Welch Allyn acquisition aids Hill-Rom’s product footprint
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Reflecting the trend of consolidation among long-term care medical device vendors, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. announced it is buying New York-based Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion.
SNF bed total drops slightly
By
John O'Connor
Aug 05, 2015
The skilled care sector saw occupancy rates and bed supply dip slightly between March and June, new data shows.
State News for August 2015
Aug 05, 2015
The nation’s most populous state is also now home to the largest long-term care workers’ union, which formally chartered in late June.
Taking a load off
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 05, 2015
More facilities are pulling the plug on resource-robbing laundry practices — as they seek to lessen environmental burden and improve the bottom line
I couldn’t live without … TotalVue
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Working from his REM Laundry office in Versailles, KY, Mark Moore manages his company’s contract laundry services for nursing homes all over the country through a new cloud-based monitoring and reporting...
Damaging hand-offs
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Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2015
With the stakes raised for more and more admissions — and departures — communication is critical for long-term care providers looking to partner with hospitals
Sabra gains 678 new beds
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Aug 05, 2015
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. purchased four Maryland transitional care facilities for $234 million, the company announced in late June.
TeamHealth acquires IPC Healthcare for $1.6 billion
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Aug 05, 2015
Physician staffing company TeamHealth will acquire post-acute care group IPC Healthcare Inc. for $1.6 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
FDA approves expanded label of Abilify Maintena
Aug 05, 2015
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. and Lundbeck said the FDA has approved the expanded label of Abilify Maintena® (aripiprazole) for extended-release injectable suspension.
Dr. El’s Shrinky LTC Fantasy
Aug 04, 2015
I hung up the phone with the managed care case reviewer. The patient in question was in her late 50s, with multiple sclerosis and other physical problems that had left her bed-bound. What else would need...