Vincentian Collaborative System, a not-for-profit healthcare and human services organization, has named Dean Owrey chief financial officer. Owrey has more than 30 years’ experience in financial leadership...
3M wraps KCI deal
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
3M has completed its acquisition of Acelity Inc. and its KCI wound care subsidiaries for about $6.7 billion. The transaction was announced Oct. 11, adding the advanced wound care and specialty surgical...
Innovaccer launches Medical Homes solution
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 23, 2019
Data-activation company Innovaccer Inc. has launched a Patient-Centered Medical Homes solution aimed at managing end-to-end needs of organizations from advancing primary care initiatives to establish a...
New bedside AI tool reduces call response time
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2019
OrbitaASSIST is the latest voice-enabled, artificial intelligence-driven bedside virtual health assistant from Orbita. This market-proven solution offers an alternative or adjunct to traditional nurse...
Slavitt’s Town Hall records first fund
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 25, 2018
Town Hall Ventures, a firm led by former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt, has closed its first fund at $115 million.
LutheranCare Presbyterian Homes appoints Chrystie, Roth and Chrzanowski
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 10, 2019
Community Wellness Partners, an affiliation of LutheranCare and Presbyterian Homes & Services, has announced three hires and promotions on its two campuses. Corina Chrystie has been named vice president...
Former nursing home owner’s ‘every nickel’ possibly at stake with class action ruling
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2018
A New York judge has cleared the way for residents of a troubled nursing home to pursue a class-action lawsuit against its former owners.
Researchers I.D. barriers to care as Alzheimer’s diagnoses in Latinos explode
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
It’s no shock that Alzheimer’s diagnoses are expected to rocket upward over the coming decades — but researchers say one group will bear an unfair share of the burden and may be the least...
Partners Pharmacy PassPort selected for NJ’s field hospitals
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
New Jersey has tapped Partners Pharmacy and its innovative APS Passport system to provide emergency pharmacy services at three field hospitals opening across the state to alleviate the strain on local...
PadInMotion offering HIPAA-compliant EZCall tool for SNFs
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2020
Interactive patient experience provider PadInMotion now offers its EZCall application to skilled nursing facilities and hospitals to empower quick and secure engagement with loved ones via one-touch connectivity....