Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) leaders believe the company’s access to the home will be what separates it from others in the eyes of payers. “The people that take risk, whether that’s a payer or somebody that the payer has offloaded risk to, those are our customers,” Modivcare CEO L. Heath Sampson said during the company’s […]
Category: Technology
When home-based care provider leaders discuss implementing new technologies in the home, they often talk about how those technologies can improve efficiency and lower costs. However, getting buy-in from clients and patients in the home is a lot easier said than done. Having patients use technologies like wearable devices, remote patient monitoring software and tablets […]
Resilient Healthcare has gone through a major transformation as a company. It has essentially gone from being a home health provider to a technology company that enables health systems and hospitals to deliver higher-acuity care in the home. One thing that hasn’t changed is Resilient’s focus on increasing access to care. Most recently, the company […]
Home-based care providers continue to look toward technology to address workforce issues. While there’s no silver bullet, those providers are gaining traction. One of the companies that believes it is uncovering new ways to optimize care through technology is Atlanta-based Sharecare (Nasdaq: SHCR). “One of the things that we leverage our technology for at CareLinx […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) is continuing to expand its health care services capabilities. The latest investment comes through a partnership with Pearl Health, a provider enablement company that will help accelerate the expansion of value-based care under the Walgreens umbrella. “Most primary care providers want to transition from a traditional fee-for-service model to […]
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is growing its at-home care efforts once again, this time through an expansion of its partnership with Geisinger Health System. In July of 2022, Best Buy began leveraging its Geek Squad to help Geisinger better care for chronically ill patients in the home. Geisinger’s ConnectedCare365 initiative was first launched in 2021, […]
Community Based Care purchases Your Home Court Advantage Community Based Care (CBC) recently acquired Your Home Court Advantage to expand its veteran-focused services lines and its footprint. “The transaction is a reflection of both the company and the marketplace,” Cory Mertz, managing partner at Mertz Taggart, told Home Health Care News in an email. “Despite […]
When home-based care providers think about the “middlemen” they are frustrated with, their minds will likely wander to the conveners in between themselves and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Undoubtedly, some of those conveners play a middleman role, and can strain the relationship between providers, payers and patients. But they aren’t the only ones. In fact, […]
As its core business lines struggle, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is banking on its home-based health care investments – in part – to drive better financial performance moving forward. It has been inching its way toward home-based care for years now. But it really dove in when it acquired the at-home care tech platform Current […]
Geoff Abraskin promoted to hospice president at Amedisys Geoff Abraskin has been named the new president of the hospice division at Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED). He has been with the company for nearly 15 years. “Geoffrey Abraskin has been promoted to President of the Hospice Division!” Amedisys wrote in a LinkedIn post last week. “Geoff is […]
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