REGULATORY EXPERTISE
MANAGED CARE AND NETWORK KNOWLEDGE
Bob is now sharing his knowledge, experience and insight into skilled nursing facilities and post acute care. He has assembled a team of highly experienced LNFA Consultants, RN Consultants, MDS Consultants and AR Consultants to advise post acute providers and payors on how to achieve their highest potential both clinically and financially.
Bob established many best practices when managed care began utilizing SNF's in the late 90's and continued to pioneer efficient care management and billing procedures with today's complex networks. His intimate and extensive knowledge of the daily operations of skilled nursing facilities brings a unique insider's perspective to managed care payors who are trying to develop their networks, as well as payors and providers who are preparing for the next phase of healthcare as an ACO. Clearing understanding the existing Quality Measures and care metrics used by SNF's, Bob is able to support the payors and providers in measuring the quality of care of those SNF's in a network.
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bob Kalin BA, MEd., is a Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator and healthcare executive with almost 30 years of long term care operations experience, previously serving as the Regional Vice President of Operations of up to 25 facilities with major national skilled nursing provider for over 20 years. He has been a Vice President of Operations for a small Texas provider and has been actively involved with the Texas Healthcare Association serving as past Board Member, as well as various officer positions within the Houston Chapter of THCA his entire career.
In the course of his career he was worked with numerous regulatory challenges including Immediate Jeopardy, 23 Day Fast Track De-certification, CMS Special Focus facilities, initial certifications and Re-certifications. Bob has also lead skilled nursing facilities through natural disasters requiring evacuations, sheltering in place and accepting evacuees, such as during Tropical Storm Allision, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Ike. He has effectively directed numerous significant risk management incidents including patient suicide, patient abuse and workplace violence.