Home Healthcare Having a Positive Effect on Hospital Readmissions
A recent study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, using the Quality Insights Quality Innovation Network, points out
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Hospice/Home Health Services
A Detailed Look at Healthcare Options for the Elderly
Certified elder law attorneys Julian Gray and Frank Petrich, in an article posted at www.post-gazette.com provide in in-depth analysis of Medicare- and
Read MoreHospital-to-Home Transition Program Produces Positive Results
A pilot program launched in Southern California in 2009 appears to be achieving its cost-savings and quality-of-care objectives, according to
Read MoreRecap – 2016 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
Although we’re well into 2016, the editorial staff at the AMAC Foundation’s Medicare Report thought it would be good as
Read MoreHome Health Care Providers Shift to Quality
Recent developments in the regulatory environment facing home health care providers is causing a refocus on quality over quantity. An
Read MoreMedicare and IY Therapy – A Problem?
This article by Marie McCullough, Staff Writer at philly-com, explores the issue of Medicare coverage for costly intravenous therapy at home and
Read MoreHospitals: No Place for Ailing Seniors?
Researchers are taking a serious look at the phenomenon facing hospitalized seniors–the phenomenon that they frequently are discharged in worse
Read MoreCMS Quality Strategy
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to build a health care delivery system
Read MoreReport: Home Care Workers Need Better Job Protections
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) A lack of oversight in the rapidly growing home care workforce could undermine
Read MoreNIH funds development of robots to improve health, quality of life
(Source – National Institutes of Health) As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), the National Institutes of Health announced
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