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.
Artabane joins PlayMaker CRM
Nov 22, 2016
Jennifer Artabane has joined PlayMaker CRM as the senior director of product.
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.
Agency staffing on the rise? Believe it — and plan for it
By
Steven Littlehale
Nov 21, 2016
The use of contract agency staff to fill nurse aide and licensed nurse vacancies is escalating. This increase is seen across many states, not to mention across the nation as a whole. Yes, we have a well-documented...
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.
The elephant in the room
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 10, 2016
Nope, I won’t do it. I just won’t. This is a column about long-term care and the important issues facing our profession. I absolutely refuse to get drawn into a heated discussion about the...
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.