John Langenderfer was named Huntington’s director of healthcare sales and origination.
NIC prepping for 25th national conference
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James M. Berklan
Aug 27, 2015
Officials are putting the final touches in place for the 25th national conference of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry. The event takes place Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at...
Inovalon to buy Avalere Health
Aug 25, 2015
Data analytics company Inovalon will buy Avalere Health Inc., a healthcare consulting firm, for $140 million.
PharMerica, Kindred settle in Amgen kickback lawsuit
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John Hall
Aug 24, 2015
PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare have agreed in principle to out-of-court settlements in a whistleblower suit that implicated the companies in alleged massive kickback schemes involving a popular...
Nursing home giant Signature Healthcare pushes into insurance industry
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Aug 19, 2015
Signature Healthcare, one of the country’s largest nursing facility companies, is quickly nearing its entry into the health insurance business. Enrollment for Signature Healthcare residents will...
Brookdale settles with EEOC for $112,000 in disability accommodation case
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Aug 19, 2015
A Denver senior living provider will pay $112,500 to settle a lawsuit that claims it failed to provide accommodations for, and subsequently fired, an employee with fibromyalgia.
Drive Medical integrating with DeVilbiss Healthcare
Aug 18, 2015
Drive Medical has completed much of its plan to integrate DeVilbiss Healthcare, the company announced.
Vitall Inc. announces patent on fall-detection product
Aug 18, 2015
Vitall Inc. has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its fall-detection technology that it says can significantly reduce false alarms.
WSJ digs into Ultra High therapy billing
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Aug 18, 2015
Fifty-four percent of the therapy nursing that homes billed to Medicare in 2013 was at the “Ultra High” level, up from just 7% in 2002, a prominent story in the Wall Street Journal reported...
The Point Group buys Forté Group
Aug 12, 2015
Point Communications Inc. subsidiary The Point Group has purchased Forté Group Inc., a public relations firm in Texas. The company has created a new affiliate called Forté Senior Living Group.