PACE provider InnovAge appoints CIO … Vantage Hospice expands into palliative care … Study supports value-added approach to telehealth … Comedian John Oliver lampoons long-term elder care
Home Care briefs for Monday, April 12
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 12, 2021
VP Kamala Harris speaks at weekend care summit … Former director of CMS Innovation Center launches new healthcare company … Moving Health Home coalition expanding with seven additional organizations...
Report calls for expansion of PACE as one solution to long-term care crisis
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 09, 2021
Home-based care and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) got a big boost Thursday from one of the nation’s leading think tanks on aging
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, April 7
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 07, 2021
Study finds telehealth works well for underserved groups … Virtual healthcare could lead to more follow-up visits … Disparities leading to healthcare gaps in rural Pennsylvania, according to study...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, April 1
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 01, 2021
FCC retooling COVID-19 rules … WHO says healthcare workers are at higher risk of insomnia … Wisconsin’s two largest counties vaccinating the homebound … Purdue University launches certificate...
Move to healthcare at home helps to empower patients, former CMS administrator says
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 24, 2021
Moving healthcare into the home is helping shift the balance of power from healthcare systems to patients, former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick, M.D., said Monday....
More than half of seniors haven’t been vaccinated, home care survey finds
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 19, 2021
Some 56% of seniors say they still haven’t received the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new survey about the pandemic.
Some barriers to entry remain, but new CMS payment model gives a boost to home dialysis
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 08, 2021
Home dialysis increased 180% in nine months for patients of a Roanoke, VA, nephrology group. But Valley Nephrology Associates said it took a robust educational effort and an all-hands-on-deck approach...
New coalition to advance home-based healthcare
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 05, 2021
A diverse group of healthcare companies is teaming up to change the way healthcare is delivered. Moving Health Home (MHH) launched this week with a list of policy initiatives aimed at expanding access...