LeadingAge releases booster shot toolkit for home care settings … HHS: Vaccinations linked to 39,000 fewer deaths among seniors … Boost Home Healthcare names brand president … Carbon Health purchases...
Peer-to-Peer: How ConcertoCare has tapped technology, analytics and PACE to upend home healthcare
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
In January, ConcertoCare a tech-enabled, risk-based home healthcare provider, named Julian Harris, M.D., to lead the company into a post-COVID-19 landscape.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, June 10
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 10, 2021
Insurance providers seek to continue Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth … Cross Country Healthcare acquires WSG, coordinator of in-home services for payers … Kentucky home healthcare...
Pandemic-related home health waivers likely to continue through 2021
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2021
Good news for providers: The Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to last until the end of 2021, according to a Jan. 22 letter to governors from Norris Cochran, the acting secretary of the Department...
Telehealth, hospital partnership aims to close mental health gap for seniors with dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 12, 2023
A telehealth company that promises “dementia care on demand” is partnering with a hospital to develop a training program.
Next Online Forum shares how to adapt telehealth, pest control during pandemic
Sep 01, 2020
The effects of pandemic telehealth and pest control in senior living and skilled nursing will be the focus of the McKnight’s Online Forum, COVID-19 Update VII, on Thursday, Sept. 10. Attendees can...
Healthcare technology works best when combined with human touch, expert says
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 01, 2023
Technology is a game changer for senior living, but works better when combined with human touch, one expert argues.
2021 to 2022 saw decrease in telemedicine use in past 12 months
Jun 20, 2024
Among adults aged 65 years and older, those who only had Medicare were less likely to use telemedicine.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 26, 2021
Home Care Pulse acquires provider of online training for post-acute care … Seattle and union leaders coordinate vaccination site … Massachusetts Health Care features telehealth parity requirement
Business briefs, Jan. 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 09, 2023
Philip Esformes’ conviction in $1.3B fraud case, $44M in penalties, upheld by appeals court … Healthcare makes ‘notable job gains’ in December: BLS … Report: Annual pay increased 7.3%...