New diabetes screening device used in clinical trial
Apr 29, 2014
More than 400 diabetic patients have been evaluated using the RETeval® a handheld diabetic retinopathy screening device.
Nice-Pak Products and PDI celebrate Earth Week with solar system
Apr 22, 2014
Nice-Pak Products Inc. and sister company Professional Disposables International Inc., celebrated Earth Week by installing a solar array on the roof of its headquarters and manufacturing plant.
Charges that Omnicare disguised nursing home kickbacks as charitable contributions can proceed, federal...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 22, 2014
A whistleblower can keep pursuing his allegations that long-term care pharmacy Omnicare funneled payments to nursing home owners through so-called charitable donations, U.S. District Court Judge Robert...
The 2014 Diabetes Summit will take place Wednesday through next Friday under a dual-track system. One will highlight pre-clinical and early clinical research, as well as emerging therapeutic targets; the...
Skilled nursing edges toward 90% occupancy, absorption rate makes first gain in nearly a decade, NIC...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 14, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities’ occupancy rate continued to tick up in the first three months of 2014, while absorption flipped into positive territory for the first time in almost a decade, according...
Vibration could heal chronic diabetic wounds, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 02, 2014
Diabetic foot ulcers and other chronic wounds might heal more quickly if they are exposed to gentle vibrations, suggests new research from the University of Illinois-Chicago and Stony Brook University...
Nursing home workers could better communicate with family over ‘gray area’ decisions during...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 01, 2014
Even with advance directives in place, family members making decisions for end-stage dementia patients struggle with the trajectory of the condition, suggests a small study out of Virginia Commonwealth...
Supreme Court to hear case sparked by Omnicare deals
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2014
A recent $4 million legal settlement over kickbacks for anemia drug Aranesp is small change compared to other recent deals Omnicare has made with federal authorities. News of these payouts hasn’t...
Ask the payment expert … about Medicare technical requirements
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 01, 2014
We were told we didn’t meet technical requirements for Medicare. What does that mean?
Inovonics demonstrates integration into Milestone XProtect Enterprise video software
Mar 25, 2014
Inovonics will demonstrate integration of its mobile duress pendants into Milestone XProtect® Enterprise video management software at ISC West 2014. The integration of Inovonics’ EMD with Milestone...