Deficit commission’s plan would eliminate CLASS Act
Dec 03, 2010
A bipartisan deficit commission, co-chaired by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, is scheduled to vote today on its deficit reduction proposals, which would make several cost-saving cuts to Medicare. Among...
Yarwood warns states not to opt out of Medicaid
Nov 19, 2010
States thinking of withdrawing from the Medicaid program should think again, the head of the American Health Care Association says.
Doctors, nurses clash over plan to expand role of nurse practitioners
Apr 15, 2010
More than half of all U.S. states are mulling the possibility of expanding the professional role of nurse practitioners as a primary care physician shortage looms, according to recent news reports.
The right prescription?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2018
If you want to know what skilled care will look like in five years, consider what hospitals look like today. The first time I heard that adage was in 1990. These days, it rings truer than ever. To be sure,...
Sanuwave inks distribution deal for DFU treatment
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 19, 2019
Ametus Group will commercialize a novel treatment for diabetic foot ulcers developed by SANUWAVE Health Inc., moving the dermaPACE System into more markets faster than expected. Ametus Group has 50...
COPD triples mortality risk in people with rheumatoid arthritis
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2019
Cardiopulmonary disease is a particular hazard for people with rheumatoid arthritis, a population-based study has found.
Time is running out: McKnight’s Technology Awards entries due Friday
Jul 12, 2017
Providers have until the end of the day on Friday, July 14 to submit their entry to the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Law would enforce nursing home malpractice caps
By
John Hall
Feb 13, 2015
In a case that could have broad implications for providers nationwide, West Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday inched closer to passing a law that could place caps on jury awards in nursing home malpractice...
Hill-Rom teams up with Edison Nation Medical
Oct 01, 2013
Hill-Rom and Edison Nation Medical have formed a partnership to conduct a medical invention search. The companies are seeking ideas from healthcare providers and the public for new products, specifically...
Alzheimer’s treatment attacks plaque formations
Mar 17, 2008
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, may have found a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that targets the disease at the cellular level.