Many with dementia outside of nursing homes take risky combinations of medicines … Medicare paid 50% more for neurology drugs over five years while claims rose only 8% … American Board of Telehealth...
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, March 3
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 03, 2021
Illinois coalition pushes bill to protect telehealth . . . LHC Group and Orlando Health expand partnership in Florida … Home Centered Care Institute names new president … Industry study: Adult children...
Amwell joins coalition to advance home care public policy
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 11, 2021
Amwell, a provider of telehealth services, said on Wednesday that it will become a founding member of Moving Health Home, a coalition working to advance care delivery by making the home a clinical site...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 30
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 30, 2021
Florida Insurer CEO predicts more telehealth and home visits … Study: Preoperational functional status is key in determining home vs. nonhome patient discharge … Idaho program seeks volunteers...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 23
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 23, 2021
Only 26% of home care workers have been vaccinated, new poll finds … HHS releases “Telehealth for Providers: What You Need to Know”… A Place for Mom launches campaign aimed at helping...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 16
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 16, 2021
CMS delays rule creating Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices … Home health worker admits $14,000 in spending on patient’s credit card … Pay raise for home health aides gains support in...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 2
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 02, 2021
Reforming Medicaid LTSS would increase HCBS access, create better jobs: report … Nevada’s bill would allow Medicaid recipients to determine hourly rates of personal care aides … Medibank...
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.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, March 4
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 04, 2021
Lawmaker wants CMS to make Medicare telehealth waivers permanent … ObvioHealth and RedHill Biopharma launch first in kind remote COVID-19 therapy trial … Zeel discloses 5,000 in-home COVID-19 PCR...
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Home care workers in 16 cities Thursday demand Biden invest $450B in caregiving … Novus Hospice CEO pleads guilty to healthcare fraud … University of Cincinnati researchers invent telehealth...