The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave market clearance to an extended-release opioid painkiller yesterday. It is designed for those with severe pain.
Vendors help providers prep for staff-reporting regulation
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2016
As the Payroll-Based Journal reporting deadline looms, many vendors have spent the spring selling new solutions.
ABILITY Network buys CareWatch maker
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2016
ABILITY® Network, which has a presence in the hospital, home health and skilled nursing industry, announced in April it had bought software company eHealth Data Solutions LLC. Terms of the deal were not...
New SaaS management system launched
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 04, 2016
A new platform seeks to link home care providers with senior living partners.
Court approves another pact that siphons facility residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2012
In another strike against the traditional nursing home census base, a federal judge in Maine has approved a class-action lawsuit settlement that lets those with long-term disabilities live in their home...
AL court rules in favor of health insurer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
Alabama’s high court has ordered a nursing home’s breach of contract suit against the state’s largest health insurer to be dismissed.
Agreement declared void in dementia case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed that an arbitration agreement signed by a nursing home resident with dementia is void.
Tech contest is open for entries
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2015
The 2015 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards program has returned, giving long-term care facilities a place to shine.
FDA advises caution on defibrillators
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Certain HeartStart automated external defibrillator devices made by Philips Medical Systems might be unable to deliver needed defibrillator shocks in a cardiac emergency, the Food and Drug Administration...
Higher authority may hear religious suit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2012
A former nursing home activities aide allegedly fired over refusing to pray the rosary with a Catholic resident can proceed with a religious discrimination claim, a federal court ruled in September.