Hybrid-virtual home care model improves outcomes for veterans who live in remote locations
By
Adam Healy
May 23, 2024
An experimental virtual home care model achieved positive outcomes for community-dwelling veterans who live far from VA facilities.
Remote access technologies expose home care firms to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, experts say
By
Adam Healy
Apr 23, 2024
To make sure data do not fall into the wrong hands, providers need to stay current on the latest cybersecurity practices.
Continuing telehealth flexibilities is worth the cost, researchers say
By
Adam Healy
Apr 23, 2024
While continuing telehealth flexibilities may bring additional costs for providers and taxpayers, the benefits are worth the price, researchers said.
Business briefs, Feb. 13
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 13, 2024
McKnight’s names Women of Distinction Rising Stars … Skilled nursing private equity deals declined significantly over last year … Lifespark partners with Luna for in-home physical therapy … Proposed...
Vaccine mandates affecting home health workers likely to spur more legal challenges
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2021
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting home healthcare workers is likely to draw a number of legal challenges, especially when it comes to medical and religious exemptions.
As wheelchair-bound therapist, I understand value of PACE for seniors, family caregivers
By
Alyssa Armstrong
Sep 21, 2021
I have dedicated my career to giving people their independence back.
New York hospitals and home health agencies chart collaborative course
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 10, 2021
A statewide collaboration between New York hospitals and home health agencies could provide a national blueprint for treating patients at home, rather than hospitals or long-term care facilities.
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.
Pandemic has revealed ‘what’s possible’ in home care, OSU Wexner Medical Center leader says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 26, 2021
When The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) opened in 1834, physicians traveled to patients’ homes via horse and buggy to make house calls.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.