Nonin Medical’s Onyx II 9560 pulse oximeter has received Microsoft HealthVault certification, the firm announced. This designation means users’ vital signs can be uploaded, stored, and shared...
Tech tools and staying power
Jan 11, 2011
More than 140,000 people flocked to last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There, they got a first-hand glimpse at some of the latest tech toys. But how do providers separate...
Real estate investment trust purchases HCR for $6.1 bln
By
Liza Berger
Jan 03, 2011
HCP Inc., a real estate investment trust, has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of HCR ManorCare Inc. for $6.1 billion from The Carlyle Group, a private investment firm.
The design dilemma
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 03, 2011
As facilities consider whether to go hospitality or homelike, many are doing a little bit of both. The effect can be comfortable spaces with a touch of luxury
End-of-life care planning regulation to go into effect
Dec 30, 2010
Starting Jan. 1, Medicare will pay doctors who advise patients on options for end-of-life care. Under this new rule, doctors can offer information to patients on how to prepare an “advance directive,”...
Care model adds meaning to lives of dementia residents
By
Kim Warchol
Dec 21, 2010
A skilled nursing facility in Creve Coeur, MO, examines the interests, routines, likes, dislikes and other personal preferences of residents with dementia.
Nursing home dementia residents staying in hospice longer, analysis says
Dec 16, 2010
An analysis of nursing home records found that dementia patients are increasingly using hospice care benefits. It also revealed that 40% of nursing home residents suffer from some degree of dementia at...
Grandad was right: Don’t expect any free lunches
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2010
I don’t know about you, but when I go to a store and hand over my money or credit card, I expect to get something in return. If I go into McDonald’s, I expect giving up $1 and change is going...
Built from the ground up
By
Mary Gustafson
Dec 01, 2010
It’s hard to miss the enormous V-shaped, 18-floor high-rise northeast of Cincinnati’s downtown area. And that’s just how the owners and construction engineers of the upscale Stratford...