Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
Thumbs failed in sanitizing
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
Healthcare workers applying hand sanitizer miss their thumbs 37% of the time, according to new research.
How to do it… Short-term rehab
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John Hall
Oct 05, 2015
Short-term rehab is a burgeoning and profitable business, but it’s nothing to enter casually. Attracting and retaining patients and keeping beds continuously filled requires seizing the right niche...
Technology bytes
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2015
Working together to streamline electronic prescribing is a ‘work in progress’ that continues to challenge operators, prescribers and pharmacists to get it right
A personal choice
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2015
Sex, consent and nursing home liability in the age of Alzheimer’s can put providers in unfamiliar, uncomfortable and untenable situations — if they aren’t prepared
Design Decisions: De-compartmentalizing
By
John Andrews
Oct 05, 2015
Brandel Health & Rehab opens up floor plans to create more space while building a physical and cultural environment of transparency
Ventas done with spin-off
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Oct 05, 2015
Ventas Inc. announced it has completed the spin-off of the majority of its post-acute and skilled nursing facility portfolio into an independent, publicly traded REIT.
TeamHealth pays $1.6 billion to buy IPC, skilled care access
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Oct 05, 2015
Physician staffing company TeamHealth acquired post-acute care group IPC Healthcare Inc. for $1.6 billion, the companies announced in August.
Many encores for ‘Musical Man’
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Oct 05, 2015
When Don Worke was 10 years old, he made a deal that would send him on a musical journey lasting almost 80 years.
Reader Poll: What hidden talent is the most valuable in your department?
Oct 05, 2015
McKnight’s readers sound off on what”hidden talent they value most.