FORT WORTH, Texas (March 25, 2020)—MedHab LLC launches Steprite and MyNotifi with pulse oximetry allowing home health therapists to monitor their patients either remotely or in-home. Steprite and MyNotifi offer four immediate benefits to home health. First, they both meet recent Medicare rulings regarding remote patient monitoring (RPM) and allow home health therapists to monitor patients remotely and receive Medicare reimbursements.
Updated Wednesday, May 6.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (March 25, 2020) -- As a hospice nurse in Seattle, Diane Speer said giving out hugs to patients and family members was a routine part of home visits.
But in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, she now tells family members to keep their distance.
“There’s no touching hands or handshakes,” said Speer, who works for Renton, Washington-based Providence St. Joseph Health. It’s “time for a virtual hug.”
WASHINGTON, DC (March 24, 2020)--The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced over the weekend a series of relief measures for providers and clinicians when it comes to Medicare quality reporting to ease the strain of COVID-19 response.