Supporting patients aging at home with proactive care and remote monitoring
By
David Hunt
Apr 01, 2021
By formalizing a program of collaborative care management between the physician’s office, home care and any other ancillary providers or care teams involved with a patient’s care journey, the patient...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, April 1
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 01, 2021
FCC retooling COVID-19 rules … WHO says healthcare workers are at higher risk of insomnia … Wisconsin’s two largest counties vaccinating the homebound … Purdue University launches certificate...
Biden’s infrastructure plan includes prioritized funding for affordable housing, long-term care
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2021
President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion, eight-year infrastructure plan on Wednesday with a nod to the needs of older adults and the long-term care industry. The first phase of the president’s American...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 30
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 30, 2021
Florida Insurer CEO predicts more telehealth and home visits … Study: Preoperational functional status is key in determining home vs. nonhome patient discharge … Idaho program seeks volunteers...
People in the news, March 30
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2021
Appointments and promotions at American House Senior Living Communities, Anthem Memory Care, English Meadows Senior Living, Erickson Living, Friendly Senior Living, Frontier Management, Genesis Healthcare,...
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Home care workers in 16 cities Thursday demand Biden invest $450B in caregiving … Novus Hospice CEO pleads guilty to healthcare fraud … University of Cincinnati researchers invent telehealth...
Move to healthcare at home helps to empower patients, former CMS administrator says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 24, 2021
Moving healthcare into the home is helping shift the balance of power from healthcare systems to patients, former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick, M.D., said Monday....
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, March 24
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 24, 2021
Changes to oxygen fee schedule starting April 1 … Digital-health startup with in-home care capability raises $500M … Cannabis telemedicine service launches in Connecticut and Illinois … Democrats...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 23
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 23, 2021
Only 26% of home care workers have been vaccinated, new poll finds … HHS releases “Telehealth for Providers: What You Need to Know”… A Place for Mom launches campaign aimed at helping...
More than half of seniors haven’t been vaccinated, home care survey finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 19, 2021
Some 56% of seniors say they still haven’t received the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new survey about the pandemic.