K4Connect raises $8.9M from investors in latest funding round
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 17, 2023
Morrisville, NC-based K4Connect has raised $8.9 million from 14 investors, according to a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commiss
Americans wary of AI replacing humans in hiring decisions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
Seventy-one percent of Americans are opposed to the use of artificial intelligence in making final hiring decisions, according to a recent report from Pew Research Center.
Business briefs, April 21
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 21, 2023
ProMedica to lay off additional 26 SNF support staff … Senate Aging Committee discusses ‘dismantling barriers and building economic resilience for older workers’ … … For sale in CT: Huge...
PharMerica, BrightSpring data breach ‘does not currently impact operations’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2023
National long-term care pharmacy PharMerica Corp. and BrightSpring Health Services experienced a cyber breach in late March, a BrightSpring Health Services spokesperson told the McKnight’s Business Daily...
Video calls ease shortages in rural facilities where mental health services are lacking
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2023
Mental health providers can be difficult to find in rural areas. That’s where video calls are filling the void and helping long-term care residents who might otherwise be without mental health services...
Healthcare data breach affects more than 4.2 million people
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2023
More than 4.2 million people were affected by a July 2022 healthcare data breach at Independent Living Systems, the Miami-based vendor of clinical and third-party administrative services to managed care...
As use of technology rises, reliance on agency staff declines: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2023
Almost 9 in 10 (86%) senior living and care organizations are using technology to improve efficiencies in human resources, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights report released Friday by the...
PointClickCare, MatrixCare among top honorees in 2023 Best in KLAS awards
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2023
PointClickCare and MatrixCare have earned 2023 Best in KLAS awards for their contributions to long-term care via technology, the companies announced Wednesday.
Business briefs, Jan. 27
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Attorney general asks Good Samaritan, Ebenezer parent organizations to delay merger … Senior living tech investment returns to ‘normal priorities’: Ziegler … Operation Nightingale: HHS-OIG charges...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Ransomware attacks lead CMS to issue new IDs to 254K Medicare beneficiaries … CareTrust REIT announces extension, renewal of unsecured revolver … Broadmark Realty Capital declares monthly cash dividend...