by Tim Rowan, Editor By now, you have probably heard about the May 3 report in The Washington Post, repeated on NPR and network TV news broadcasts, citing research that shows medical errors to be the third leading cause of death in the United States. I hope you appreciate what an opportunity for healthcare […]
By Tim Rowen, Editor & Publisher, Home Care Technology Report The Mature Market Resource Center’sSM sixth annual New Product & Technology Awards® competition will accept entries beginning Monday, May 9. Complete details about the awards and a PDF copy of the 2016 Call for Entries brochure can be found at agingawards.com. The awards program, the […]
by Sokolove Law [a personal injury law firm (Chestnut Hill, MA) Moving a loved one into a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions for a family to make. This choice can be even more stressful when families have to worry about inadequate care or nursing home abuse. Unfortunately, these problems are all […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report A year and a half ago, Kindred Healthcare Inc. (KND:NYSE) announced that it was acquiring Gentiva Health Services Inc. (NASDAQ:GTIV), sparking the usual speculation about how two large organizations will manage the challenges that naturally arise during marriages of such stature. (See HCTR 10/8/14, Gentiva […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Dictum Health, Inc., an innovative medical device company with cross-industry expertise to provide the next evolution in the continuum of care, has unveiled its Virtual Exam Room, the centerpiece of its cloud-based, cyber secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth system. The VER connects physicians with patients anytime, anywhere. Like an […]
By Tim Rowan: Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Two former McKesson sales professionals have taken the leap that many of their peers only dream of. Tripp Matthews and Lisa McFann recently announced the launch of their own startup business. It will be a service business, designed to educate healthcare at home owners […]
by Roger McManus, MBA (who has held several positions as Director of Strategic Relationships). Third in a 5-part series. When you use a Facebook Business Page, Facebook provides you with mounds of data that you can use to analyze your effectiveness in using this new and powerful medium. It is called Facebook Insights. These […]
by Roger McManus, MBA (who has held several positions as Director of Strategic Relationships). Second in a 5-part series. Part 2 of 5 The difference between “Profiles” and “Pages,” as Facebook defines them, is that Personal Profiles are for non-commercial use and may only represent individual people. Corporations are not people in Facebook’s world, no matter […]
By Audrey Kinsella, MA, MS We already know the value of healthcare at home agencies’ focusing care service delivery on patients’ as-needed risk management routines. Enough conventional care services provided to patients, so it’s thought, will avoid hospital readmissions. Not avoiding these readmissions will soon result in post-acute providers shouldering expensive penalties. Hospital readmissions are […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor and Publisher, HCTR Provider News: Awards and Acquisitions Great Lakes Great Place According to Fortune Magazine and global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work®, “Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice (Jackson. MS) is one of the 2016 Best Workplaces in Health Care in the United States. The Jackson, MI-based […]
