Report: Supply of home health aides increases in 5 states, but patient transitions, hospitalizations...
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
Five states have grown their supply of home health aides by 20% or more, with most of the nation holding steady even as demand increases, according to the 2020 Long-Term Services and Supports State Scorecard.
How best to protect home health aides and patients? That’s a $2.5 million question
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2020
Improving health and safety to bolster home health workforce recruitment and retention is the goal of a new, $2.48 million research endeavor at the Safe Home Care Project of UMass Lowell.
As private insurers pull back, this huge state says it will continue to fund telehealth visits equal...
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2020
State-regulated health plans in Texas will continue to reimburse for telehealth services at the same rate as in-person care through the end of the year, but major insurers are prepared to reduce coverage...
Medicare Advantage plans banking on non-medical home care needs
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
An exploding number of Medicare Advantage plans are working with home care providers to provide non-medical services ranging from therapeutic massage to grocery store transportation, according to benefit...
Habitat for Humanity urges integration of at-home health, social programs during pandemic and beyond
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Leaders from Habitat for Humanity and other housing and senior advocates are calling for approaches that better integrate health and social services delivered at home.
Providence brings 9 companies under new Tegria brand
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 13, 2020
Providence, a major nonprofit healthcare system, is consolidating many of its technology investments and service companies under the single Tegria brand.
Business Briefs for Monday, March 29
Mar 29, 2021
Welltower closes $750M in senior unsecured notes, expects proceeds to support investments in healthcare and seniors housing … Hospice jobs remain unfilled as workers find safer employment … Fitch...
Intense rehab and transitional care providers have done well amid pandemic
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2021
Most of long-term care has found itself hobbled by low occupancy and consumers’ sustained fears during the pandemic, but one group has generally fared much better than the others: Providers focusing...
Home health workers now account for one-third of malpractice claims against nurses
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
More than 20% of malpractice claims involving nurses over the past five years were brought against home healthcare workers.
Analysis of antiseptics
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Data-driven strategies, acute-care solutions and natural ingredients will become increasingly important in the battle against HAIs and communicable diseases.