CAST offers free tools for making electronic health record selections
Jun 13, 2012
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies has released several free tools designed to help operators identify electronic health records products that might meet their needs. The portfolio...
Testimony: FDA should pay more attention to how well pending drugs actually work
Jun 06, 2012
Federal regulators should put more emphasis on comparative effectiveness research when considering premarket approval for new medications, according to experts who spoke at this week’ s International...
New healthcare LED displays deliver a clear advantage
Jun 06, 2012
LG Electronics’ newest patient-room healthcare TVs offer providers new levels of operational savings and are designed with residents’ satisfaction in mind. The LQ630H LED TV series incorporates...
Crest Healthcare Supply releases online catalog
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McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2012
Crest Healthcare Supply has released its 2012 online catalog. Features include easy browsing, bookmarking and page-printing capabilities. To facilitate single-product searches, each item can be found in...
Lawmakers target use of antipsychotics in LTC settings
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McKnight's Staff
May 30, 2012
Three U.S. Senators have proposed legislation that would further regulate the administration of antipsychotic medications to nursing home residents. Specifically, the new measure would require nursing...
Status Solutions’ CATIE recognized as product to watch
May 23, 2012
Status Solutions today that its CATIE (Communication and Access to Information Everywhere) self-service technology has been recognized by the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) as part of the...
Yardi Systems honored at ALFA
May 23, 2012
Yardi Systems was awarded an ALFA Best of the Best Award for utilizing technology to significantly simplify and automate management of Medicaid billing for Pathway communities offering a Medicaid option....
Drive Medical offers new e-commerce exchange
May 23, 2012
Drive Medical is offering new tools to support its e-commerce customers, the durable medical manufacturer announced. The Drive Medical Ecommerce Exchange contains web optimized product images, 360-degree...
Chris Stakutis is new CTO at PointRight
May 16, 2012
Chris Stakutis has joined PointRight as the firm’s new Chief Technology Officer. He has more than 25 years of operating systems and process control experience. In his new role, he will lead efforts...
Vendors flock to Dallas for ALFA show
May 16, 2012
More than 250 industry vendors will exhibit their products and services this week at the Assisted Living Federation of America Conference and Expo in Dallas. The exhibit hall will be open today and Thursday....