COVID blurs lines between sectors, holds lessons for operators: NIC panel
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 27, 2021
Some lines among skilled nursing facilities and assisted living, memory care and independent living communities have become blurred in the era of COVID-19, according to panelists at Wednesday’s Leadership...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, May 25
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 25, 2021
Medication safety solution company Tabula Rasa HealthCare sees expanded interest in PACE … Home care industry taking another shot at worker OT rule … Robots helps the homebound communicate with families...
Rainbow Health launches new tool to help deliver care to patients at home
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 24, 2021
Houston, TX-based Rainbow Health has launched a new solution aimed at simplifying the clinical logistics for home healthcare.
Home Care briefs for Monday, May 24
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 24, 2021
North Carolina home health owner nets 14-year prison sentence and $13.4 million fine for Medicaid fraud … Study finds Mental health services via telehealth outpacing in-person services … Quarter...
9,000 Google Nest Hub Max devices help residents of 300 senior living communities connect with loved...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2021
Older adults in more than 300 assisted living, independent living and affordable housing communities across the country are benefitting from a partnership providing 9,000 Google Nest Hub Max devices to...
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, May 19
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 19, 2021
LHC Group expands in Tucson with hospice acquisition … OIG recommends Nashville hospice refund $7.3 million to CMS for noncompliance … AMA urges physicians to lobby Congress for telehealth expansion...
Assisted living could share in $12.7 billion investment in HCBS through American Rescue Plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2021
Assisted living providers could gain access to a $12.7 billion infusion for Medicaid home- and community-based services through the American Rescue Plan.
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 Monday, May 17
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
Survey: 88% of Americans want telehealth to continue … CareNiva launches new telehealth platform … Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) last week withdrew the state plan amendments to expand Medicaid,...
Did you implement a pivotal home care innovation? Tell ‘McKnight’s’ about it
By
Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
May 25 is the deadline to submit your nomination for the McKnight’s Tech Awards and Summit. For the first year, McKnight’s Home Care will be part of the competition.