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The annual Chief Supply Chain Officer Report was recently revealed, giving new insight as to how companies manage and view their supply chains. Keeping costs down Nearly two-thirds of the executives surveyed revealed that cost reduction was a significant factor in how...

Think the best cities for aging in place are in Arizona and Florida? Think again. Those two states didn’t even make it onto two lists ranking the top cities best prepared for the 65-and-over crowd to age well and the best cities for “successful” aging among the 80+...

Healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) acquisitions and financing deals in senior housing are forcing Fannie Mae to adapt its business strategy and put a focus on working with small to mid-size players in the industry.   “In the past, we’ve done business...

Come visit Prime Source - Booth # 600 - at the HCANJ 64th Annual State Healthcare Convention & EXPO and get a free gift. The event will take place on October 23-25, 2012 at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The HCANJ 64th Annual State...

Despite talks surrounding engagement and helping patients take ownership of their care, issues remain as to why they are simply uninterested. "Anyone in the medical profession knows activated patients are always better, and engaged patients always do better," said...

It turns out Republicans and Democrats do have something they can agree on this election season – they’re worried about how to pay for long-term care when they or a family member can no longer live at home. A new poll released Wednesday by The SCAN Foundation and the...

The outcome of the 2012 presidential races will have a much more profound impact on the future of Medicaid — and nursing home funding — than Medicare, experts say. The candidates' views on Medicare have overshadowed their respective approaches to Medicaid, the New...

BELLE CHASSE, La. -- As water lapped over a levee, officials rushed to evacuate more than 100 nursing home residents from Plaquemines Parish, an area with a reputation for weathering storms and perhaps the hardest place hit by Isaac. In this hardscrabble, mostly rural...

Sixty five percent of healthcare executives globally cite regulatory compliance as their number one supply chain concern, a survey finds. The United Parcel Service (UPS) Pain in the Chain survey, conducted by research company TNS, reveals cost management comes in...

This sounds like common sense: If you work in a nursing home, you wash your hands when you start your shift and again before you leave. You wash your hands (or, in some cases, use an alcohol-based antimicrobial) before and after any direct contact with residents....