by Barbara Rosenblum Contributing to a string of stories about questionable business practices by “big business hospice” is the Huffington Post article “Hospice, Inc.” of June 19, 2014. This and other articles, such as a June 26, 2014 article in the Washington Post, all tell a story, but they do not tell the story. It’s deeply disappointing when these unfortunate experiences […]
Sunnyvale, California — October 23, 2013 — Grant Cuesta Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center and Pathways Home Health & Hospice recently installed VGo Robotic two-way communication technology to expand the reach of care for hospice patients. The two Sunnyvale, California healthcare providers work together to care for shared patients living at Grant Cuesta. If a […]
Schaumburg, IL (June 11, 2013) – As a nonprofit, Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care has found that implementing a technology solution allows them to spend less time on paper and more time on patient care. Beginning with an EMR from Suncoast Solutions, they later added mobile technology, selecting to deliver services at […]
by Michael Deck Within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, was included HITECH, the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health” law. This is the section that encourages the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) by paying bonuses to healthcare providers who purchase and use an EHR. Bonuses, however, are not […]
