Omnicare Inc. will need more than an elegant theory if it hopes to gain an antitrust ruling against UnitedHealth Group, an appellate court in Chicago recently ruled.
Clearer package info helps care delivery
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2011
Nurses using wound care dressings with educational instructions attached to the outer package are 88% more likely to apply the products correctly than nurses who used the dressings in a traditional package,...
The BIG Picture: They like to talk—and do
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2010
I had the good fortune to speak with two uniquely qualified insiders during the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry conference.
Betting they can’t handle the ‘truth’
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John O'Connor
Aug 24, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius must have seen “A Few Good Men.” Her most recent move against the nation’s Republican governors looks like a maneuver from Col. Nathan...
The BIG Picture: What’s in a (new) ‘name’?
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John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2010
When the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging meets in Los Angeles this fall, a major announcement will be made: The organization will officially unveil a new identity.
The BIG picture: Nursing homes are not long-term care’s embarrasing relatives
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2009
When the Senate Special Committee on Aging decided to hold a hearing on future directions for long-term care, it seemed as though the nursing home industry was quickly walked down the stairs.
Future shock
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2008
Historically, those in need of seniors housing and care options had but one real choice: nursing homes. But market changes and policy shifts have collectively reduced the role of nursing care as the nation’s...
New president soon? Big deal
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2008
With less than a month before Election Day, the fight to determine our next president has hit a fever pitch. By that, I mean both sides are working as never before to smear the other guy.
Wall Street bailout shouldn’t be a mulligan
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John O'Connor
Sep 23, 2008
As this is being written, Congress is under pressure to immediately pass an unprecedented financial bailout plan for financial firms. These companies have been on a years-long real estate binge. The i-bankers...
An idea whose time has (finally) come
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2008
Like many revolutions, long-term care’s recent embrace of technology-based brain fitness tools began quietly. Then it exploded.