by Scott R. Herrmann More and more healthcare technology organizations are developing Patient Portals to improve patient satisfaction and build stronger patient relationships. This fourth and final article in a series explores both health- and cost-savings opportunities that portals present and points out where this technology makes sense for home care agencies and hospices. […]
They say that life is not fair. Tragedy visits some people two or three times, others never. Some seem to live out a 1950’s family sitcom script, others, for no apparent reason, live inside a Lifetime Channel movie. Rarely does an individual face as many challenges as Michele DeMeo and respond by writing a positive, […]
There are indications that the nature and purpose of point-of-care home health software is changing. Originally a tool limited to recording patient data at the patient’s home and delivering it electronically to a central database, it appears to be evolving into something significantly more comprehensive and potentially more valuable. Software demonstrated at last month’s NAHC […]
by Liz Seegert There is no doubt that caring for a loved one with dementia is a tough job. It can, say experts, be made easier by deploying some simple strategies and the right technology. We spoke with two of them at last month’s annual conference of the association of New York Health Care Providers […]
by Audrey Kinsella Choosing technology innovations to help people manage their chronic conditions is beginning to resemble the daunting task of deciding how to spend a nickel in an old-time candy store. Overwhelmed by too many choices, you spend hours frozen in indecision. At last month’s Partners HealthCare’s 9th Annual Connected Health Symposium and […]
by Liz Seegert Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is one of those rare politicians who still believe in reaching across the aisle for the greater good. Themes of common sense and pragmatism were very much in evidence during her October 23 keynote address at the NAHC Annual Meeting. In an exclusive interview with Home Care Technology […]
Saying it wanted to give customers sufficient time to meet the October, 2014 transition to ICD-10, First Databank announced Monday the availability of the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases code set ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedure coding system) within FDB MedKnowledge™, the company’s proprietary clinical drug knowledge database. Details about how […]
