Medical records service pays $100K for HIPAA breach affecting 3.5 million people
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2019
A healthcare company that had not conducted a comprehensive risk analysis prior to a HIPAA breach will pay $100,000, the federal government said Thursday.
Lawmakers step into antipsychotic drug battle
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2019
Oklahoma providers, the most likely in the nation to use antipsychotic drugs on nursing home residents, have new incentive to limit prescribing. Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) last week signed a law that requires...
Latest infection control battle puts mobile tech in the crosshairs
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2018
Computer tablets can carry entertainment to residents, helping them create connections with their caregivers and the world around them.
Slavitt’s Town Hall records first fund
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 25, 2018
Town Hall Ventures, a firm led by former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt, has closed its first fund at $115 million.
Healthcare Transactions sells another Maryland SNF
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2018
Healthcare Transactions Group Inc. arranged the sale of a 118-bed skilled nursing facility in in Carroll County, MD.
Ear Pain MD provides topical solution
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2018
Eosera has developed Ear Pain MD™, a new over-the-counter topical product for rapid ear pain relief. Ear Pain MD helps avoid discomfort by desensitizing aggravated nerves and providing numbing relief,...
Lutheran Services taps new EHR provider
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 11, 2018
Lutheran Services Carolinas has chosen MatrixCare as its new skilled nursing facility and senior living EHR platform partner.
Former nursing home owner’s ‘every nickel’ possibly at stake with class action ruling
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2018
A New York judge has cleared the way for residents of a troubled nursing home to pursue a class-action lawsuit against its former owners.
Hospital chain will own HCR
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
Welltower Inc. and hospital operator ProMedica are acquiring Quality Care Properties Inc. for nearly $2 billion in an 80/20 deal. QCP was in the process of purchasing HCR ManorCare, which is emerging from...
Feds suspect misuse of Nuedexta to calm nursing home dementia residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2018
Nuedexta is the only drug approved to treat uncontrolled laughing and crying due to pseudobulbar affect.