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Home care briefs for Friday, Oct. 30
Oct 30, 2020
Survey: Pandemic sends telehealth usage rates soaring, but many users aren’t paying attention … Research project to analyze effectiveness of telehealth in treating substance abuse and mental health...
Home healthcare spending rises by 7.7% to $113.5B in 2019
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 17, 2020
Home healthcare spending continues to climb. It soared to $113.5 billion in 2019, 7.7% higher than the year before, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary, which...
Utah’s home care worker shortage continues
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 29, 2021
As the race to get more Americans vaccinated continues and the nation anticipates a return to some level of normalcy, states such as Utah are having difficulty finding enough home care workers to keep...
NAHC president: Demand for home care workers soars 125% due to pandemic
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 02, 2021
Increasingly, home care choices are seen as safe, effective options for seniors, due in large part to COVID-19. That’s the view of William Dombi, president of the National Association of Home Care &...
Senators introduce bill calling for $1.5B to help seniors cope with the effects of COVID-19
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 26, 2021
In recognition of the soaring demand for senior services during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced on Thursday the Continued...
Amedisys’ home health volume increases by 5% for Q4 2020 as profits soar by 63%
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 26, 2021
Speaking like a proud captain of a ship, Amedisys Inc., Chairman and CEO Paul Kusserow said Thursday that his team successfully “turned PDGM (Patient-Driven Groupings Model) headwinds into tailwinds”...