Study reveals ‘clear senior care gap’ that tech can fill
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 09, 2023
Roughly 70% of seniors aging in place in certain western countries don’t have access to ‘advanced’ monitoring systems, results show.
Home health, hospice among top private equity healthcare acquisition targets
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 27, 2023
Private equity healthcare investments in 2022 were the second highest on record after 2021, in terms of disclosed deal value and deal count. Home health and hospice both made it into the top 15 categories...
Remote access technologies expose home care firms to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, experts say
By
Adam Healy
Apr 23, 2024
To make sure data do not fall into the wrong hands, providers need to stay current on the latest cybersecurity practices.
Updated: 22 states petition CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2022
A coalition of 22 states led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), today formally called on the Biden administration to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home and other healthcare...
Eve, new artificial companion, provides homebound seniors engagement, friendship
By
Foster Stubbs
Apr 04, 2024
Eve sells a device that has the appearance of a traditional rotary phone and serves as a companion for the elderly or other homebound people.
Growing need for care outside hospital is opportunity for senior living, skilled nursing providers, experts...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2023
About a third of the $4.4 trillion spent last year on healthcare in the United States was from the people over the age of 65, “and the estimate is that this group will represent half of all healthcare...
UnitedHealth Group posts $1.2B loss related to Change Healthcare cyberattacks
By
Adam Healy
Apr 19, 2024
As Change Healthcare reels from ongoing cybersecurity breaches, UnitedHealth Group executives reassured stakeholders.