Continuing telehealth flexibilities is worth the cost, researchers say
By
Adam Healy
Apr 23, 2024
While continuing telehealth flexibilities may bring additional costs for providers and taxpayers, the benefits are worth the price, researchers said.
Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2024
Questions remain about how much providers will be able to rely on telehealth, remote monitoring and other technologies to come in the years ahead — and whether the government will make the needed legal,...
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
Air purification installation cuts infections by 40 percent in CCRC
By
Alicia Lasek
May 26, 2023
Installing medical grade air purification technology on one floor of a Pennsylvania senior living community resulted in a 40% relative reduction in healthcare-associated infections.
From transportation to housekeeping, MA plans moving further into the home in 2022
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Medicare Advantage plans are moving more benefits into the home in 2022. In-home primary care, transportation, meals and in-home support are just a handful of new benefits private insurers are offering...
Legislation would expand in-home dialysis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 04, 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced late last week would allow more kidney patients to receive dialysis in the comfort of their homes.
Tips for caregivers during Mental Health Screening Month
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 04, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on caregivers. Work and personal stress and fatigue have resulted in another crisis in the United States — one related to mental exhaustion. Just last week, a study...
Burnout among healthcare workers on the rise, study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 01, 2021
More than a third of healthcare workers are at increased risk of burnout, according to a new study by digital solutions firm meQuilibrium.
Pilot finds healthy eating reduces healthcare costs for chronically ill
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Healthy, home-delivered meals reduced healthcare costs and emergency room visits for some patients, according to a pilot launched by meal service company Mom’s Meals and Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health...
Following OSHA COVID-19 safety rule will ‘help us down the road,’ home care expert says
By
Liza Berger
Sep 24, 2021
It is in home care’s best interest to adhere to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s temporary standard related to COVID-19, an expert on the standard said Thursday.