CVS Health and a digital diagnostic startup will produce at-home tests for vitamin D, Lyme disease, sexually transmitted infections, and thyroid function; researchers identified 42 genetic variants associated with dyslexia; FDA plans updated mammogram regulations to help women with dense breasts.
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Dr Melissa O'Connor on Policy Reform to Address Unmet Needs in Home Health
October 23rd 2022Melissa O'Connor, PhD, MBA, RN, FGSA, FAAN, endowed professor in Community and Home Health Nursing, M. Louise Fitzpatrick School of Nursing, Villanova University, and director, Gerontology Interest Group, discussed several policy needs for home health care, including improved caregiver support, updated eligibility criteria for in-home care, and reimbursement for telehealth.
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Intensive Care Management of a Complex Medicaid Population: A Randomized Evaluation
The authors present findings of a randomized evaluation of Medicaid patients at an academic medical center, which found that intensive care management was associated with reduced total medical expense.
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CVS announces its plan to buy Signify Health for $8 billion; government budgets and low reimbursement could limit the ability for new moms to stay on Medicaid for a year after childbirth; the long-lasting symptoms of COVID-19 could be keeping millions of people out of the workforce.
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More Diverse, Medically Complex Patients Hospitalized Less Often After Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
August 27th 2022While past studies have indicated that home-based and center-based cardiac rehabilitation results in similar outcomes for lower-risk patients, information about patients who are more medically complicated and racially and ethnically diverse is unknown.
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Five Additional States, Territories Join Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person Program
August 24th 2022Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration program, which began in 2008, has helped states transition more than 107,000 people to community settings rather than living in institutional facilities.
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Analyzing How Online Learning Prepares Students for Remote Care Settings
August 21st 2022The pandemic has changed how care has delivered, but what professionals new to health care know about strategies used to connect with patients in a virtual setting, or the quality of the instruction they receive, is not known.
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Whether Hospital Care at Home Continues When Pandemic Emergency Ends Is Up to Congress
August 12th 2022When the pandemic public health emergency eventually ends, so will the various waivers and regulatory flexibilities enacted by HHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ability to provide acute hospital care at home, unless Congress acts.
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Disadvantages of Videoconferencing for Home Assessments Limit Clinical Feasibility
August 11th 2022Occupational therapists and caregivers note that while videoconferencing to conduct home assessments before hospital discharge have significant advantages, the current disadvantages limit the clinical feasibility of virtual home visits.
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Tools Physical Therapists Can Use to Create Plans for Safe Aging in Place
August 3rd 2022Comprehensive geriatric assessments are designed to keep frail older adults healthy and out of hospitals and nursing homes; a recent article described the the components that make up an assessment and how they can apply to a physiotherapy evaluation.
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Contributor: Charting a New Path to At-Home Medication Adherence With Digital Pharmacy Support
July 17th 2022Polypharmacy and medication adherence are common problems among the Medicare patient population, and this article addresses how Medicare Advantage plans can address these challenges and improve patient outcomes.
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Characteristics of Home-Based Care Provided by Accountable Care Organizations
May 12th 2022Accountable care organizations (ACOs) deliver a diverse array of home-based services, but many of the services are not reimbursed. ACOs may not expand these programs without strong evidence of cost savings.
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Scalable Hospital at Home With Virtual Physician Visits: Pilot Study
Results suggest that this scalable model of Hospital at Home is safe, feasible, highly satisfactory, and may be associated with substantial reductions in hospital readmissions.
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