August Health exceeds revenue growth following market expansion … Senior living and care providers describe 2023 in one word … 37 Life Care Services Communities receive 5-star Medicare ratings …...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2023
Fitch Ratings revises outlook for Broadmead to stable from positive … Fitch Ratings affirms Forest at Duke at BBB-; outlook stable … $17 minimum wage would cost 1.4 million jobs, run up Medicare tab:...
Business briefs, April 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 09, 2024
Medicare Advantage rule finalizes independent appeals process, helping providers ‘stuck in the middle’ … Former CEO gets 2.5 years for failing to pay nursing home employees payroll taxes … Healthcare...
Compassus scores Gold in Quality category for tool to reduce hospitalizations
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 06, 2023
With their home health virtual care product, Compassus aims to reduce rehospitalizations among Medicare recipients. The innovation earned the company Gold in the Quality category in the Home Care track...
Business briefs, Jan. 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year … Eviction bill amendment does little to address real problem, industry experts say … House Budget Committee advances legislation without...
More news for Friday, Sept. 22
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2023
Free, at-home COVID-19 tests will be available soon … 5G improved health of older adults: study … COVID-infected adults with 4 or more underlying diseases faced higher risk of ICU stay, death … Medicare...
2 new data tools have AI evaluating patient populations better for ACOs, healthcare orgs
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 20, 2023
A data science platform has released two new digital tools that use AI to help healthcare ACOs with cost-effective solutions.
Disabled community unloads at Senate hearing on access to government technology, websites
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
Legislators and guest speakers concluded during a hearing that there is still plenty to do to bolster compliance to the Rehabilitation Act.
Hearing aid manufacturers still need to listen up about seniors’ specific needs: report
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 05, 2024
Many seniors could benefit from larger, more customized hearing aids, which are easier to manipulate, experts noted.
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 24
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year … Johns Hopkins identifies opportunities for strengthening direct care workforce … University of Buffalo to invest $4M in aging research as...