SCAN Group’s strategic investment in MedArrive advances in-home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
What started as an effort to get COVID-19 shots into the arms of homebound seniors has resulted in a major investment by SCAN Group and medical logistics and services company MedArrive.
AI gives targeted intel on heart failure risks
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 01, 2023
Thanks to artificial intelligence, researchers have a better idea about what types of heart failure could be riskier than others, a study published in Lancet Digital Health reveals. This could pave the...
Coverage for Medicare’s e-visits still available, though few patients use service
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
E-visits, which drew expanded coverage during the pandemic still are available but not used often, a new study shows.
‘Don’t panic — prepare,’ experts urge in ‘new era’ of health data
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2024
Long-term care operators who may think that more complex health data gathering will be important only at the end of this decade, or that it can somehow be evaded altogether, are in for a rude awakening.
How new long-term care models and tech can cut into billions spent on rehospitalizations
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 17, 2024
Nursing homes are on the frontier of new care models and technology solutions that have the potential to save billions of dollars in healthcare costs.
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
Humana launches pilot program for MA members with multiple chronic diseases
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 18, 2021
Humana, an insurer and home care provider, reportedly is launching a pilot platform — Humana Care Support — for Medicare Advantage members with multiple chronic diseases in Pennsylvania, West Virginia...
Regional Resilient Healthcare soon to go national with expansion of hospital-at-home movement
By
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...
The power of interoperability and why your business needs it
By
Tim Ingram
Aug 05, 2021
Finding a software that offers data interoperability is essential to the very lifeblood of an organization.
Advanced at-home wearable technology is on the way
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 20, 2021
Innovative at-home wearable technology could be on the market in a few years.