Walgreens steps up at-home COVID-19 testing capabilities
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
Walgreens has expanded its digital health platform, Walgreens Find Care, to include 11 new and four expanded collaborations with service providers.
Expanding into separately billable services aids patients, agencies
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 16, 2020
It is worth the time and effort it takes for nurses, therapists and staffs to learn new documenting and processing procedures so they can submit claims for services that often are provided without charge...
Joint Commission center addresses home health falls
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 29, 2020
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has launched the Home Health Falls project in an effort to prevent falls by home healthcare clients.
Polling shows slight edge for Medicare-for-all support
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 20, 2020
A slight majority of Americans support both a Medicare-for-all plan and a public option, a new poll from Kaiser Family Foundation finds. It remains a largely partisan issue, however, with robust support...
Amazon Care reportedly to launch telehealth offering in all 50 states
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 18, 2021
Amazon’s app-based healthcare service for employees, Amazon Care, soon will launch throughout the country, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
CVS Health launches voice-activated medical alert system
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 15, 2021
CVS Health has launched a new medical alert system designed to “help give caregivers peace of mind as they monitor a loved one’s safety and well-being through a connected health approach,” said Adam...
Home care workers should be vaccination priority, Sloan tells Biden’s COVID team
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 15, 2021
Vaccinating healthcare workers who work in home- or community based-settings but are not included in the Pharmacy Partnership Program for Long-Term Care “should be of the utmost priority,” LeadingAge...
Bipartisan legislation expected to provide $10 million to support family caregivers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 22, 2020
The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act is headed to the president’s desk following unanimous passage by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Home care remains likely post-acute care destination: report
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 16, 2020
For people who received post-acute care instructions upon hospital discharge in the first quarter, skilled nursing facilities were the most likely referral destination, at 21.3%, followed very closely...
House passes bipartisan bill to protect seniors
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 08, 2020
The bipartisan Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act (S.3703/H.R. 6813) legislation, championed by the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM), was unanimously...