CIT Group recently announced the formation of 505 Capital Partners, LP. The new fund will invest in second lien, mezzanine and other subordinated debt instruments, according to company officials. When...
Drug shortages take toll on providers, residents
Mar 29, 2011
Nine in 10 providers encountered prescription drug shortages in the second half of 2010, according to a survey by Premier Healthcare Alliance. Fully 80% of respondents indicated that the shortages caused...
GE and Intel’s Care Innovations project now operational
Jan 04, 2011
GE and Intel announced their healthcare joint venture, Intel-GE Care Innovations, is now fully operational. Care Innovations was developed to address aging-related challenges facing the nation. These include...
Medicare and Medicaid payment models should be adjusted to help achieve fully interoperable health information systems across all provider types within 10 years, according to a newly released government...
Soxxy debuts compression socks
Apr 28, 2015
Soxxy has introduced a new line of compression socks, the company announced.
Health Care Software, Inc. — Booth 1328
Oct 06, 2011
Take the sting out of the 11.1% Medicare payment reduction with Interactant. Health Care Software’s 40-plus years of experience, coupled with Interactant’s 27 fully integrated, clinical and...
Free Webcast targets solutions for LTC med management
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Haymarket Media
Sep 07, 2007
New laws and emerging technology have recently confused many providers about how best to proceed with medication delivery. But the new wrinkles also are presenting new opportunities, notes at least one...
GE Healthcare acquires Living Independently Group
Dec 01, 2009
GE Healthcare announced that it has fully acquired Living Independently Group Inc. The latter firm makes the QuietCare monitoring system. The acquisition follows the September 2008 announcement that GE...
Billing system overhauled at Optimus EMR
Jun 19, 2013
Optimus EMR Inc. announced the launch of its new Optimus Billing and Financial System (OBFS) last week.
The OBFS is fully integrated with the company’s EMR clinical system, sharing one point of entry...
Profile: Mastering by example
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2014
Everything Mary Leary needed to know about tenacity and resilience, she learned at home. Her father lived a full life despite injuries from World War II that left him fully disabled and forced him to relearn...