Intel-GE Care Innovations signs deal with Amedisys
Dec 09, 2015
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ has signed a multi-year partnership deal with Amedisys for with its Health Harmony remote care management platform.
Aetna Innovation Labs offers PT through SimpleTherapy
Dec 09, 2015
Aetna Innovation Labs announced it is offering video-guided physical therapy from SimpleTherapy.
Unions representing nursing home workers score in health benefit dispute
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Dec 09, 2015
Unions representing nearly 50 employees of a Pennsylvania county-run nursing home scored a win last week in a ruling over health benefit negotiations.
Supreme Court will review what counts as ‘false’ under the False Claims Act
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Dec 08, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court will review exactly what constitutes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act, due to a petition for certiorari that was granted Friday. Long-term care providers and...
Report: Nursing still lacks race, gender diversity
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Dec 08, 2015
Ethnic diversity in the nursing workforce is lacking, denying many patients “culturally relevant care” as patient populations become more diverse, according to a new study.
State News for December 2015
Dec 04, 2015
Pennsylvania — A recent ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could have “broad implications” for the future of nursing home arbitration agreements.
Seniors benefit from taking fewer meds
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2015
Two new studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggest doctors should focus on working with some at-risk patients to cut back on medications that treat diabetes and blood pressure.
Study: antipsychotics being funneled to aging residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2015
Despite the potential side effects, seniors are more likely to be treated with antipsychotic medications the older they get.
60 Seconds With… Mark Goulston, M.D.
Dec 04, 2015
Q: Why did you write “Talking To Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life”?
Study: Healthcare workers not making healthy choices
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Dec 04, 2015
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers don’t always practice what they preach when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, a new study suggests.