by Liz Seegert Post-acute providers take note: standardizing post-acute data to improve care coordination and outcomes is now law. In October, in a rare bipartisan, bicameral show of support, Congress passed, and the President signed, The IMPACT Act, for “The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.” IMPACT requires use of common […]
by Tim Rowan If my limited experience were in any way representative of the larger reality, this would have been a bad week for remote patient monitoring technologies in home care. Fortunately, it is safe to assume that my post-Thanksgiving tour of Southern California provided me with less than a comprehensive, global perspective. On the […]
WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today gratefully acknowledges that, after three years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally answered ATA’s petitions and may soon allow Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to use telehealth to keep their patients healthy. The American Telemedicine Association is the leading […]
Schaumburg, IL, Cambridge, Ontario, and London, England (December 2, 2014) – CellTrak announced this week that its customers now span the globe. The Schaumburg (Chicago), Illinois company’s mobile system for compliance, automated efficiency, electronic visit verification and patient engagement is now used by hundreds of healthcare providers in seven countries. More than 100,000 […]
The Affordable Care Act included language instructing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to conduct a study of vulnerable patients and submit a report to Congress by March 31, 2014. The language also instructed CMS to develop a four-year demonstration project to begin on January 1, 2015. The study was completed on time […]
by Roger Shindell Fall seems to be cyber security “awareness month.” If you follow any sector of the data breach industry, blog posts or articles seem to address the topic day after day at this time of year. At the HIMSS Privacy and Security Forum, held in Boston in September, the topic was addressed in […]
by Audrey Kinsella The theme of last month’s Partners healthcare symposium, “Connected Health in Practice: Engaging Patients and Providers Outside of Traditional Care Settings” was less about the home and other post-acute settings than it was about the patient. Patient self-management of chronic conditions is a concern for all involved, symposium speakers emphasized, from professionals […]
by Donna Thomson Today, my family uses technology to coordinate our son’s complex care in the community, but it wasn’t always so. Nicholas is 26 years old and resides in a small care home in our neighborhood. He is non-speaking and medically complex, requiring one-to-one nursing care 24/7. For the first 22 years of […]
Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2014—Home health and hospice providers serve nearly six million patients each year. Performing care in the patient’s home makes each visit unique to the patient and setting, requiring careful clinician training and planning to ensure smooth care transitions and ongoing, quality patient care. Today, the Visiting Nurse Associations of America […]
Settlement of the Jimmo case has received widespread coverage in the healthcare industry and the general press. The initial Settlement Agreement was approved by the Court and issued on January 24, 2013, and includes the possibility of enforcement by the Court, if either party breaches the Agreement. According to the Settlement Agreement, the Centers […]
