Mobile healthcare clinic brings primary care services to senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2021
Senior living communities will be among those benefiting from the launch of a mobile healthcare clinic in Kentucky, bringing a fully equipped exam room and telehealth services to residents.
Home Care briefs for Monday, April 19
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 19, 2021
Telehealth could threaten small, primary care practices … FCC opens application process for telehealth … Center for Medicare Advocacy: home healthcare coverage falling short
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, June 9
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
The new frontier of seniors technology is about lifestyle, speaker says at summit … Telehealth usage continues to fall … HealthTalk launches on-demand telehealth with on-call clinicians … Hospice...
3 ways tech use during pandemic will change long-term care forever
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2021
With major vaccination programs completed and visitation restrictions easing, life at long-term care facilities across the country is inching toward looking more like its pre-pandemic self. But even when...
Home care providers virtually hit Capitol Hill to push telehealth, Medicaid increase, higher wages
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 23, 2021
Wednesday was a day for the record books at LeadingAge. In a virtual march on Washington, 440 association members, representing 5,000 nonprofit aging service providers, swarmed Capitol Hill to lobby for...
Home Care briefs for Monday, Sept. 13
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
AMA urges Congress to continue telehealth access after COVID-19 public health emergency … Survey: providers need to better communicate telehealth access … COVID-positive household members increase...
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,...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, Sept. 9
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 09, 2021
Bayada to pay $17 million to resolve kickback allegation … Some states are rolling back telehealth visits over state lines … AAHomecare part of alliance launching e-prescription business … CirrusMD...
Pilot program will bring telehealth, internet access to affordable senior housing communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 21, 2020
A public-private initiative is testing a project to bring technology-enabled health and well-being to low-income older adults in California during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 29
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Sens. Casey, Collins introduce Guardianship Accountability Act to protect seniors, people with disabilities from abusive guardians… Monitoring blood pressure at home more acceptable for adults …...