Growing trend: Doctors and nurses deliver COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 18, 2021
Medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Amazon Care reportedly to launch telehealth offering in all 50 states
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 18, 2021
Amazon’s app-based healthcare service for employees, Amazon Care, soon will launch throughout the country, according to a Healthcare IT News report.
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, March 17
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 17, 2021
McKnight’s two-day Online Expo starts today … Nascentia Health first to offer at-home COVID-19 vaccine shots in Central New York … Ochsner Health looks to streamline patient care via CarePort...
Philadelphia home care agency pays $2.1M in back overtime
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 17, 2021
Good Family Support Services Inc., a Philadelphia home health care agency, has paid more than $2.1 million to resolve allegations that it failed to provide overtime pay to 456 workers over two years, according...
New OSHA COVID-19 inspection and whistleblower program targets home healthcare, among other providers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 16, 2021
Home healthcare services are part of a long list of businesses under scrutiny by the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration program.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 16
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 16, 2021
CMS delays rule creating Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices … Home health worker admits $14,000 in spending on patient’s credit card … Pay raise for home health aides gains support in...
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 12
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 12, 2021
President Biden signs $1.9T stimulus package into law … Biden administration extends vaccine program to HRSA-supported health centers … PHI releases report on California’s direct care workforce...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, March 11
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 11, 2021
Heal CEO resigns … Study assesses the dynamics of being homebound over time …Oregon teams to go door-to-door to deliver vaccines
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, March 10
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 10, 2021
Many with dementia outside of nursing homes take risky combinations of medicines … Medicare paid 50% more for neurology drugs over five years while claims rose only 8% … American Board of Telehealth...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 9
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
DC attorney general sues home care agency for $3M in Medicaid fraud … Nearly 1 in 3 family caregivers in rural areas won’t take older loved one to receive COVID-19 vaccine, study finds … Canadians...