White House ups the ante on COVID-19 testing, particularly in rural areas … Florida, Missouri and Texas account for 40% of COVID-19 cases: White House … Study finds older COVID-19 patients presented...
Home health reaping dividends from Signify Health’s Transition to Home program
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
Signify Health has become an unexpected advocate for home health since it launched its Transition to Home solution nearly six months ago.
Indiana gives a boost to legal guardians of homebound seniors
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
Indiana is expanding its Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) program, now allowing the legal guardians of older adults to get additional support for care in their homes.
Home health discharge rates improve but hospitalizations increase over five-year period: MedPAC report
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 21, 2021
Home healthcare providers did a better job releasing patients into the community, but at the same time, slightly more patients were admitted to hospitals from home healthcare
A lack of data is sinking the care economy: PHI
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 19, 2021
Among the consequences of the pandemic are a gaping hole in data available on the direct care industry, according to Robert Espinoza, vice president of policy for the advocacy group PHI. It must be plugged,...
PACE in a sweet spot for growth but faces policy challenges, program leaders say
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 15, 2021
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) are enjoying a moment in the limelight, as the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats push to expand home-and-community-based services.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, July 15
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 15, 2021
Physician fee schedule proposed rule includes expanded telehealth provisions … COVID-19 vaccine developers say boosters are necessary … Study finds improving transitional care improves patient outcomes...
Hospice providers could face termination, fines or temporary management changes under proposed CMS program
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 14, 2021
Hospice providers could face anything from termination to a combination of remedies, including fines, under a new Special Focus Program being proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Regional Resilient Healthcare soon to go national with expansion of hospital-at-home movement
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 12, 2021
When physical therapist Jackleen Samuel launched Resilient Healthcare three years ago, it was tough to get hospital systems and health insurers to buy into the idea of hospital-at-home and long-term acute...
Home Care briefs for Monday, July 12
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 12, 2021
North Carolina expands Medicaid rate protections … Pfizer to seek FDA authorization for vaccine booster … Most unvaccinated polled want a personal physician to administer COVID-19 vaccine … VillageMD...