Samsung Electronics America Inc. and TigerText have announced a strategic partnership and new mobile option for clinical staff members in facilities and hospitals.
Kindred may be eyeing sale
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Jun 05, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. may be exploring a full sale along with its exit from the skilled nursing sector, Reuters reported in April.
HealthStream moves some offices
Mar 08, 2017
HealthStream Inc. announced it will move its Patient Experience phone research operations from its Maryland Patient Interview Center to Tennessee.
Pitts promoted at IPC Healthcare in Kansas City
May 04, 2015
Olevia Pitts, M.D., SFHM, was recently promoted to executive director for IPC Healthcare Inc.’s Kansas City region.
Extendicare asks Supreme Court to decide whether nursing home arbitration agreements prevent certain...
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Tim Mullaney
Jun 06, 2014
Extendicare Homes Inc. is seeking a Supreme Court ruling on the reach of nursing home arbitration agreements, according to news reports.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 10
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2021
Establish skeletal age to predict patient’s fracture risk, researchers say … Pandemic has ‘profoundly affected’ osteoporosis care, survey shows … NYC nursing home gave residents hydroxychloroquine...
Alexza surges after inhaled antipsychotic drug gets support
Dec 28, 2011
Stock prices for Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently surged by 25% to 78 cents. This came after the Food and Drug Administration’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee conditionally backed...
TeamHealth aims for PAC
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Apr 04, 2016
Physician staffing firm TeamHealth is aiming to acquire post-acute physician groups in 2016 following its purchase of IPC Healthcare Inc.
Justice Department investigating Humana billing practices
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John Hall
Feb 24, 2015
Humana Inc. reports that it is cooperating with a Department of Justice inquiry into whether it exaggerated the severity of elderly patients’ illnesses to generate higher Medicare reimbursements.
OnShift adds Chapman to board
Nov 11, 2014
George Chapman, the former chairman, CEO and president of Health Care REIT Inc. (HCN), has been named to OnShift’s Board of Directors.