Nutritional supplement to improve eyesight released
Nov 29, 2016
Persavita Inc. has introduced a natural eye health product, Saffron 2020. The supplement is meant to maintain eyesight and potentially prevent against age-related macular degeneration.
On-demand videos now available in EHR
Nov 29, 2016
StayWell has announced that its Krames On-Demand Videos are available in Epic electronic health records.
SaaS telephone call product released
Nov 22, 2016
Concordia Systems Inc. has introduced SentinelCALL™, which provides telephone calls to stay in contact with individuals with long-term chronic conditions, seniors and individuals returning home from...
Senior community receives financing
Nov 22, 2016
Ziegler announced the closing of a $34.9 million Series 2016 tax-exempt fixed rate financing for Canterbury Health Care Inc.
PruittHealth loses legal challenge over law firm’s targeted advertisements
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 22, 2016
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of a law firm on Monday in a case debating whether the firm’s ads targeting a specific nursing home violated state law.
Telemedicine videoconferencing launched for rural communities
Nov 16, 2016
LS Networks fiber-optic broadband network is powering telemedicine videoconferencing in 16 rural communities across Oregon, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. announced.
Kindred buys Ventas facilities for $700M, plans for skilled nursing exit in 2017
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 15, 2016
Kindred Healthcare Inc. plans to purchase 36 skilled nursing facilities from Ventas Inc. for $700 million as part of its plan to exit the skilled nursing sector, the operator announced on Monday.
Arthritis drugs roundups to be shared
Nov 08, 2016
Pfizer Inc. said 20 abstracts for XELJANZ® (tofacitinib citrate) will be presented at the upcoming ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting next week in Washington, D.C.
Kindred leaving U.S. skilled nursing business
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Nov 08, 2016
Kindred Healthcare Inc. announced plans Monday to exit the skilled nursing facility business, citing “dynamic changes” to the healthcare industry.
Admins’ pay rises to $102K, DONs’ up to $90K
By
Liza Berger
Nov 05, 2016
The long-term care field is showing signs of robust health. For the first time since the recession hit eight years ago, it is offering strong pay increases across the board — from certified nursing assistants...