The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2019 PM at 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). CMS says the date is subject to change and request that participants call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. [A day’s  full schedule is delineated in this […]

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By Tim Rowan, Writer & Editor of Home Care Technology Report May 07, 2019 –ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Brightree® today announced plans for its Home Health and Hospice customers to access more than 50,000 provider locations and health systems nationwide via the CommonWell Health Alliance, a nonprofit national trade association of health IT companies, and through CommonWell to Carequality, […]

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By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Netsmart Executive VP Kevin Scalia notes that, within this new alliance, McBee leadership and staff will remain intact and will continue to operate at their Wayne, Pennsylvania headquarters. McBee behavioral health clients will gradually be reassigned to Netsmart’s consulting team, which has specialized in […]

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by Tim Rowan, editor In late 2018, CMS announced it would remove the rural setting as the only form of reimbursement for telehealth. Until new reimbursement models for remote patient monitoring in home health take shape, the U.S. healthcare division of Royal Philips is turning to hospitals, payers, and ACOs to keep sales strong. We […]

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By Tim Rowan, Writer and Editor of National Health Report A Brief History of National Nurses Week National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. The nursing profession has been supported and promoted by the American Nurses Association (ANA) since 1896. Each of ANA’s state and […]

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by Tim Rowan, editor and publisher of Home Care Technology Report In late 2018, CMS announced it would remove the rural setting as the only form of reimbursement for telehealth. Until new reimbursement models for remote patient monitoring in home health take shape, the U.S. the Healthcare division of Royal Philips is turning to hospitals, […]

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By Darcey Trescone, RN, BSN Population health is a relevant topic in our space, and there are technology providers that are taking it a step further with machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). I had the opportunity to meet with Jeremy Powell, CEO and Founder from Acclivity Health Solutions to discuss their vision for the […]

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By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Bob Roth recently celebrated 25 years of working with Cypress Home Care Solutions serving the people of Phoenix and surrounding communities. Will there be another 25 years for the former Gatorade product marketing manager for Quaker Oats and, for 16 years, the managing partner […]

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