Providers tell CMS to explore telehealth, care coordination, long-term care financing
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2018
Chronic care management via telehealth and remote monitoring, service coordination in affordable housing, and long-term care financing are some of the new directions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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Jun 09, 2017
Telehealth gains acceptance … But challenges remain … Judge: Deadbeat state must pay Medicaid providers
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Jul 20, 2016
Older adults leave hospital with more ADL needs … Federal government acknowledges “large gaps” in HIPAA regulation of health apps, wearable tech … CMS: Fraud prevention efforts...
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Jul 20, 2017
Investors worry boomer demand not keeping pace with senior housing supply … GAO report: Telehealth use in Medicare and Medicaid … Phased retirement programs, although uncommon, provide flexibility...
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Oct 06, 2017
Best Buy bets on adults remotely monitoring their aging parents … Florida governor wants assisted living rules in constitution … Brookdale residents celebrate their movie productions at ‘aging...
Business briefs, Aug. 31
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2022
American Senior Communities first in US to deploy MyndVR 3.0 with HTC VIVE Flow Immersive Glasses … Opinion: Tighten up Medicaid eligibility these ways … Omnicare parent CVS named to top 10 lists for...
Justice Department healthcare fraud recoveries top $2.4 billion in FY 2017
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
Settlements with Life Care Centers of America and eClinicalWorks marked two of the largest healthcare fraud-related recoveries by the federal government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the Justice...
Virtual healthcare is great, but senior living providers should think about implications
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Jordan Parnell
Gerald Stoll
Jul 08, 2021
Even as telehealth takes the world by storm as “new new thing” for healthcare, there are reasons for those in the senior living and care industry to take a step back and evaluate the advantages against...
Potential data breach could affect 950,000
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2016
Health insurer Centene Corp. has announced a potential data breach that could affect 950,000 people, including some of your residents.
For health and wellness technology, older adults want to learn from healthcare professionals
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Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2019
Unlike with other types of technology, older adults still “rely heavily” on physicians and other healthcare professionals for information about health and wellness-related technologies, according to...