CMS Halts New Medicare Enrollment for Hospice, Home Care Amid Fraud Crackdown
CMS imposed a six-month nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies as part of a broader crackdown on fraud in the sectors.
The Healthcare Industry Has a Last Mile Problem — It Hasn’t Realized It Yet
Healthcare has solved for the hard part. The science, the surgery, the diagnosis: by global standards, we're exceptional. What we haven't solved for is what happens when the patient goes home.
The Power of Real World Data to Study Women’s Health at Scale
Veradigm examines key clinical trends, comorbidity profiles, and treatment trends across adolescence, reproductive years, and peri-/post-menopause. Download it today!
Healthcare At Your Door Is Now The Expectation. There’s No Going Back
When healthcare delivery strategies shifted to the home out of necessity during the pandemic, healthcare consumers began to question the value of navigating the old system, one that requires time off work, transportation, childcare, and long waits just to have basic needs met.
Hospital-at-Home Bodes Well for Rural Patients, Research Shows
New research from Mass General Brigham demonstrates that hospital-at-home care can safely deliver comparable outcomes for rural patients — with significant cost savings when patients are transferred home early in their hospital stay.
Why It’s Time for In-Home Care to Catch Up to the Value-Based Care Movement
The move toward value-based care is inevitable and in-home care must not be left behind. To realize the full potential, here are a few key shifts that must happen.
Centralized Data Aggregation in Homecare Powers Interoperability and Client-Centered Care
Centralized data aggregation is a necessity for homecare providers looking to address fragmentation, improve outcomes, and stay competitive in the rapidly evolving landscape. The path forward requires investment in tools that collect and transform data into actionable information.
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
Sprinter Health Raises $55M to Expand Home Health Services for Health Plans
Sprinter Health's $55 million Series B round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, the Regents of the University of California, Google Ventures and Accel.
How 3 Health Systems Are Scaling Hybrid & Home-Based Models
Leaders from three health systems — Providence, OSF HealthCare and UMass Memorial Health — detailed how their organizations are maximizing hybrid and home-based care models during a recent panel.
Centering Caregiver and Provider Feedback in Home-Based Care Innovation
The best healthcare technology emerges from collaborative efforts. Here's why working alongside physicians, nurses, and home health caregivers builds a stronger foundation.
Why Harris’ Medicare at Home Plan is Good but Flawed
On the surface, it sounds positively delightful - who wouldn't want to help dear grandma avoid the nursing home? But as is often the case with these sweeping government proposals, the devil is in the details.
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
“Robotic-based” Home Care is Actually More … Human
Is it possible to be pro-human and pro-tech at the same time when it comes to our healthcare?
How to Overcome the New Realities in Home Health Budget Strains
In navigating fiscal uncertainties, it is essential to acknowledge technology as a powerful ally, securing the resilience and long-term sustainability of home care for generations of patients and caregivers to follow.
What Seniors Should Know About Home Health
One of the major lessons learned during the pandemic is that hospitals and medical facilities are not always the safest places to recover, especially for seniors and those living with chronic conditions. Compounding this issue is that 85% of seniors in the U.S. live with one or more chronic conditions. With the United States being […]
NorthShore Study Proves Hospitals Can Save Millions by Providing Post-Discharge Psychosocial Support
NorthShore University HealthSystem teamed up with Laguna Health in 2021 to study whether greater post-acute care support can improve patient recovery and reduce readmissions. The research partners recently released results of the study, which found that giving patients emotional and psychological support after their discharge hastens recovery, decreases costs and alleviates physician burnout.
3 Predictions for Home-Based Care, Per 7WireVentures
The healthcare industry will continue to shift more toward more home-based care offerings in the coming years, 7WireVentures said in a new report. The venture firm also gave some other predictions — including that established healthcare stakeholders will be forced to partner with non-traditional digital health companies and that the greater use of home-based solutions will lead to more personalized care plans.