Category: News

This was a big year for Lifespark and for the 12th time, we have found ourselves on the Star Tribune Top Workplace list once again. This is important because culture means everything to us – our PEOPLE are our number one priority. If we can’t spark our employees and deliver an exceptional experience, we can’t […]

With all the noise lately on President Biden’s campaign to overhaul Medicare Advantage, Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, put pen to paper sharing his opinion on the subject. His thoughts were picked up by MedCity News. In the article Joel said, “Done properly, Medicare Advantage should produce lower costs to taxpayers and better outcomes for patients. […]

In article in Skilled Nursing News, reporter Amy Stulick, writes about how those in the industry continue to adapt amid a historic workforce shortage and higher acuity patients, nursing staff are having to adapt in new ways. All nursing levels, and even dietary and housekeeping staff, need to work together to ensure a facility is […]

In an opinion piece featured in Healthcare Dive, Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, argues for an update of HIPAA that acknowledges an advanced technology landscape and scales back healthcare data silos. This conversation is getting a lot of buzz in Washington as congress looks to pass a bill which calls for a commission to review existing state […]

Senior Housing News, interviewed Molly Toulouse, VP, Senior Living for a feature story on maximizing care revenue. Austin Montgomery, reporter, wanted insight into how senior living operators are shifting their strategy to capture new revenue opportunities based on care. Lifespark is noted as an example of how companies are getting creative in finding new ways […]

That’s what Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen and LeadingAge President & CEO Katie Smith Sloan answered in a Q&A in Modern Healthcare. The healthcare industry is facing a wide variety of challenges—and solutions aren’t always straightforward shared the reporter, David May. The number of people age 65 and older in the U.S. is projected to rise […]

Tim Mullaney, editor for Senior Housing News, covered this topic in-depth after attending the ASHA conference in January where Lifespark CEO, Joel Theisen was a panelist. Senior living providers are more focused than ever on providing high-quality health care — and finding ways to be compensated for doing so, shared Mullaney. This is driving investment […]

Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen shares his opinion in Medical Economics on why health care gets low marks for customer satisfaction, and what is a problem. He notes that the latest net promoter scores give the health care industry a rating of 38 out of 100. That puts the business behind Apple, Chick-fil-a, Netflix, and Starbucks, but ahead of Exxon […]

Senior Housing News breaks down their perspective on the top trends in senior housing to keep an eye on this year. Featured in this article is Lifespark and our ability to position senior living within Medicare Advantage to connect residents to more wellness without costing them more. Lifespark’s Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Bill Thomas, shared […]

In Home Health Care News, reporter Andrew Donlan reports that data examinations are beginning to shed greater insight on just how much better value-based payment models are for quality of care. When comparing two-sided risk models in Medicare Advantage (MA) versus fee-for-service Medicare programs, the former performed better in all eight quality-of-care metrics. That is […]