Amazon soon to disclose outside firms signing up for Amazon Care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 11, 2021
An Amazon executive said Wednesday the company will soon be announcing a number of companies signing up for Amazon Care, the firm’s virtual medical clinic.
At-home care emerges as new approach to handle oxygen therapy for COVID-19 patients
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 15, 2021
More health systems are turning to oxygen in the home to help patients with COVID-19, according to a news report.
Telehealth proves to be more popular than expected: physical therapy firm
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 26, 2021
Telehealth has turned out to be a big hit with patients needing physical therapy during the pandemic, according to ATI Physical Therapy, which provides home health services.
Telehealth to explode over next few years, according to global study
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 10, 2021
Telehealth consultations will increase 80% globally by 2025 and more than half of consults in North America will be virtual, according to a new study by technology research firm Juniper Research.
Prospero Health ready to reach all 50 states
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 05, 2021
Prospero Health is definitely on the move. The Boston, MA-based firm recently announced it is expanding into five more states, and CEO Doug Wenners told McKnight’s Home Care Daily he won’t be satisfied...
Vaccine mandates affecting home health workers likely to spur more legal challenges
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2021
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting home healthcare workers is likely to draw a number of legal challenges, especially when it comes to medical and religious exemptions.
PACE sees potential to expand in American Jobs Plan
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 02, 2021
The devil is still in the details, but Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) are optimistic they could be big winners in President Joseph Biden’s American Jobs Plan, which would funnel...
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.