Thurlow tapped as president of LeadingAge Minnesota
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 30, 2021
Kari Thurlow has been named president and CEO of LeadingAge Minnesota effective Jan. 3. Thurlow was previously senior vice president of advocacy for the organization, which represents about 1,400 aging...
Monarch shuffles execs, adds Morley to lineup
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 09, 2021
Josh Legum, co-founder of Monarch Healthcare Management and its current CEO, will become president effective January 3, 2022, as the company expands its upper-level management team.
Getting off a health crisis roller coaster
By
Lyn Lais, RN
Jan 23, 2015
You’ve seen it happen more times than you can count: an older adult checks into the hospital with a serious illness, recovers at a rehabilitation center and is then discharged. A month later, that...
Nursing homes demonstrate health information exchange, Minnesota style
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 01, 2014
It pains me to say it, but Minnesota’s done it again.
Volunteer has his ducks in a row
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 28, 2012
Despite challenges, mailman Steve Score has found winged victory at Ecumen Emmanuel Community in Minnesota.
Quick, Grandma has a cheeseburger!
By
Andrew Carle
Oct 03, 2011
The state has an arguable right to ensure anyone accessing government-funded healthcare is properly screened and provided the right service, at the right price. But they should not be in the business of...
What to do with unused meds
By
Liza Berger
Mar 10, 2010
There is more and more talk in state legislatures of finding new ways to dispose of unused medications at healthcare facilities. This is an idea whose time has come.