Home-based care leads Humana’s vision for new healthcare ecosystem
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 16, 2021
Technology and value-based care are driving a new healthcare ecosystem that Humana discussed in detail at an investors day conference on Tuesday.
HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Caregivers are in the driver’s seat and will be for years to come. That’s the message from HomeCare.com CEO Todd Walrath.
In effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound, CMS to pay $35 more per dose
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday an additional payment for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to Medicare beneficiaries having difficulty leaving their...
Fox Rehabilitation aims to expand in-home geriatric therapy model
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 08, 2021
Veteran physical therapist Tim Fox started the rehabilitation business that bears his name 22 years ago in Cherry Hill, NJ. He said he had grown frustrated with the limited treatment he was providing home...
Peer-to-Peer: Prospero Health profits from the pandemic as more care moves to the home
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 07, 2021
If the pandemic has done anything positive, it has been highlighting the benefits of in-home medical care. That’s the sweet spot for Boston, MA-based Prospero Health.
CareCar company moves into fast lane as home health data hub
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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.
New home sensor technology helps relieve stress of dementia caregivers, studies find
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 02, 2021
New eye-in-the-sky sensors could help alleviate anxiety, depression and social isolation among dementia caregivers.
Colorado cracks down on harassment of healthcare workers
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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...
Peer-to-Peer: How ConcertoCare has tapped technology, analytics and PACE to upend home healthcare
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Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
In January, ConcertoCare a tech-enabled, risk-based home healthcare provider, named Julian Harris, M.D., to lead the company into a post-COVID-19 landscape.
Purchase of VNA may kick off nonprofit home care buying spree for Amedisys
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Diane Eastabrook
May 12, 2021
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) may be the first of many nonprofit home healthcare and hospice companies Amedisys acquires.