Change Healthcare announced it had bought the intellectual property and other assets from PokitDok Inc, a platform-as-a-service company for healthcare.
No-flush urinal provides waterless option
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 18, 2018
Waterless Co. offers no-flush urinals.
Hospice provider must pay $6M to settle False Claims Act allegations
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 17, 2018
An Atlanta-based hospice provider will pay almost $6 million to settle allegations of providing care to patients who weren’t dying.
Latest NIC data shows ‘surprising’ increase in skilled nursing occupancy
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 13, 2018
New data shows there was an unexpected increase in occupancy at skilled nursing facilities, following up the previous quarter’s record low.
BrightSpring, PharMerica to merge
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 12, 2018
BrightSpring Health Services and PharMerica Corporation have announced they are combining forces.
Top brass, colleges announce ‘transformative’ summit for LTC administrators
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 11, 2018
Long-term care providers, associations, and colleges will make history when a variety of their top leaders meet for the first time at a newly created academic summit in June.
Curavi buys TripleCare
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2018
Curavi Health Inc. announced it has purchased telemedicine company TripleCare.
Hospice partnership announced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2018
WellSky and Excel Health have announced an alliance to bring market intelligence to WellSky home health and hospice customers, the company said this week.
Nursing home must pay interest on once-vacated $2M damages
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 29, 2018
A judge is forcing a North Carolina nursing home to pay interest on $2 million in damages awarded last year, even though the original award had been temporarily vacated.
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 29
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 29, 2018
County pays $7.8M after nursing home employee murdered on the job … Arrest warrant issued for AWOL nurse supervisor charged in resident’s death … Man accused of anti-Semitic rage at NYC nursing home...