Intermountain, Ascension push for permanent CMS home care reimbursement changes
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/home-health/intermountain-ascension-push-permanent-cms-home-care-reimbursement-changes
LEADING HEALTH INNOVATORS FORM ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE CARE IN THE HOME
LEADING HEALTH INNOVATORS FORM ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE CARE IN THE HOME Coalition to focus on site of service flexibility for clinical care in the wake of COVID-19 WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 – Today, a coalition of innovative health care companies launched an effort to fundamentally change the way policymakers think about the home as a [...]
Health Affairs: In Traditional Medicare, Modest Growth In The Home Care Workforce Largely Driven By Nurse Practitioners
Health Affairs: In Traditional Medicare, Modest Growth In The Home Care Workforce Largely Driven By Nurse Practitioners Little is known about the characteristics of the workforce providing home-based medical care for traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare beneficiaries. This study found that the number of participating home care providers in traditional Medicare increased from about 14,100 in [...]
How Covid-19 could usher in a new role for continuous glucose monitoring in hospitals
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Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, study says
Half of the 240 study participants were selected to receive brief phone calls from volunteers over the course of a month, and they reported feeling 20% less lonely on average, according to the study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
The Gerontologist – Acute, Post-acute, and Primary Care Utilization in a Home-Based Primary Care Program During COVID-19
The Gerontologist – Acute, Post-acute, and Primary Care Utilization in a Home-Based Primary Care Program During COVID-19: (February, 2021) – Changes in care utilization by persons in advanced illness management (AIM) programs demonstrate decreased acute and post-acute utilization, while maintaining high levels of connectedness among a cohort of homebound older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with [...]
CJASN – The Mobile Health Readiness of People Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis and Home Dialysis
CJASN – The Mobile Health Readiness of People Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis and Home Dialysis A study of nearly 1,000 patients examined the status and correlates of mobile health readiness among individuals on dialysis. The study found 81 percent of respondents owned smartphones or other internet-capable devices, and 70 percent reported intermediate or advanced mobile health proficiency. The results [...]
An Integrated Mobile Acute Care Service Enhances Value
An Integrated Mobile Acute Care Service Enhances Value A study on DispatchHealth’s ER model in the home with Baystate Health. In-home mobile care for high-acuity illness can prevent unnecessary ED and hospital use for some patients and is associated with high patient satisfaction. Acute mobile care is a useful component of a value-based care strategy.