Stephen F. Flatt, Ph.D., is the new CEO at Tennessee-based National HealthCare Corporation, the nation’s oldest publicly traded senior healthcare company.
Bullock moves to Avalere Health
Jul 24, 2013
Avalere Health LLC has appointed Carrie William Bullock to its reimbursement and product commercialization services practice. Her new role will have Bullock addressing strategic and tactical issues throughout...
ArjoHuntleigh names Lytle North American president
Jul 18, 2013
Rick Lytle is ArjoHuntleigh’s new North American President. He will oversee the company’s sales and service operations in the U.S. and Canada and will initially focus on integrating the commercial...
Improving kidney care for residents in nursing facilities
By
Barb Bednar
Mar 30, 2016
Dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment for people who have lost the function of their kidneys. The leading cause of kidney failure is type 2 diabetes.
Scary stuff is happening in long-term care
By
John O'Connor
Dec 07, 2020
I was recently talking to a sibling who moved out West. Thanks to the miracle of remote work, he was able to ditch cold winters while keeping his day job. As they say, nice work if you can get it.
Mosquitoes are active: What can you do?
By
Ron Harrison, Ph.D.
Jul 31, 2015
Some mosquitoes also carry a relatively new virus in the United States called chikungunya virus.
Is long-term care a flea market?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 20, 2019
Recently, I overheard a business office manager speaking on the phone to a managed care company, which after approving dozens of patients, kept denying payments — without giving a reason, of course....
Breath of fresh air: Feb. 18 webinar focuses on how to improve air quality in long-term care
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
The pandemic has revealed just how important air quality is. A webinar to be held Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. ET — which has been approved for one continuing education credit — will talk about the long-term...
A study that may never be done — but should
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 28, 2013
Government agencies and lobbyists are famous for conducting studies that prove a point — theirs, namely. That’s why I’ll be very interested to see who will have the courage to conduct one...
Administrators on the front lines of COVID-19
By
Liza Berger
Mar 24, 2020
COVID-19 just hit a little closer to home for long-term care providers.