Swisslog Healthcare has acquired West Coast medication management company Talyst. Starting in 2018, the companies will begin integrating their pharmacy systems to address a large customer base in North...
Netsmart acquires ‘building block’ in HealthMEDX deal
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced in late October. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PharMerica to be acquired by KKR in $1.4B deal; Walgreens will a be minority investor
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Global investment firm KKR will buy PharMerica Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal, the companies announced in August.
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.
WV negligence lawsuit gets another day in the courtroom
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
A verdict against a nursing home of slightly over $90 million is being reconsidered in West Virginia due to a verdict-form error.
Review of antibiotic usage needed in long-term care facilities, expert urges
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 03, 2013
Long-term care administrators and directors should have an antibiotic stewardship program that takes the entire facility into account, an infection control expert said Thursday.
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.
McKesson unveils pay coordinating hub
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 05, 2016
McKesson Health Solutions unveiled the McKesson Intelligence Hub™ in September as a platform for enabling interoperability and sharing business intelligence through healthcare applications.
Injected cholesterol drug is new option
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
Residents with high cholesterol have a new choice. On August 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of a Repatha injection for patients who cannot reduce their low-density lipoprotein...
AL operators accused of withholding $2M in unpaid overtime, minimum wages
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 19, 2014
Four California assisted living operators are facing eight felony charges related to wage theft, tax and insurance violations, according to local reports.