‘Redbox model,’ new funds helping pharmacy company
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
A long-term care pharmacy company recently announced it had secured $6 million in venture capital, and its CEO says it is ready to take on the major players.
I couldn’t live without…LifeBio
Jun 01, 2011
It’s almost a given that most people love to talk about themselves, and nursing home and memory care patients are no exception. LifeBio products, which include conversation-starting story cards,...
Center takes advantage of IT to showcase new innovations
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
There’s a new attraction in Washington: Kaiser Permanente just opened a Center for Total Health. Company officials said the complex will showcase healthcare innovation via state-of-the-art technology....
CA: New website promotes psychoactive meds education
Jun 01, 2011
You’ve seen Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of R.P. McMurphy in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” pretending to swallow pills given to him by Nurse Ratched in a small paper cup.
Ask the legal expert: Are CCRC entrance fees protected when it files for bankruptcy or under debt restructuring?
By
John Durso
Jun 01, 2011
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Major Medicare fraud agreement reached
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
A nursing home operator has agreed to pay close to $1 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina has announced.
OIG: No joint pharmacy deal for LTC facility and employee
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
A pharmacy employee’s joint ownership of a long-term care pharmacy with facility owners would potentially violate anti-kickback statues, according to a federal opinion.
Data firms, drug manufacturers like odds
By
Matthew Arnold
Jun 01, 2011
Data firms and drug manufacturers are feeling confident after the Supreme Court arguments on Vermont’s physician data ban.
Mobile mania: Smartphone users dialing up health info
By
Matthew Arnold
Jun 01, 2011
Another day, another batch of survey data showing that smartphones have become the proverbial tail wagging the dog in medical media.
Signature ups investment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
Following its recent move to Louisville, Signature HealthCARE announced it would sink $7 million, up from a projected $5.3 million, into Kentucky.