Life Care Centers of America doubles-down on facility-based care, sells home health business for $10...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 18, 2014
Life Care Centers of America is shedding its related home health business in a $10 million sale to LHC Group Inc., the company announced.
New hand hygiene guidelines urge healthcare facilities to avoid certain soaps
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 17, 2014
Experts advise healthcare facilities to avoid a “heavily marketed” soap in updated hand hygiene guidelines published Wednesday.
Diagnotes Inc. and Advanced Healthcare Associates team up
Jul 15, 2014
Diagnotes Inc. and Advanced Healthcare Associates have announced an expanded partnership that will place the Diagnotes mobile and web-based clinical communication system.
Nursing home inventory shrank, assisted living hit highest-ever growth rate, quarterly data shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 14, 2014
Assisted living inventory growth reached a historic high in the second quarter of 2014, while nursing home inventory continued its slight downward trajectory, according to data released Friday by the National...
PDI appoints Treacy as EVP and President
Jul 11, 2014
PDI has named Patrick Treacy as executive vice president of PDI and president of PDI Healthcare, the division supporting acute care, long-term care and other care facilities.
PDI names Cempellin as EVP and COO
Jul 11, 2014
Professional Disposables International, Inc., (PDI) has named Peter Cempellin as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Congressional lawmakers grill top ALJ on appeals backlog, say too many providers are being put out of...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 11, 2014
Efforts to root out Medicare fraud have put far too many above-board providers in auditors’ crosshairs, leading to a staggering backlog of appeals that has no easy fix, Congressional lawmakers and...
Drive Medical acquires Medquip
Jul 09, 2014
Drive Medical has acquired Medquip Inc., the company announced July 2. Medquip’s equipment line includes respiratory disposable products, pulse oximeters, TENS units, and digital blood pressure equipment.
NIC coming to Chicago in October
Jul 09, 2014
Senior care operators are being urged not to miss attending the 2014 National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry Conference, which will be in Chicago from Oct. 1 to 3.
Lancaster Pollard refinances properties in 5 states
Jul 09, 2014
Lancaster Pollard recently took on four separate transactions involving the refinancing of properties in Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas.