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...
More than two-thirds of skilled nursing providers “sometimes” or “often” staff shifts without enough workers, according to a new survey by recruitment and hiring management firm OnShift. The first...
Prime Source pivots toward post-acute care industry
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
Prime Source Healthcare Solutions is bulking up its post-acute expertise to provide cost management solutions that help the industry optimize service delivery and reduce costs while increasing quality....
Ziegler Link-Age backs Embodied’s virtual training for senior care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
California-based Embodied Labs, an immersive platform using virtual reality to train senior care workers, has accumulated $3.2 million in seed funding from various sources. Age-related technology investor...
Ride and Uber share the lift on healthcare transportation
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
Ride Health and Uber Health are teaming up to expand options for patients across the country who lack an affordable, simple way to get to and from medical appointments. The new partnership aims to make...
Innovative Office Products snags CompuCaddy
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
Innovative Office Products has acquired CompuCaddy, a manufacturer of medical computer carts, medical cart workstations and other complementary products for medical and healthcare facilities. IOP is the...
Clorox offers infection control scholarships
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
Clorox Healthcare is providing scholarships for five infection preventionists in underserved communities to attend the APIC 2020 Annual Conference. The scholarships are open to IPs working within the U.S.,...