Virtual Care
Top 3 Home Care Client Complaints & How to Address Them
In the past few years the healthcare industry has been pushing hard on new initiatives to reduce the amount of hospital readmissions in order to cut healthcare costs and improve the quality of care. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), hospitals in the US spent roughly $41.3 billion in 2011 to…
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Video Conferencing: Bringing New Meaning to the Nurse Will See You..Now
Telehealth is an incredible solution for healthcare providers to care for their patients more conveniently and efficiently, while driving down healthcare costs. The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) estimates that over 10 million Americans have directly benefited from some kind of telehealth service in the past year. These tools allow patients to stay in the comfort…
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Medicaid Telehealth Reimbursement Guidelines
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Seniors & Technology: Putting the Myths to Rest
As technology continues to grow, so does the myth that seniors are averse to new innovations. As younger generations assume that their senior counterparts lack an interest or are incapable of comprehending technology, what occurs is that seniors are discouraged from becoming engaged in the first place. We are not saying that seniors are the…
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How Home Care Clients Can Expect Technology to Improve Their Experience
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the use of technology to support the achievement of health objectives has the potential to transform health service delivery globally. Technology continues to have a significant impact on the home care industry, with an increasing number of home care agencies adopting home care software. The introduction of new…
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2016: The Year of Telehealth Reimbursement
2015 was a banner year for telehealth and telemedicine. According to the Home Care Technology Report, 200 telemedicine laws were introduced across 42 state legislatures in 2015. According to the American Telehealth Association (ATA), “Telehealth is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to help states leverage a shrinking and maldistributed provider workforce, increase…
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Four Ways Telehealth is Improving Home Care Delivery
As I’m sure most of you know by now, the aging population is growing exponentially. The rising demand for home care is becoming more and more appealing to the population due to advantages such cost effectiveness, better psychological impact on patients, and improved recovery periods. In 2014, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care reported…
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4 New Year’s Resolutions for your Home Care Agency
The end of a year is a great time to reflect on your accomplishments and make improvements to your home care agency. It represents an opportunity to look at the bigger picture and strategize how you can improve your bottom line moving forward into the new year. While the quality of your service and client…
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Technology for Seniors: A Holiday Gift Guide
If you’re wondering what the best holiday gift for the seniors in your life could be, consider teaching them how to stay connected with technology. Ample research shows that technology has the ability to help seniors age in the comfort of their own homes, become more socially engaged, and also improve their mental and physical…
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5 Ways to Improve your Home Care Agency’s Lead Generation
A major marketing challenge that home care agencies are facing today is competition. With the aging population growing rapidly and the value of the home care industry expected increase to $303.6 billion by 2020 (Zacks, 2015), there will be an increase in new business opportunities, but also an influx of agency competitors; the market is…
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