A clinical study of EarlySense, a non-invasive continuous monitoring solution, showed that it can effectively spot respiratory depression, according to a poster presented at the 2018 American Thoracic...
Call center to help New England provider manage patient follow-ups
Aug 29, 2018
Royal Health Group has partnered with Nexus Health Resources to begin using its Nexus Health Call Center to make post-discharge, patient follow-up calls. Royal, with senior care locations in Massachusetts...
SOC Telemed buys JSA Health
Aug 29, 2018
SOC Telemed (SOC), a leading psychiatric telemedicine provider, has acquired behavioral health-focused JSA Health. The combined new company will provide round-the-clock access to telePsychiatry care across...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Aug. 28
Aug 28, 2018
Illinois governor vetoes bill that would have ballooned max damages in Legionnaire’s cases at nursing home from $200K to $2M … Two Ohio nurse aides plead guilty to felony forgery charges for...
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 27
Aug 27, 2018
Senate passes spending bill with $425 million boost for Alzheimer’s research … A vitamin-rich diet can help to lower the risk of frailty in older adults, study finds … Oklahoma the first...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 24
Aug 24, 2018
CDC issues new vaccine recommendations for the latest flu season … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rolls out new rules on providing dialysis care in nursing homes … New study says...
HCBS conference to feature LeadingAge, CMS officials
Aug 23, 2018
The National Home and Community Based Conference in Baltimore next week will feature LeadingAge and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials.
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 23
Aug 23, 2018
Conducting physical therapy in the emergency department after a fall may help to reduce future ED visits … Swapping brand-name drugs for generic combinations could save Medicare $1 billion …...
Flooring company donates more than $67,000 for hurricane relief efforts
Aug 22, 2018
Patcraft announced it has donated more than $67,000 to the American Red Cross, Texas Gulf Coast Region through a giving program to benefit Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
UMMS announces analytics partnership
Aug 22, 2018
Real Time Medical Systems, an interventional analytics company, has signed with the University of Maryland Medical System to better analyze data after a patient has been discharged to a nursing home.