Managing care of residents with dementia? There’s an app for that
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2019
A dementia care app for residents and LTC community managers has won top prize in a tech competition sponsored by the NIA.
KCI receives negative-pressure system clearance
Dec 10, 2013
Kinetic Concepts Inc. recently received FDA clearance for its V.A.C. Via Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System.
Collaboration for IoT health solutions announced
Nov 01, 2017
Intel Corporation and Aventyn Inc. have announced a partnership around innovation in IoT connected health solutions for healthcare providers.
Kindred sells off more SNFs
Oct 03, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has sold more of its dwindling supply of long-term care facilities in a new transaction.
CareTrust nabs IL SNFs
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Apr 05, 2017
CareTrust REIT Inc. has purchased five Illinois skilled nursing facilities for $29.2 million, the company announced in March.
Shannon named CEO of Catheter Connections
Jul 29, 2015
Catheter Connections Inc. has appointed John P. Shannon as the chief executive officer and member of its board of directors.
DNANexus launches multiple sclerosis study that uses EHR data
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 17, 2019
DNAnexus Inc., and Sutter Health network have started a large-scale clinico-genomic multiple sclerosis research effort.
15% of facilities cited for IC violations
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
More than one in seven nursing homes receive survey citations for problems related to infection control, a study backed by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has found.
NIH study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults
By
Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2023
In the U.S., new cases of chronic pain occur more often than new cases of other common health conditions. This pain is also persistent, lasting at least one year for most people, investigators report.
NIH releases COVID-19 treatment guidelines, warns against drug combo
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2020
The comprehensive guidelines are posted in a “living document” that will be updated as new information and evidence emerges, the agency announced Tuesday.