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Almost Family reports record net service revenues of $96.3 million in Q4 2013

Almost Family, Inc., a leading regional provider of home health nursing and personal care services, announced today its financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2013.

11 Mar 2014

Kindred Healthcare intends to undertake refinancing of existing secured indebtedness

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced that it intends to undertake a refinancing of its existing secured indebtedness. The proposed refinancing would extend the maturity profile of the Company's long-term debt, increase total availability under the Company's secured facilities, improve pricing and provide additional covenant flexibility.

11 Mar 2014

Nonin announces that MVI mode added to WristOx2 Model 3150 wrist-worn pulse oximeter

Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of fingertip pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, announced today that a Memory Volume Indicator (MVI) mode has been added to the company's WristOx2 Model 3150 wrist-worn pulse oximeter.

11 Mar 2014

MedScope's new mobile medical alert system now available

MedScope, the leading developer and marketer of high tech medical alert systems, has announced its new two-way communication mobile Personal Emergency Response System (mPERS), that can be used anywhere, is now available.

10 Mar 2014

Healthgrades recognizes Adventist Medical Center as one of America's 100 Best hospitals

Adventist Medical Center has been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America's 100 Best hospitals for treating Critical Care and Spine Surgery patients. Healthgrades, a leading online resource that helps consumers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals, evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide and identified the 100 best hospitals.

8 Mar 2014

State highlights: N.C. Medicaid reform plan unveiled; cutting back Medicaid estate recoveries

A selection of health policy stories from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, New York, and North Carolina.

3 Mar 2014

Elsevier titles recognized in AJN Book of the Year Awards

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26 Feb 2014

Elsevier 4 titles recognized in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

Four titles recognized in three categories - critical care-emergency nursing, information technology/informatics and medical-surgical nursing

26 Feb 2014

Research roundup: Palliative care and ACOs; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception

In preparation for the new ACO environment, leaders recognized the contribution palliative care can make to health care "value," especially in the care of our sickest (and most expensive) patients ...

24 Feb 2014

Feds charge 25 in D.C. with Medicaid fraud

Investigators said the scheme -- which rang up $75 million in fraudulent claims -- is the largest in the history of the city.

24 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 21, 2014

Today's headlines include reports checking the status of different state health exchanges as well as efforts to expand Medicaid.

21 Feb 2014

Kindred Healthcare consolidated revenues decline 1% to $1.22 billion in Q4 2013

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced its operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. The Company continues to benefit from its repositioning strategy through the planned exit from a nursing center and a transitional care hospital and the closure of another nursing center during the fourth quarter of 2013.

20 Feb 2014

Toshiba announces full suite of healthcare solutions

Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced a full suite of healthcare solutions, which provide the accuracy, efficiency and innovation that healthcare organizations need to deliver the next generation of patient care.

19 Feb 2014

DUKAL, Vancive Medical Technologies ink distribution agreement for BeneHold Absorbent Wound Dressings

Vancive Medical Technologies and DUKAL Corporation today announced an agreement for the distribution of the Vancive BeneHold Absorbent Wound Dressing range in the United States and Canada. The BeneHold range includes the Thin Absorbent Wound Dressing, the Standard Hydrocolloid Dressing and the Bordered Hydrocolloid Dressing with Odor Control.

18 Feb 2014

Highlights: N.D. hospital and abortion docs; Calif. sugary beverage bill; aging home care workers in Texas

A Democratic candidate who has explicitly defended Obamacare holds a slight lead in a special congressional election in Florida that both parties are eyeing as a test of the political impact of the healthcare law. A poll released Thursday by the Tampa Bay Times shows Democrat Alex Sink leading her Republican opponent, David Jolly, 42% to 35% among people considered likely to vote in the March 11 special election.

17 Feb 2014

UofL professor named finalist for national award recognizing leadership in long-term care

Patrick J. Murphy Jr., M.D., director of the University of Louisville Home Call Program and professor of geriatrics in the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, has been named one of six finalists for a national award recognizing leadership in long-term care.

13 Feb 2014

Proposal to change Medicare's 'observation status' gains Congressional support

After years of trying, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., says he is optimistic that Congress will change the Medicare policy that has left thousands of patients without coverage for nursing home care after leaving the hospital.

13 Feb 2014

MIND program may enable older people with dementia to stay safely in their homes

An 18-month pilot program that brought resources and counselors to elderly Baltimore residents with dementia and other memory disorders significantly increased the length of time they lived successfully at home, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

11 Feb 2014

AADI receives grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to focus on healthy aging for older adults 60+

The Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) at Joslin Diabetes Center has received a $70,089 grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to fund Healthy Living for All Seasons, which offers elderly Asians with, or at risk for, diabetes the opportunity to take part in educational workshops and seminars focusing on exercise, improved diet, and the prevention of diabetes complications.

4 Feb 2014

"From Different Directions": A new art exhibit at FEGS Health & Human Services

FEGS Health & Human Services will be joined by clients and supporters to celebrate the opening of "From Different Directions," a new art exhibit at FEGS' Hudson Square Art Gallery.

27 Jan 2014

Home Care News and Research

Almost Family reports record net service revenues of $96.3 million in Q4 2013

Kindred Healthcare intends to undertake refinancing of existing secured indebtedness

Nonin announces that MVI mode added to WristOx2 Model 3150 wrist-worn pulse oximeter

MedScope's new mobile medical alert system now available

Healthgrades recognizes Adventist Medical Center as one of America's 100 Best hospitals

State highlights: N.C. Medicaid reform plan unveiled; cutting back Medicaid estate recoveries

Elsevier titles recognized in AJN Book of the Year Awards

Elsevier 4 titles recognized in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards

Research roundup: Palliative care and ACOs; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception

Feds charge 25 in D.C. with Medicaid fraud

First Edition: February 21, 2014

Kindred Healthcare consolidated revenues decline 1% to $1.22 billion in Q4 2013

Toshiba announces full suite of healthcare solutions

DUKAL, Vancive Medical Technologies ink distribution agreement for BeneHold Absorbent Wound Dressings

Highlights: N.D. hospital and abortion docs; Calif. sugary beverage bill; aging home care workers in Texas

UofL professor named finalist for national award recognizing leadership in long-term care

Proposal to change Medicare's 'observation status' gains Congressional support

MIND program may enable older people with dementia to stay safely in their homes

AADI receives grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to focus on healthy aging for older adults 60+

"From Different Directions": A new art exhibit at FEGS Health & Human Services

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