Biden executive order advances home-based services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 18, 2023
The Biden administration is expected to unveil a comprehensive plan Tuesday aimed at supporting care workers and family caregivers.
CVS Health puts home at the forefront of healthcare in report
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 18, 2023
CVS Health laid out a roadmap for healthy aging that drives more care into the home.
HHS offers new tools to help providers fight cyber criminals
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 18, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services stepped in Monday to help healthcare providers fend off cybersecurity attacks
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, April 18
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 18, 2023
Omicron subvariant gaining traction in the U.S., CDC says … Hearing aid use reduces dementia risk, study finds … Mortality rate increases with depression, anxiety after surviving cardiac arrest
UnitedHealth Group execs: No cuts to MA plan supplemental benefits on horizon
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 17, 2023
UnitedHealth Group executives assured Medicare Advantage beneficiaries Friday that supplemental benefits, including those affiliated with home care, will likely stay intact as the company prepares for...
Physicians polled give robots thumbs-up in reducing loneliness in seniors
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 17, 2023
Robots could be the answer to mitigating loneliness for seniors, according to nearly 70% of physicians polled by social platform Sermo.
Texas home health agency owner nets prison sentence in $1M Medicare fraud scheme
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 17, 2023
The owner of a Texas home health agency has been sentenced to 45 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for Medicare fraud.
Home Care briefs for Monday, April 17
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 17, 2023
MedPAC rules out safety net payments to home health, SNFs … Virtual care platform Recuro Health raises $47M … Cloud-based software firm Salesforce targets home health … Pennsylvania home health agency...
Report forecasts mass exodus by registered nurses by 2027
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2023
The U.S. healthcare system is poised to lose up to one-fifth (900,000) of its registered nurses by 2027, according to a report released Thursday by The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Home health to remain top draw for PE investors, consultants predict
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2023
Home health should continue to remain a magnet for private equity (PE) investment this year, KPMG healthcare and life sciences consultants said Thursday during a press roundtable.