Cascade Capital Group has bought 15 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in two separate transactions at a total cost of $130 million.
Survey reveals importance of electronic referrals
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 31, 2019
Electronic referrals are a high priority with 70% of home health and hospice organizations reporting an increase in requests for referral data to be sent electronically over the past one to two years,...
3M wraps KCI deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
3M has completed its acquisition of Acelity Inc. and its KCI wound care subsidiaries for about $6.7 billion. The transaction was announced Oct. 11, adding the advanced wound care and specialty surgical...
COVID-19 may be a new risk factor for chronic pain, national study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Fully 26% of study participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms reported frequent pain, researchers report.
Researchers: Company’s ultrasound scans could lead to better wound care
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Haymarket Media
Mar 07, 2007
Better preventive wound care may be accomplished with the use of high-resolution ultrasound imaging, according to researchers in two separate studies.
Extra drug benefits offered for low-income Medicare beneficiaries
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 16, 2004
Drug companies are sweetening the pot for some low-income seniors when it comes to the new Medicare drug discount program set to begin in June. Novartis was the latest to announce, saying Wednesday it...
Ask the nursing expert: How can I learn to write a Plan of Correction?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jun 05, 2012
I learned how to write the Plan of Correction from a more seasoned director of nursing colleague of mine. Odds are there is somebody you know or look up to in the profession who might be able to give you...
NC nursing home reaches $35,000 settlement over charges it discriminated against disabled worker
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2014
A North Carolina long-term care company has reached a $35,000 settlement over charges that it discriminated against a cook/dietary aide with a physical impairment, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Staffing, IC and mental health: Fall Online Expo webinars tackle big topics Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 11, 2020
Helping frontline caregivers and managers do their jobs better in the COVID-19 era will be the focus of three CE-bearing webinars Thursday (Sept. 17) at the annual McKnight’s Fall Online Expo.
Status Solutions announces demo partnership
Aug 29, 2012
HealthDynamix and Status Solutions will host demonstrations of Status Solutions’ Communication and Access to Information Everywhere technology on Sept. 11 in Columbus, OH, and Sept. 18 in Charlotte,...