DOJ files false claims case against nursing home chain, director of operations
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Sep 08, 2016
A Tennessee-based skilled nursing provider is facing a False Claims Act complaint after it allegedly submitted claims for services that were “grossly substandard” or not provided at all over...
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Sep 08, 2016
Review: ACA has made “significant progress” in improving access to care … Dementia patients in hospice prescribed lower doses of pain meds … Stroke survivors at eight times higher...
LeadingAge bestows award on Westminster-Canterbury
Sep 07, 2016
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, a Virginia continuing care retirement community, has won the 2016 National LeadingAge Award for Excellence in Research and Education for its work with It’s...
Cordata Healthcare Innovations LLC, which creates specialty care coordination platforms, recently announced the close of a Series A financing round of around $3 million, inclusive of the conversion of...
Reprogrammed cells hold key to healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
Returning cells to their earliest embryonic state may offer a “potent” resource for healing diabetic foot ulcers, according to a team of Boston-based researchers.
Umbilical cord is shown to help chronic wounds heal
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
Cryopreserved umbilical cord, or cUC, allografts healed nearly 80% of chronic wounds in a retrospective review of a Texas veterans clinic.
New watch may lead to faster response
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2016
A smartwatch app under development may allow certified nursing assistants to respond to alerts faster, Binghamton University researchers say.
The magic of music
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Gary Tetz
Sep 05, 2016
Corn loves classical music. It’s all ears for the stuff.
Study: Antibiotics may slow progression of Alzheimer’s
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Sep 05, 2016
Long-term treatment with antibiotics could help decrease levels of amyloid plaques, a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to recent study results.
Profile: Beth Burnham Mace
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2016
As Beth Mace has moved along her path with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, the journey has become personal.