Omnicare named co-employer, remains target of fair wage suit
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2018
A federal court has found that Omnicare Inc. and its contractor, Act Fast Delivery, jointly employ a group of drivers under a year-old, co-employment standard.
Clinical trial launched for automated insulin delivery system
Dec 06, 2017
Eli Lilly has started a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of its automated insulin delivery system with type 1 diabetes patients.
OSHA issues new compliance deadline for electronic workplace injury reporting
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Nov 27, 2017
Long-term care providers will now have until Dec. 15 to begin submitting workplace injury and illness data electronically, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced last week.
LTC clinical nurse specialists urged to weigh in on core competencies
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 12, 2017
Clinical nurse specialists in long-term care, and their managers, are encouraged to weigh in on what specific core competencies are needed for the job. The request comes from authors working on the National...
Steady-release dressing has promise for chronic wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2017
A new, semi-occlusive wound dressing that provides continuous delivery of topical healing agents shows promise in the treatment of chronic wounds that need steady treatment.
Clinical staff more critical of safety inside nursing homes
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 06, 2017
Nursing home administrators perceive a better safety culture in their facility than clinical staff, according to a new report.
Improving SNF staff communication doesn’t help reduce resident falls, study finds
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Oct 04, 2017
A program aimed at improving communication among nursing home staff didn’t help reduce resident falls in facilities, a new study shows.
CMS names clinician-support contractor
Sep 20, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected Telligen, in collaboration with prime contractor IMPAQ International and E4 Enterprise, as recipients of a five-year, $34.8 million order.
SNF occupancy continues to hit new lows, NIC report shows
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Sep 15, 2017
Skilled nursing facility occupancy dropped to 81.7% — its lowest point in five years — in the second quarter of 2017, according to a report released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
NIC conference arrives at end of month
Aug 31, 2017
The annual fall conference of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care is less than a month away. The group’s biggest annual event will take place Sept. 26-28 at the Sheraton Grand...