COVID-19 and senior care will be topic of March 25 webinar
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
Get up-to-the-minute information about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects, and learn evidence-based ways to protect residents from serious harm, at a free webinar on Wednesday,...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, March 4
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 04, 2021
Lawmaker wants CMS to make Medicare telehealth waivers permanent … ObvioHealth and RedHill Biopharma launch first in kind remote COVID-19 therapy trial … Zeel discloses 5,000 in-home COVID-19 PCR...
More news for Friday, July 21
Jul 20, 2017
Investors worry boomer demand not keeping pace with senior housing supply … GAO report: Telehealth use in Medicare and Medicaid … Phased retirement programs, although uncommon, provide flexibility...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, July 27
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 27, 2021
VA now requires its healthcare workers to be vaccinated … Fauci says the U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” with COVID-19 … COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas reach highest level since...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, June 29
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 29, 2021
Arosa acquires Family Staffing Solutions … AccentCare partners with Swift Medical on wound care … HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra supports possible telehealth expansion … OIG recommends Oregon hospice...
Position statement addresses optimal management of diabetes
Feb 21, 2024
Tools available to help healthcare providers include guided communication styles and clinical screening tools for psychosocial conditions.
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....
Although post-2021 usage of telemedicine is down from a pandemic peak, 10% of outpatient visits for SNF residents are still conducted online, a new study shows.
AMA coalition to help doctors use telehealth for mental health services
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 15, 2020
The American Medical Association has launched its Behavioral Health Integration collaborative for using telehealth to integrate mental and behavioral health services into primary care.
Home care briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 29
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
State occupational health body recommends interventions for home health workers to address pain management, reduce opioid misuse … Pilot offers telehealth, internet to low-income elders to inform key...