Major hospital group keeps pressure on Congress over nursing home staffing rule … Consumer Voice publishes guide on nursing home retaliation … Fitch predicts ‘deteriorating’ outlook for CCRCs will...
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 12
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 11, 2024
Report: Self-fit OTC hearing aids have similar long-term benefits as audiologist-fit aids … Virtual reality game puts positive spin on gait training … Scent impairments may increase with frailty, study...
Meet Christian Grunder, 2024 Rising Star honoree
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 09, 2024
Christian Grunder, vice president of human resources at Givens Communities in Asheville, NC, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Study highlights new type of memory loss often mistaken for Alzhemer’s in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have defined criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that affects the brain’s limbic system and often is mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
Also in the News for Monday, July 8, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2024
New Jersey’s largest hospital system sues HHS over Medicare reimbursement following Chevron ruling … NIH opens trial for nasal COVID vaccine … County board members’ lawsuit halts sale of county...
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 2, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2024
Feds with four agencies object to sale of Lahasky-owned nursing homes … Simple test best to predict hip fracture risk in older adults, new study finds … Prescription medication use on the rise again...
Meet Jessie Bosshard, 2024 Rising Star honoree
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 03, 2024
Jessie Bosshard, executive director at Given Home First (Givens Estates) in Asheville, NC, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Pushing the boundaries of care and geography: Sun Mar’s changing regional reputation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2024
Three years after joining Sun Mar Healthcare, President Josh Kochek is leaning on years of perspective from the other side of the dealmaking table to expand and transform the California brand.
‘Avalanche’ of healthcare, other legal challenges likely with unraveling of regulatory agency authority
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A trio of high-profile Supreme Court decisions will likely lead to an “avalanche” of new cases challenging the authority of federal health regulators and other agencies, testing judges’ expertise...
Vision Centre Symposium set for June 24-25
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Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2024
The sixth annual Vision Centre Symposium is scheduled for June 24 and 25 at Indiana University-Indianapolis.