Leadership

Learn more about CMS's proposed FY27 2.4% SNF pay bump and the early signal that it is preparing to rework how the Patient Driven Payment Model accounts for case mix.

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Community Stories

We asked healthcare professionals some simple questions about what it takes to move beyond burnout in our #MoveBeyondBurnout Sweepstakes. Here’s what they said.

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Leadership

Healthcare leaders are expected to solve burnout across their organizations. What’s not getting attention is that these healthcare executives are actually burning out too.

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Leadership

If you operate a skilled nursing facility today, you've already felt the LPN squeeze. The harder question is what the next decade and beyond looks like, and the data does not look good.

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Community Stories

This May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, we're not sugarcoating reality. We’re exposing burnout for what it is — a critical mental health issue that can undermine patient care — and providing resources that we hope will help nurses and leaders understand one another.

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Leadership

When healthcare burnout makes headlines, the story usually centers around the clinicians. It's an important and valid issue that needs addressing, but it's not the full picture. The people running the buildings are burning out too.

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Leadership

Leadership continuity matters at every organizational level, since workforce instability amplifies operational risks. See what steps post‑acute leaders can take today to build resilience.

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Technology

There may be fewer mandated ratios, but now there is more visibility into what leaders are doing, and when budgets meet reality, hidden risks often emerge.

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Leadership

See how to get leadership aligned on the tactics and technology needed to manage workforce risk.