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NEW YORK (April 3, 2017)—1 (800) HOMECARE and 1 (800) HOSPICE today announced the release of a caregiver marketplace, called AideFinder, set to redefine how patients and providers find and connect with one another. AideFinder gives patients greater choice in care by allowing them to compare local providers through the caregivers they employ.
Empower Employees to Improve Home Health Referral Outcomes
As the homecare industry grapples with the transition to value-based purchasing and the impacts of Pre-Claim Review in certain states, referrals are more important than ever. (Alana Stramowski/Home Health Care News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2017) — As the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) celebrates its 35th birthday, we reflect fondly on our many accomplishments, but even more do we look forward to facing the challenges ahead.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (March 9, 2017)—Huron Valley PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) this week welcomed a new medical director, Dr. Terri Mack.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penn. (March 6, 2017)—Griswold Home Care, a national provider of services to help seniors age in place, announces the launch of GriswoldConnect Powered by Teladoc, a resource that can deliver consumers of all ages access to a live doctor without appointment or the need to physically travel to one. This marks the first pairing of Teladoc with a homecare agency.
AABENRAA, Denmark (March 6, 2017)—An intelligent diaper for everyday use, which alerts the care staff when the diaper needs changing, is being introduced for the first time. It is Danish manufacturing company, Abena who is behind the world’s first intelligent diaper for everyday use in cooperation with Silicon Valley based MediSens Wireless.
NEW YORK (February 28, 2017)—HHAeXchange, a connector of homecare payers, providers and members, released its inaugural State of Home Care 2017 survey results. This benchmark survey examines the current homecare experience, shedding light on how members are impacted and how states, payers and providers can make efforts to improve the industry.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (February 24, 2017)—Visiting Angels of the Palm Beaches is proud to announce that it has received the 2017 Best of Home Care—Provider of Choice Award.
Visiting Angels of the Palm Beaches has won this award four years in a row, and is ranked one of the top ten, private duty homecare agencies in Palm Beach County. The Provider of Choice Award is based on client satisfaction scores gathered by Home Care Pulse, an independent research firm.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (February 24, 2017)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a nationwide senior care franchise system, announced that it has opened its third franchise in Illinois. Always Best Care of DuPage provides senior care services in the Chicagoland area, including surrounding communities such as Bloomingdale, Lombard, Hinsdale, Wheaton, Elmhurst, Downers Grove, Oak Brook and Darien. The homecare agency is partly owned and operated by local Bloomingdale resident Dave Pawelek.
LOS ANGELES (February 23, 2017)—Heal, the app for on-demand doctor house calls, today announced the company is moving the needle towards changing the broken health care system through the transformative power of on-demand doctor house calls.
ATLANTA (February 20, 2017)—During this week’s HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, Brightree, a leading provider of cloud-based software to improve clinical and business performance of post-acute care companies, will join CommonWell Health Alliance, a not-for-profit trade association focused on fostering nationwide health data exchange, and Cer
ORLANDO (February 20, 2017)—Orbita, Inc., a provider of innovative software solutions for connected home health care, will join forces with Healthwise at HIMSS 2017 to showcase a breakthrough in remote patient engagement and education.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (February 16, 2017)—Compassus, a nationwide network of community-based hospice, palliative and home health programs, announced the addition of Kurt Merkelz, M.D., to the organization’s executive team as senior vice president and chief medical officer.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (February 16, 2017)—SCAN Group, a senior-focused organization with the mission of keeping seniors healthy and independent, announced the appointment of two new board members: Christobel E. Selecky and Dr. Linda Rosenstock. Selecky and Rosenstock lend their extensive business, medical and academic expertise to SCAN’s board of directors, fortifying its commitment to ensuring California’s seniors have access to quality care and community services.
ORLANDO, Fla. (February 15, 2017)—Nutrition support orders upon discharge from the hospital often don’t meet the needs of patients, according to Option Care data presented at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) Clinical Nutrition Week (CNW) conference. If orders are not corrected, patients may be overfed or underfed, both of which put them at health risk and in the case of overfeeding, adds unnecessary costs.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (February 14, 2017)—Senior Whole Health (SWH), which helps keep low-income seniors living independently at home by providing comprehensive health care and support services, enrolled its 20,000th member in February.
