WASHINTON, D.C. (October 13, 2020)—Since implementation of the Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey in 2015, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and other hospice stakeholders have submitted recommendations for improvements to the survey, including suggestions that the survey be shortened and that certain questions be modified to eliminate the potential for confusion.
EDISON, N.J. (October 13, 2020)—Vital Decisions announced a collaboration with Aetna Better Health of Virginia to extend support for seriously ill individuals and their families. The organizations will provide a telehealth program to engage health plan members in discussions about their care preferences and goals as they endure an advanced illness.
ATLANTA (October 13, 2020)—Continued developments and uncertainty made it impossible to bring the Medtrade community together safely and successfully in Atlanta this year, but organizers are planning a Virtual Conference Nov. 4-5.
SARASOTA, Fla. (October 12, 2020)—Tidewell Hospice is using technology to enhance its care programs and provide patients and their loved one’s moments of joy and relief from pain and social isolation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 12, 2020)—The nation's private duty homecare nursing and personal care services community fulfills a unique and essential purpose in modern life. Private duty homecare provides critical, quality, home-based care and living support services for individuals young and old, helping them live full, independent, and connected lives in the comfort of wherever they call home.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 9, 2020)—In what is the third in a nationwide series of telemedicine fraud prosecutions, more than 40 people in South Carolina and Georgia are being charged. The charges add up to hundreds of millions in fraudulent billings.
ATLANTA (October 8, 2020)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has announced their partnership with WellEntry—a simple smartphone- and tablet-based solution that helps prevent and mitigate the spread of infectious diseases—as their preferred health-screening solution to keep patients, families and employees safe.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 7, 2020)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened the $20 billion Phase 3 General Distribution under the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) on Monday, Oct.5th.
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (October 7, 2020)—Pediatric Home Service (PHS), an independent comprehensive homecare provider headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota, recently partnered with Alliance Medical Supply, a high-tech durable medical supply company serving pediatric patients in San Antonio, Texas.
FORT WORTH, Texas (October 7, 2020)—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, announced the closing of three dynamic Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) service provider transactions in September 2020 in the face of health care upheaval. COVID-19 has proven to be the ultimate contender for providing, as well as accessing health care in the United States.