Robert C. Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Optimus EMR Inc.
Omnicare extends PharMerica buy offer
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2012
Pharmacy giant Omnicare announced that it was extending to Jan. 20 its offer to purchase all outstanding shares of rival PharMerica for $15 per share. The original offer had been scheduled to expire in...
Florida’s highest court rejects use of arbitration agreements
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2012
Nursing home arbitration agreements received another blow when the Florida Supreme Court ruled them invalid in two separate cases in November.
New sponsor comes to G & E
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2012
The board of real estate investment trust Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Trust voted in November to replace Grubb & Ellis with American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital as co-sponsors. It will now be...
Consultant pharmacy group appoints new executive
Jan 03, 2012
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists recently named Vera Jackson, MSW, Ph.D., as the association’s executive director and CEO.
Nurses’ union wins bargaining agreement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2012
A federal appeals court agreed that an agreement between union nurses and a hospital should have been honored by new owners.
Alexza surges after inhaled antipsychotic drug gets support
Dec 28, 2011
Stock prices for Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently surged by 25% to 78 cents. This came after the Food and Drug Administration’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee conditionally backed...
Yes, it was a good year
By
John O'Connor
Dec 22, 2011
If you’re like most operators, you’re probably staggering toward the end-of-year holidays. And your unsteady gait may have nothing to do with spiked eggnog.
Gender-bending thief targets Atlanta assisted living facilities
Dec 22, 2011
It’s unclear from the surveillance video if the thief, donned in nursing scrubs, an identification badge and what appears to be a large black curly wig, is a man or a woman. But one thing is certain:...
Pat Henry named president of RehabCare
Dec 21, 2011
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has announced that Pat Henry is the newly appointed president of its RehabCare division. She replaces Chris Bird. A speech pathologist by training, Henry most recently was an executive...