No rest for weary providers in the battle to beat germs in long-term care settings
Canaries in a coal mine
By
John O'Connor
Dec 06, 2016
When it comes to measuring how well a long-term care facility is doing, we all know the usual benchmarks: revenues, profits and census levels.
Kindred quits: dumping SNFs
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2016
Kindred Healthcare Inc., which operated more than 200 nursing homes less than a decade ago, is pulling the plug on its skilled nursing facilities.
Netsmart acquires ‘building block’ in HealthMEDX deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced in late October. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Weatherhead list of fastest-growing companies features post-acute vendor
Dec 06, 2016
OnShift has been ranked No. 8 on Weatherhead 100’s annual list of Northeast Ohio’s fastest-growing companies.
New intubation division launched
Dec 06, 2016
Sanovas Inc. has launched a subsidiary called Intubation Science, along with a LightSpeed Intubation System. The latter allows safer positioning of the endotracheal tube without losing control of the airway.
Juniper Communities announces acquisition
Dec 06, 2016
Juniper Communities and law firm Akerman LLP announced the $13.65 million acquisition of Wood River Village Retirement Community in Bensalem, PA.
Providers fire back in court over state’s Medicaid backlog
By
Emily Mongan
Dec 01, 2016
Seven long-term care operators are suing the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services over the state’s backlog of approximately 7,000 Medicaid applications, a law firm representing the...
HHS appointee Price to bring rare provider perspective to role, insiders say
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 30, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his nomination of the “dream team” of Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) and consultant Seema Verma to lead the Department of Health and Human Services...
Court rejects whistleblower’s kickback claims against PharMerica
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 30, 2016
A whistleblower’s allegations that PharMerica, the nation’s second largest long-term care pharmacy, made kickbacks to skilled nursing facilities were shot down by a federal court on Monday.