Delaware gets its first hospital-at-home program … Sacramento home healthcare and hospice owner pleads guilty to Medicare fraud … Former FDA administrator says certain populations will need third COVID-19...
Home Care briefs for Monday, April 12
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 12, 2021
VP Kamala Harris speaks at weekend care summit … Former director of CMS Innovation Center launches new healthcare company … Moving Health Home coalition expanding with seven additional organizations...
Encompass Health contemplating IPO, sale or merger of home health and hospice division
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 29, 2021
Encompass Health is examining all possibilities for its home health and hospice division, even a potential sale, said President and CEO Mark Tarr, who raised the possibility during an earnings call Wednesday.
SCAN Group’s strategic investment in MedArrive advances in-home care
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
What started as an effort to get COVID-19 shots into the arms of homebound seniors has resulted in a major investment by SCAN Group and medical logistics and services company MedArrive.
White House pulls out all the stops to promote care economy plan
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 13, 2021
On Thursday, the White House initiated a full court press for its $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would provide billions of dollars for home- and community-based services, higher caregiver wages and...
CareCar company moves into fast lane as home health data hub
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 02, 2021
Partnerships with home healthcare firms have helped CareCar stay ahead of the curve since the transportation benefit management company launched in 2017.
Higher number of senior deaths were outside of nursing homes: Kaiser Health News
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 09, 2021
A study by the Department of Health and Human Services found that roughly 60% of seniors who died from COVID-19 during an eight-month period lived in settings outside of nursing homes, according to a report...
Some diabetics confront racial barriers to home health, study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 06, 2021
Hispanic and Native American patients with diabetes are discharged far less to home health from hospitals compared with White patients, according to a recent study.
Hospice and palliative care falling short in Black community
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 07, 2021
Racial disparities plaguing the healthcare community are spilling over into the hospice and palliative care segments.
Colorado cracks down on harassment of healthcare workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 24, 2021
Citing increased online harassment of healthcare workers during the pandemic, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed legislation last week making it illegal to post personal information about healthcare...