Many hospitals and health systems are strategizing how to implement successful care-at-home initiatives, which have been accelerated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 1. The rise of home-based ...
Living through a pandemic exposed serious flaws in our healthcare system. Hospitals were overwhelmed with sick patients, and fear of exposure to COVID-19 prevented many Americans from getting and ...
Having clinical care based in the home is a safe and effective way to support older adults with complex medical needs. But these services generally are underutilized, a new study found. A study in ...
If you or someone you love wants to age at home — and nearly 90 percent of older Americans do — there’s a number you should know: $2.3 trillion. That’s how much could be cut from Medicaid under ...
“With the rise in chronic conditions, a rapidly aging population and an increased focus on patient-directed care, the need for high-quality, home-based healthcare solutions is more critical than ever, ...
It’s no surprise that when given the choice, most people would prefer to receive care at home rather than a hospital or skilled nursing facility if they could receive the same level and quality of ...
Hospital readmissions are a stubborn and complex problem; roughly 18% of all Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of leaving, and many of these readmissions are preventable.
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ: AVAH) is focusing on density and its preferred payer agreements as it scopes out ...
Source: MedPAC, Annual Report to Congress, Chapter 8, 2021. In April 2022, we convened a panel of 12 experts with national and community-based representation to identify opportunities to improve how ...
NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To address the growing challenges facing the healthcare system, the Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU) calls for an urgent increase in Medicaid ...