MatrixCare has announced the MatrixCare Analytics Clinical Dashboard, which has 33 quality measures and compares results to the most current CMS benchmark data.
NIC prepping for 25th national conference
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James M. Berklan
Aug 27, 2015
Officials are putting the final touches in place for the 25th national conference of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry. The event takes place Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at...
Deaf residents sue nursing home over lack of communication services
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Aug 19, 2015
Three deaf residents of an Illinois nursing home have filed a civil lawsuit against the facility, claiming it failed to provide adequate accommodations for them to communicate with staff.
The Heritage announces walk-in clinic
Aug 18, 2015
Through a partnership with Williamson Medical Group, The Heritage at Brentwood, a Life Care Services™ community, has announced it will open a new walk-in clinic.
Standardized electronic info remains a challenge: experts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
An emphasis on data assessment and standardization across care settings was a hot topic at the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit, held in late June in Baltimore.
Inovonics releases new smoke/heat detector
Jul 29, 2015
Inovonics has debuted its new EN1243 smoke/heat detector as part of its senior living product portfolio.
Omnicare will settle with DOJ in Depakote kickback cases
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Jul 09, 2015
Omnicare has announced it will settle with the Department of Justice in two federal suits accusing the pharmacy giant of taking kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories.
After Omnicare deal, all eyes turn to PharMerica
Jul 06, 2015
It’s an odd thing to see the king of the jungle become the hunted instead of the hunter. But that’s what happened when CVS announced it was buying Omnicare.
After snapping up Omnicare, CVS enters as major player
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2015
Retail behemoth CVS announced in May it will acquire Omnicare, the long-term care industry’s largest institutional pharmacy company, for $10.4 billion.
Caremerge creates chronic care management tool
Jun 30, 2015
Caremerge Inc. has launched its Chronic Care Management Solution, designed to tackle the new Medicare Chronic Care Management reimbursements as set forth by the Affordable Care Act.