BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 2, 2020) -- An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions, Kaiser Health News reports.
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Shifting state & federal laws can make meeting patient wishes a chore
CHICAGO (February 27, 2020)--Prepared Health, an AI-powered care coordination platform, has changed its name to Dina.
St. Petersburg, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2020) — Synzi, a virtual care company, has announced that United Methodist Communities (UMC), a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a 112+ year history in New Jersey, is using Synzi’s virtual care platform in HomeWorks, its home care division. Synzi will strengthen engagement between their nursing staff and clients.
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