» PointClickCare has acquired Meal Metrics, a web-based nutritional management solution. It now will be called the PointClickCare Tray Card. The product gives long-term care staff the ability to track...
Borrowing to build
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2014
New construction funding for skilled nursing facilities remains scarce, but lenders say they will listen if operators present a convincing case for building.
Profile: Headlines to headliner
By
Dave Surico
Jan 01, 2014
It could have been fate that led Leonard Russ to healthcare. No one will really know. But what it wasn’t was expected.
Design Decisions: Bring on the wave
By
Dave Surico
Jan 01, 2014
PruittHealth meets the new challenges of catering to the baby boom generation head-on, investing in movie theaters, a spa and more
Referrals at risk
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 01, 2014
Interoperability for technology solutions is crucial for long-term care providers.
AVIV acquires LTC properties in Texas and Minnesota
Jan 07, 2014
Aviv REIT Inc. has bought a skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, independent living facility in Minnesota and a skilled nursing facility in Texas in two transactions for $43.4 million.
Nursing home does not need Supreme Court intervention to avoid birth control mandate, feds say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
The federal government defended the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate” Friday in a Supreme Court filing against a Catholic long-term care provider. The ACA requires...
Judge dismisses HIPAA claims arising from Omnicell laptop theft
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
Individuals do not have the right to sue healthcare providers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act simply because their personal information was compromised, a federal judge recently...
T-System releases flu doc templates
Dec 20, 2013
T-System Inc. renewed its “winter gift” of T Sheets® flu documentation templates free of charge to all hospitals and healthcare providers. Providers can download the free documentation tool...
Winnen moves to Noble
Dec 17, 2013
Stephan Winnen is the new managing director, Europe, at Noble Biomaterials Inc., the manufacturer of X-STATIC®.