by Audrey Kinsella, MA, MS Stepped care arrangements allow seniors to move from their own homes to assisted living to long-term care facilities and receive the care they need at each step. Think of these as vertical moves. A new partnership between Robert Bosch Healthcare, Inc. and Remedy Health Media is approaching senior care […]
The bi-partisan Federal Commission on Long Term Care issued its final report to Congress on September 18, reflecting an intense, 100-day period of testimony and debate. The 115-page document includes 28 policy recommendations for service delivery, workforce and financing to establish, enhance or modify long term services and supports to meet the growing needs […]
As competition for home care and hospice referrals grows in intensity, post-acute providers are placing more emphasis on their marketing efforts. Customer Relationship Management software, CRM, is selling at a fast pace, bringing with it new efficiencies for account executives and new problems for IT support staff. The many advantages for agencies’ sales teams […]
Strategic Healthcare Programs, LLC announced this week the release of its tenth automated data interface between its SHPSolutions™ for Hospice platform and selected EHR software applications. Interfaces transmit detailed hospice data to the SHP database, thereby reducing manual data entry by hospice staff. Transmitted data is analyzed and dynamically reported to hospices in real-time […]
Gentiva Health Services Inc. announced Thursday, September 19 that it will buy the home health, hospice and community care businesses of privately held Harden Healthcare Services for about $409 million. The deal will be complete as soon as Harden finalizes creation of a new corporate entity to continue to own and manage its Texas […]
Article 1 of 2, on Virtual Care Works’ product implementation at University of Colorado: Nursing School Uses Telemedicine Technology for Virtual Orientation CENTENNIAL, CO — Doctorate of Nursing Practice students are experiencing 21st Century health care right from the start at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. This year’s new student orientation featured […]
Muhammad Shahab, the mastermind of an almost $11 million Medicare fraud scheme in Detroit, was sentenced on September 12 to 50 months in prison. He pled guilty to billing for visits never performed, paying beneficiaries for the use of their Medicare numbers and paying kickbacks to physicians. This article identifies the legal representatives who […]
by Liz Seegert The Federal Long Term Care Commission is about to issue a report on the deepening care crisis facing the nation’s aging population. Recently, several major organizations – including AARP and the National Council on Aging – have supported a greater role for home and community-based services, including home health care. Not […]
by Audrey Kinsella The title of this year’s 10th Annual Partners Healthcare Connected Health Symposium says it all about what everyone is saying should be emphasized in healthcare delivery today. “Collaborations and Innovations to Engage Patients and Elevate Care” will be held in Boston, Oct. 24-25 and will offer a range of cross-disciplinary speakers, […]
A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine determined that regular telephone conversations with a nurse can substantially reduce hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients. Patients in the program were one-third less likely to be readmitted than similar patients who were not in the program. Overall health care costs decreased by approximately $1,225 […]
