Senior care software vendor PointClickCare has overtaken MatrixCare in the annual KLAS software rankings. The research and insights firm named PointClickCare winner of the long-term care services segment...
CareCentrix taps Synzi for post-acute connections
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
CareCentrix, the leader in home-based and post-acute care (PAC) solutions, has entered a strategic alliance with Synzi, a leading technology enabler for post-acute care. “Our goal is to help people return...
Remedi opens Chicago pharmacy to expand PAXIT reach
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
Baltimore-based Remedi SeniorCare has opened a new PAXIT pharmacy in Chicago. The 12th location expands Remedi’s reach to 32 states and provides institutional pharmacy services to more than half the...
GOJO revises marketing after FDA notice
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
GOJO Industries said it has responded to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s that the company needs to stop making claims that its Purell hand sanitizers help eliminate viruses such...
Sudbury Pines Extended Care partners with Eversource for sustainable energy, savings
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
Massachusetts’ Sudbury Pines Extended Care cut its energy use by more than 25% after entering a partnership with Eversource, the New England energy provider said. The family-owned, 92-bed facility...
Pathway Health names first INTERACT Center of Excellence designation
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
Pathway Health has certified Friendship Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation of St. Louis as an INTERACT Center of Excellence. Friendship Village is the first facility to receive this designation. ...
LTC picks up three properties
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
Real estate investment trust LTC Properties has acquired three new properties, including a 140-bed skilled nursing facility. Both regional operators are new to LTC. HMG Healthcare will operate the Longview,...
New safety pen wins McKesson award
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
The Prevent DropSafe Safety Pen, introduced in 2019, has been awarded McKesson’s New Product of the Year. The pen is the first in the United States to use a thin, 31-gauge needle to enhance patients’...
Sherwin Williams announces new healthcare color palettes
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
Paint maker Sherwin-Williams has announced 21 new color collections, including new palettes specifically for healthcare and hospitality settings. “We created these market-specific palettes to ultimately...
Natasha Islam tapped for top post at Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
Philosophy Care Centers has named Natasha Islam administrator of its Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Pediatrics in Haskell, NJ. Islam most recently led Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and...