HR 3322/S 826—The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2021
in-home care
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DENVER (November 15, 2021)—InnovAge Holding Corp., a provider of comprehensive health care programs to frail dual-eligible seniors, announced that its board of directors has appointed Patrick Blair as president effective Dec. 1, 2021.
ALBANY, N.Y. (August 25, 2021)—Homecare and hospital association representatives in New York state are working together to further enhance collaboration across their respective settings through the statewide Hospital-Home Care Collaborative.
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ROCKLIN, Calif. (April 9, 2021)—Luna, a provider of on-demand physical therapy, announced its new Luna Protocols capability to improve the quality and standardization of care. By guiding therapists in-app to utilize tailored rehabilitation instructions, Luna Protocols ensures patients receive quality care and meet the progress and recovery timeline set by their surgeon.
ROCKLIN, Calif. & TOWSON, Md. (April 2, 2021)—Pivot Physical Therapy, a premier provider of physical therapy services with over 250 locations, announced a new partnership with Luna, the leader in on-demand physical therapy, to give Pivot patients the option of receiving outpatient physical therapy in the comfort of their homes.
NEW YORK (March 17, 2021)—ArchCare, the Archdiocese of New York’s health care system that cares for more than 9,000 seniors, the poor and persons with special needs, has partnered with Ride Health to launch a technology-based smart transportation system to provide non-emergency patient transportation for its PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) participants across the greater New York City area.
ATLANTA & ROCKLIN, Calif. (March 11, 2021)—Emory Healthcare, a comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, announced a new collaboration with Luna, a provider of on-demand physical therapy, to bring outpatient physical therapy services to Atlanta-area patients in the comfort of their homes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2021)—A coalition of innovative health care companies has launched a group called Moving Health Home to fundamentally change the way policymakers think about the home as a site of clinical service. Americans want to receive health care in their homes. Evidence from the pandemic shows it's possible, and data proves it is safe and effective.
ALBANY, New York (February 18, 2021)--At a time when homecare providers face a 50% workforce recruitment-and-retention funding cut and other reductions in New York’s state budget, the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) has issued a report showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on homecare operations and workforce amid a rising demand for services and escalating new costs for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other needs.
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.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (February 3, 2020)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced it is beginning to introduce a Balance Tracking & Fall Risk Assessment Program to help keep its clientele safe.
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CERRITOS, Calif. (January 16, 2020)—A new survey from CareMore Health suggests that the resurgence of the house call could enable higher quality and more accessible care for people living with chronic conditions, while also alleviating caregiver burden. The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of CareMore and Aspire Health among 2,009 U.S.
DALLAS, Texas (Nov. 5, 2019)—QliqSOFT, a provider of secure, HIPAA-compliant clinical communication solutions, is unveiling its home health nurse distress notification-enabled mobile care-delivery app, Visit Path, at the 2019 National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Conference this week.
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CHICAGO (April 1, 2019)—BrightStar Care, an in-home care franchise, is igniting its growth strategy of targeting independent in-home care agencies that make viable candidates to convert to the BrightStar Care system.
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (November 21, 2018)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced that it has opened its newest franchise in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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