Senior care leaders are increasingly utilizing telehealth and remote patient monitoring to improve clinical outcomes and create more touchpoints with patients. Providers have also capitalized on secondary and tertiary benefits of virtual care, like those that come with marketing and staff retention. “Our staff has really appreciated us investing in the tools for them,” Matthew […]
Category: Technology
Home-based care providers are focusing more on training programs as industry-wide staffing challenges persist. That’s according to the recent State of Home Care Training 2023 survey. The survey was conducted by Home Health Care News in partnership with CareAcademy, in order to find out how home-based care providers are utilizing technology to beef up their […]
Axxess — a home-based care technology company that provides agencies with cloud-based software solutions — has acquired Complia Health. The deal had been in the works for some time, John Olajide, founder and CEO of Axxess, told Home Health Care News. “[The Complia Health team] has excellent leadership, we have similar cultures, and they’ve had […]
At the start of 2023, Reimagine Care had teased two new partnerships that were in the works as the company continued its mission to deliver home-centered, value-based cancer care. One of those partnerships was officially announced this week. Reimagine Care is partnering with DispatchHealth, the Denver-based in-home medical care provider, to offer cancer care beyond […]
As home care providers increasingly embrace creative solutions to long-standing industry challenges, the use of engagement platforms, or “gamification,” has become more common. This means that more companies that can aid providers with this process are emerging on the scene. One of the newest is New York-based Ava — an AI rewards platform that serves […]
Another reorganization at Honor has resulted in layoffs. The job cuts affected 15% of the HQ staff, including many long-time Home Instead employees. Honor bought Home Instead – one of the largest home care brands in the world – in 2021. “Honor has made the decision to reorganize certain teams within HQ, which will result […]
After the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), many home health providers began adjusting their clinical strategies. One strategy, for instance, was a larger focus on wound care programs. During the worst parts of the pandemic, many providers similarly invested in respiratory programs to care for highly complex COVID-19 patients. Today, home health providers […]
With widespread reimbursement uncertainty and staffing shortages, home health providers are looking for ways to offer high-quality and more efficient care. For some operators, this has meant embracing predictive analytics and the powerful tools that have helped revolutionize other industries. Over time, such technology can specifically work wonders in curbing costly hospital readmissions and maximizing […]
ComForCare has established a partnership with Connected Home Living to launch Connected Care, its remote patient monitoring (RPM) program for seniors. “This is a transformative step for our business as we think about delivering comprehensive and compassionate care to our clients,” Best Life Brands CEO J.J. Sorrenti told Home Health Care News. “This technology is […]
DispatchHealth has formed a new partnership with Included Health, a virtual-first health care company that helps connect providers and health plans to deliver at-home care. Included Health’s clinical approach to virtual care was one of the main selling points for DispatchHealth, its CEO and co-founder Mark Prather told Home Health Care News. “I really liked […]
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