Nursing homes get another shot at Provider Relief Fund portal
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2021
Nursing homes once again have access to the federal Provider Relief Fund portal for Period 1.
Supreme Court weighing limits on privacy-breach lawsuits
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
In an announcement expected today, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to accept a case that could narrow how “harm” is defined in data-breach cases.
Therapy lawsuit advances in federal court; debate persists
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
A former Aegis occupational therapy assistant can move forward with a lawsuit over what she says were fraudulent therapy claims.
Humana buys Kindred to build home health inroads
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2018
Kindred Healthcare has not only slid off the skilled nursing radar, it’s also been sold — to insurer Humana Inc. and two private equity partners.
Patent received for COPD medication
May 10, 2017
Pulmatrix Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, said Tuesday it had received a patent for its drug PUR0200, which is designed to treated chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD).
HCP spins off troubled HCR ManorCare
By
Jun 06, 2016
HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced in May.
New medication reduces respiratory tract infections
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 22, 2019
A phase 2b clinical trial of RTB101, an orally administered drug, was shown to reduce respiratory tract infections in patients over age 65, resTORbio Inc. announced.
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.
Healthcare REIT buying spree grabs Sunrise Senior Living
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2012
Health Care REIT Inc. will acquire Sunrise Senior Living for $844.6 million in cash, creating a mammoth senior living company that will send ripples through the sector.
Sunrise could face NYSE delisting
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 19, 2007
The New York Stock Exchange has put Sunrise Senior Living Inc. on notice: It will be delisted from the exchange unless it releases its yearly earnings report.