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...
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...
Happy holidays: ’tis the season for more rehab work
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Dec 08, 2011
It’s that time of year again, the when our hospitals and nursing facilities start to fill up with patients suffering from new fractures, falls, pneumonia and other cardio-pulmonary diseases. However,...
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...
Free Webcast targets solutions for LTC med management
By
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...
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...
Prohibit binding arbitration entirely? CMS was tempted
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 04, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is toughening its stance on the use of binding arbitration agreements for nursing home residents and their families. But the agency isn’t being as tough...
Bill would help nursing homes pay for sprinkler system updates
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 21, 2013
Nursing homes that need to update their sprinkler systems would benefit from a recently introduced tax bill.