Five Star Senior Living announced an expansion of rehabilitation and wellness services to senior living communities, along with rebranding with a new name: Ageility Physical Therapy Solutions.
Elmcroft Senior Living selects medication management system
Jul 26, 2017
Elmcroft Senior Living has selected ACCUflo as a medication management system for more than half of its senior living communities.
Pressure injury company joins IHI/NPSF coalition
Jul 26, 2017
Wellsense, which has created a visualization system focused on letting providers see where high pressure exists beneath a patient, has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Patient Safety...
SNF receives $78.4 million loan
Jul 26, 2017
Greystone announced last week it had provided a $78.4 million HUD-insured loan to refinance Boro Park Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility in Brooklyn, NY.
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 25
Jul 25, 2017
ACA replacements should reduce provider burden, boost care coordination, AGS says … Lawmakers question HHS’ funding of anti-Obamacare campaign … Two dead after car crashes into South...
Large nonprofits outperforming smaller organizations on EHR adoption
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Jul 21, 2017
More nonprofit senior living and care providers with multiple properties are adopting electronic health records than smaller nonprofit organizations, according to the results of a recent LeadingAge survey.
Secure Bill Pay acquired
Jul 19, 2017
ABILITY® Network has bought Secure Bill Pay, a software system for providers managing their revenue cycle.
Family files first-of-its kind lawsuit of California peaceful death bill
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 19, 2017
The family of a terminally ill woman has filed a lawsuit against a medical center and physicians they said consciously ignored California’s End of Life Option Act.
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 19
Jul 19, 2017
Nurse service to pay $4.4 million to settle allegations it kept hundreds of disenrolled Medicaid beneficiaries on payment roster … Almost half of Senators ask to discuss lower medical equipment rates...
Providers must ramp-up staff competency, fortify partnerships to reduce readmissions, expert says
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Jul 18, 2017
Providers must take a long look at their staff members’ competencies and how they communicate with acute-care partners to survive amid a regulatory environment that’s constantly ramping up...