Video calls ease shortages in rural facilities where mental health services are lacking
By
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...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
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...
CEOs worried about inflation, recession, yet most are unprepared: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
CEOs in the United States and elsewhere are concerned about economic pressures, yet just 37% are prepared for an increase in inflation, and only 34% are prepared for a recession. That’s according to...
Ventas makes ‘significant progress’ toward ESG goals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2023
Ventas has made “significant progress” toward meeting its environmental, social and governance objectives, the Chicago-based real estate investment trust’s chairman and CEO, Debra A. Cafaro, said...
Robots could be good investment to mitigate loneliness among residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2023
Robots might be one answer for mitigating loneliness among older adults, suggest the results of a recent survey.