Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare expects to take a $20 million hit on pre-tax earnings in the third quarter of this year from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Post-Acute
A majority (64 percent) of skilled nursing facilities used EHRs in 2016, according to an ONC data brief.
A "significant percentage" of potential elder abuse and neglect incidents may go unreported, according to a recent audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General.
A one-year CMS study will investigate the cost effectiveness of telemedicine utilization in skilled nursing facilities.
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare, in partnership with Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, will convert Kindred Hospital Indianapolis South, a 60-bed long-term care facility, into a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
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CMS released its final rule for fiscal year 2018 payment rates and quality programs for skilled nursing facilities.
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has subscribed to a software solution to help physicians place patients into post-acute care facilities.
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare signed a definitive agreement to sell its skilled nursing business to BM Eagle Holdings, a joint venture company led by BlueMountain Capital Management affiliates, for $700 million in cash.