| 5/6/2021 |
Home Health Patient Volume Hits 116% of Pre-Pandemic Baselines |
Home Health Care News |
... SNFs).That general statement has been true for the past few months. But now, new data suggests the volume shift is likely part of a long-lasting trend, according to Tom Martin, director of post-acute care analytics at CarePort, a WellSky company.“I think we might be beginning to see what that new normal is going to look like,” Martin told Home Health Care News. AdvertisementOver the ... |
| 5/5/2021 |
HCHB, CellTrak & Addus HomeCare create first integrated enterprise solution for all home-based care |
Yahoo News |
... capture and meet the growing challenges of value-based care. HCHB & CellTrak will be positioned to provide a broader set of home-based solutions that allows both companies to better serve agencies across evolving post-acute care models.In partnership with CellTrak, HCHB will build on its existing enterprise architecture to create a fully integrated platform extension, with industry-leading point-of-care, scheduling, workflow automation and back-office technology ... |
| 5/5/2021 |
The Ridgway Record |
ridgwayrecord.com |
... capture and meet the growing challenges of value-based care. HCHB & CellTrak will be positioned to provide a broader set of home-based solutions that allows both companies to better serve agencies across evolving post-acute care models.In partnership with CellTrak, HCHB will build on its existing enterprise architecture to create a fully integrated platform extension, with industry-leading point-of-care, scheduling, workflow automation and back-office technology ... |
| 5/5/2021 |
Banner Health CEO named among top 100 influencers in healthcare in 2020 |
chamberbusinessnews.com |
... on individuals who excelled in guiding the industry through the public healthcare crisis.Frontline workers took the No. 1 sport in the rankings as “the true heroes of this pandemic,” writes Ginger Christ, post-acute care and staffing reporter at Modern Healthcare .CDC estimates that more than 2.2 million health care workers have contracted the novel coronavirus and nearly 900 of those workers have died, Christ wrote. Employees are ... |
| 5/5/2021 |
HCHB, CellTrak & Addus HomeCare create first integrated enterprise solution for all home-based care |
mysanantonio.com |
... capture and meet the growing challenges of value-based care. HCHB & CellTrak will be positioned to provide a broader set of home-based solutions that allows both companies to better serve agencies across evolving post-acute care models.In partnership with CellTrak, HCHB will build on its existing enterprise architecture to create a fully integrated platform extension, with industry-leading point-of-care, scheduling, workflow automation and back-office technology ... |
| 5/4/2021 |
DALLAS /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Homecar |
wapakdailynews.com |
... capture and meet the growing challenges of value-based care. HCHB & CellTrak will be positioned to provide a broader set of home-based solutions that allows both companies to better serve agencies across evolving post-acute care models.In partnership with CellTrak, HCHB will build on its existing enterprise architecture to create a fully integrated platform extension, with industry-leading point-of-care, scheduling, workflow automation and back-office technology ... |
| 5/4/2021 |
Shorter SNF Stays Could Mean More Room for Home-Based Care |
Home Health Care News |
... they typically are without resulting in a negative health outcome, new research suggests.And if that were to happen more frequently, it could potentially save the U.S. health care system millions of dollars in post-acute care spending while setting up greater opportunities for home-based care providers down the road.The new findings on shortening SNF stays were published Monday in the journal Health Affairs. To explore the topic ... |
| 5/4/2021 |
CarePort Recognized in the Pandemic Response Category of Fast Companys 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards |
financialbuzz.com |
... results. Given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 crisis, the enhanced communication afforded by CarePort’s product innovations proved critical in ensuring the safety of patients and staff within both the acute and post-acute care settings.“When the pandemic first hit, the CarePort team rose to the occasion to help our customers on the frontlines,” said Lissy Hu, CEO and founder of CarePort. “We are honored by ... |
| 5/4/2021 |
Thomas living her childhood dream of nursing |
maysville-online.com |
CHATHAM — Kacey Thomas knew she wanted to be a nurse from an early age. It was her dream; a career she had always respected. Years later, she is living out that dream at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care in Cincinnati. “I wanted to be a nurse from kindergarten,” she said. “I always looked at nurses as people who took care of other people. They always ... |
| 5/3/2021 |
Home Health LUPA Challenges Continue as Pandemic Subsides |
Home Health Care News |
... days. I think those two factors are what’s really driving LUPAs up.”King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based BlackTree Healthcare Consulting provides billing, OASIS and other services to home health agencies, among other post-acute care providers.Home health companies were concerned about LUPAs prior to the onset of PDGM, whereas the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) actually thought they’d be less of an issue. Advertisement“One ... |
| 5/1/2021 |
Hospital experts: Discharges to SNFs won’t rebound soon |
McKnight's Long Term Care News |
... said. “We fundamentally ask ourselves at the time of discharge from acute care, ‘Can we send them home, first and foremost, and support them in a home environment?’”Bryan Crum, director of post-acute care management at Summa Health, added that lower patient volumes, which convert to fewer downstream referrals to SNFs, also are driving the philosophical shift.“That’s something I don’t think switches back,” ... |
| 4/30/2021 |
Looking to Build Market Share, Amedisys Rolls Out SNF-at-Home Pilot Program |
Home Health Care News |
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Share FacebookAmedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) hasn’t been shy about the company’s plans to gain an even larger share of business from other post-acute care operators.With that in mind, the company has been focused on setting up shop in the SNF-at-home space, pairing skilled home health care with non-medical personal care services. Those efforts have now come ... |
| 4/29/2021 |
Uber names new health chief: 5 details |
Becker's Hospital Review |
... Ms. Donovan also has a background in health IT, having served as vice president of operations at CareCentrix. While working for the health tech home care company, Ms. Donovan specialized in home health and post-acute care projects.5. Over the last year, Uber Health has made several moves in healthcare. In August 2020, the company broke into the prescription delivery business through a new partnership with NimbleRx. Uber has ... |
| 4/28/2021 |
COVID testing requirements relaxed for fully vaccinated nursing home workers, residents |
McKnight's Long Term Care News |
... of the burden on providers who’ve done a lot of routine testing, “which takes time and resources, according to Amy Stewart, vice president of education and certification strategy, for the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN).“This could provide added incentive for additional staff to get vaccinated, fewer testing,” she told McKnight’s Long-Term Care News on Tuesday. “Many staff report that while they understand ... |
| 4/28/2021 |
Shrinking to Grow: Inside Masonicare's Plan to Downsize Skilled Nursing While Boosting Home Care |
skillednursingnews.com |
FacebookIt could be the next major trend in long-term and post-acute care , with benefits for both residents and operators: downsizing bed counts to better match demand and provide higher quality care.Masonicare, a non-profit health system based in Connecticut, became the latest operator to make headlines with a plan to relinquish beds at its skilled nursing facility, as first reported by the Hartford Business Journal. If ... |
| 4/27/2021 |
PE-Backed Valeo Acquires Post-Acute Care Business; BrightSpring Finalizes Abode Deal |
Home Health Care News |
Facebook Valeo Home Health lands Hearts for Hospice & Home HealthValeo Home Health & Hospice has acquired Hearts for Hospice & Home Health from Abode Healthcare. Valeo is PE-backed provider based in Millcreek, Utah, that provides a mix of post-acute care servicesStrategically, the acquisition increases Valeo’s presence in Utah, as Hearts for Hospice & Home Health had dual locations in Fork and Ogden.Valeo is backed by Grant Avenue ... |
| 4/25/2021 |
Why SNF-at-Home Programs Could Provide a Path Forward for Traditional Nursing Home Operators |
skillednursingnews.com |
... for providing services, the company has instead tried to position itself as more of a whole-health management service. AdvertisementWhile patients and their families have increasingly demanded at-home options instead of institutional post-acute care , significant hurdles have always impeded progress — there may not be a regular caregiver available at home, Mayer noted, or traditional home health providers in the area might not offer the same therapy ... |
| 4/23/2021 |
Disrupt Podcast #43: David Grabowski of Harvard Medical School |
Home Health Care News |
FacebookThe 43rd episode of our podcast, Disrupt , is now available!Several post-acute care policy leaders have entered the national spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps none more than David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School.In recent months, Grabowski has repeatedly addressed the need to rethink long-term care in the United States, from changing up the traditional nursing home model ... |
| 4/23/2021 |
CMS combing the data as it narrows PDPM adjustment targets |
McKnight's Long Term Care News |
... to piece all that together is very interesting, to be frank.” said John Kane, technical advisor and SNF payment team lead for CMS, explained while speaking on Thursday during the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing 2021 Conference.He added, “But also it’s extremely important in trying to understand where we need to go from here.”His comments come as the agency looks at amending PDPM ... |
| 4/23/2021 |
New Engineering Scholarship Endowment Fund Established |
unlv.edu |
... an executive at BodyMedia, a pioneer in the wearable technology space and Millennium Pharmacy Systems which brought safe pharmaceutical care to the patient bedside. Most recently he was President of PharMerica, the second largest post-acute care pharmacy, technology and clinical services provider.Currently living in Las Vegas, Suresh has taken an active role at the College as a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Advisory Board. He ... |