by Rebecca MacKinnon Historically, a Pediatrics program to Homecare was much like Kolkata to Mother Theresa: a labor of love and a vow of poverty. In any industry, change always generates the need for new businesses, which means new opportunities. As healthcare changes, pediatrics is emerging as a business option and may offer a glimpse […]
by Liz Seegert If there is anyone who knows what it takes to lower the cost of health care, it is former Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala. As someone steeped in policy for 30 years, one thing she says she knows for sure is that home health care needs to […]
When CMS announced last week that it had given in to the strong concerns of “some provider groups” and delayed the deadline for ICD-10 compliance one year to October 1, 2014, it did not mention the American Medical Association (AMA) but the inference was there for the taking. (Click here for the complete CMS statement.) […]
By Audrey Kinsella A patient we will call “Miss Devyn” was referred to home health services following knee replacement surgery. A case manager at Indian River Home Care, which serves Indian River County, Florida, assigned Devyn a remote telehealth monitor. Following company policy, the case manager set up the device to track her pain and […]
