Cosan Group capitalizes on in-home patient monitoring trend
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 14, 2021
The pandemic is driving more care into the home and forcing homebound patients to become more adept at using technology.
Effective home health requires technology-driven care coordination
By
Gary Call, M.D.
Jul 01, 2021
Figuring out how to best serve an aging population at home will require new methodologies, revamped tactical processes and increased collaboration to ensure effective, high-quality care for these individuals.
First they came for skilled care …
By
John O'Connor
Apr 29, 2021
Did you hear that Humana will pay $5.7 billion to wrest control of Kindred at Home? Of course you didn’t. That’s a home care issue, not senior living. It’s hardly the kind of news that might affect...
Encompass Health CEO: Referrals from elective surgeries are rebounding, but skilled nursing referrals...
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 26, 2021
“Green shoots in the trend of elective procedures” are providing the momentum to return the home healthcare business to near pre-pandemic levels by the second half of this year, Encompass Health CEO...
Corporate compliance and COVID-19 vaccinations: To mandate or not to mandate?
By
Allie Hanegan
Aug 26, 2021
While many healthcare facilities continue to implement COVID-19 vaccination mandates, the choice isn’t easy.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.
Encompass Health, Right at Home announce preferred provider relationship
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 04, 2021
Two serious players in the home care market teamed up recently. Encompass Health, provider of inpatient rehabilitation services, home health and hospice, and Right at Home, provider of in-home care and...
A new sheriff in town, to home care’s dismay
By
Liza Berger
Sep 24, 2021
In terms of pay and employment issues, the current president has not exactly been a friend of the program.
Continuing care at home program earns LGBT cultural competency credential
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Jun 14, 2021
Springpoint Choice, of Plainsboro Township, NJ, a continuing care at home program, honors Pride Month year-round, not just in June.
Home healthcare agencies can reap big benefits from telehealth
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 18, 2021
A mix of telehealth and personal visits can yield better results for patients than strictly in-person visits, according to a technology leader at Dallas-based home healthcare firm AccentCare.