Telehealth projects to receive $72 million in grants
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 13, 2020
The United States Department of Agriculture’s latest round of Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants, totaling $72 million, will go to 116 programs in 40 states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands....
4 telemedicine benefits for senior living and care
By
Gigi Sorenson, RN, MSN
Feb 20, 2020
As healthcare leaders look for new ways to control costs and bring care to older individuals, many are turning to telemedicine to deal with current challenges.
Telemedicine partnership helps treat residents in place, reduce staff burnout
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2022
A telemedicine partnership is helping one senior living provider treat residents in place and reduce staff member burnout.
Home care briefs for Monday, Nov. 2
Nov 02, 2020
Humana sees telemedicine visits soar … Report: Younger doctors embrace digital health during pandemic … NAHC: November is Home Care & Hospice Month
Fraudulent health screenings, activities programming targeting elderly cost government billions, Justice...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2019
In one case, 35 defendants associated with dozens of telemedicine companies and cancer genetic testing laboratories fraudulently billed Medicare more than $2.1 billion for cancer genetic tests that “capitalized...
Home Care briefs for Friday, Jan. 22
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 22, 2021
Colorado health officials confirm vaccinations for unlicensed home care providers … Southwest Washington State agency launches telemedicine access hub … Euro-fund launched to fight dementia … UK...
More news for Monday, Aug. 5
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2019
Ensign announces date of senior living division spin-off … FCC gives rural providers a telemedicine boost .. New York capital debates $200 annual per-bed fee on assisted living facilities
Peer-to-Peer: Prospero Health profits from the pandemic as more care moves to the home
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 07, 2021
If the pandemic has done anything positive, it has been highlighting the benefits of in-home medical care. That’s the sweet spot for Boston, MA-based Prospero Health.
Telemonitoring savings not significant
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2015
Despite new research suggesting that a majority of U.S. adults — 56% — now embrace using a connected device at home to monitor health and share data with caregivers, telemedicine might not be the savior...
Survey finds telehealth increased five fold during pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 17, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a boon for telemedicine, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey.