Manufacturers adapt to fill coronavirus-related gaps
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2020
With nursing homes and hospitals facing shortages of personal protection equipment and supplies like hand sanitizer, manufacturers have shifted gears to meet demand.
April Company briefs
Apr 01, 2020
A new subsidiary of turn-around firm Healthcare Management Partners will focus on senior care facilities. HMP Senior Solutions’ offering for nursing homes and assisted living will include accounting...
Failures halt Phase III trials of infused Alzheimer’s drug
By
Deborah Weinstein
Sep 01, 2012
Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Elan said all Phase III tests of Alzheimer’s drug bapineuzumab are being halted after the drug failed to hit its goals for cognition and global function.
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.
FDA approved 35 new drugs during the latest fiscal year
By
Matthew Arnold
Dec 01, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration green-lighted a bumper crop of new medicines in fiscal year 2011. It happened due to expedited approval authorities, flexibility in clinical trial requirements and PDUFA...
Medline boosts LTC supply line with newest distribution center
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 07, 2022
Medline has opened a 1.4-million-square-foot, LEED-certified distribution center in Grayslake, IL — the largest medical-grade distribution center in the country.
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...
Diabetes screening gets an added point-of-care feature
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Abbott said its Afinion™ HbA1c Dx assay is now available for use on the Afinion 2 Analyzer, as well as the Afinion AS100 Analyzer.