Danger afoot: Phone pics not reliable enough for ulcer care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2017
Australian researchers are warning that mobile phone images should not be used as a stand-alone diagnostic instrument for remote assessment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Emergency! Prep time
By
Meg LaPorte
Oct 06, 2017
As deadline nears, providers and vendors ramp up education, training and drills
Platform designed to connect nursing homes and hospitals for nursing shifts
Oct 03, 2017
Praos Health Inc., based in Austin, TX, launched a platform designed to connect hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies with nurses to staff shifts.
Marketing clearance announced for flu tests
Oct 03, 2017
Alere Inc. said its Alere i Influenza A & B 2 test has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the detection of influenza A and B infection in children and adults.
Samsung announces partnership
Oct 03, 2017
Samsung Electronics America Inc. and TigerText have announced a strategic partnership and new mobile option for clinical staff members in facilities and hospitals.
Tech company to participate in innovation partnership program
Oct 03, 2017
LifeAssist Technologies Inc. has been selected by the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation to participate in the Industry Innovation Partnership Program (I2P2).
New manufacturing facility opens in Iowa
Oct 03, 2017
Flexsteel Industries Inc., which has a Senior Living division for its furniture, along with the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC), held a ceremony for a new Dubuque manufacturing facility...
Kindred sells off more SNFs
Oct 03, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has sold more of its dwindling supply of long-term care facilities in a new transaction.
Nursing home providers hit with disability, racial discrimination lawsuits from EEOC
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Oct 03, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Maryland skilled nursing facility, arguing that it failed to promote an employee based on her race and age.
Hollywood Hills death toll reaches a dozen; search warrants issued
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2017
A 12th resident from a Hollywood Hills nursing home in Florida has died, which a coroner has attributed to the facility lacking air conditioning after Hurricane Irma.