Healthsense Inc. has raised $10 million in from Mansa Capital. Mansa Capital Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Ruben King-Shaw Jr., will join the Healthsense Board of Directors.
NY nursing home agrees to $2.2 million settlement in case of false documentation
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 21, 2014
Nursing home operator Ralex Services Inc. has agreed to a $2.2 million settlement in a whistleblower case involving forged documents at a facility in New Rochelle, New York.
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Aug 21, 2014
OH Supreme Court hears case of woman who transferred property then paid for nursing home through Medicaid … Nursing home video education project part of new $19 million round of NIH funding …...
Genesis, Skilled Healthcare merger to create huge long-term care provider with more than 500 facilities
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 20, 2014
Genesis HealthCare and Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. will merge to create a single long-term and post-acute care company with more than 500 facilities nationwide, the providers announced Tuesday.
Construction Specialties introduces wall and door protection
Aug 19, 2014
Construction Specialties Inc. (C/S) has debuted a new line of wall and door protection, Acrovyn by Design and Acrovyn Doors by Design. The products embed high-resolution images and logos as well as simulated...
PointRight® Pro 30™ use tops 9,000 facilities
Aug 19, 2014
PointRight Inc. has announced its PointRight® Pro 30™ rehospitalizations metric is now used in more than 9,000 skilled nursing facilities.
Medline Industries launches Innovation Challenge
Aug 19, 2014
Medline Industries Inc. has launched the 2014 Medline Innovation Challenge to reward institutions for licensable technologies in the areas of medical devices and healthcare solutions.
Health Care REIT acquires HealthLease Properties REIT
Aug 19, 2014
Health Care REIT Inc. agreed to acquire HealthLease Properties REIT , in a transaction valued at $950 million.
Federal court dismisses whistleblower lawsuit over Omnicare, PharMerica withholding generic drugs
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 18, 2014
A federal court in New York has tossed a whistleblower lawsuit charging that large long-term care pharmacies violated the False Claims Act by failing to dispense requested generic drugs.
Assisted living worker shot to death in Alaska, resident claims responsibility
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 15, 2014
An Alaska man has been charged with murdering a worker at a small assisted living facility in Anchorage, according to local news reports.