In-home care providers ConcertoHealth and Perfect Health merged under the “ConcertoCare” name in February. Since then, ConcertoCare leaders have been preparing for what’s likely to be an action-packed 2021. The New York-based organization’s plans include an expansion into the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) space, plus an entry into the world of […]
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Cancer patients who receive hospital-at-home care are less likely to experience unplanned hospitalizations, new research suggests. Those individuals likewise account for lower health care costs. The new findings — focused on Huntsman at Home, a cancer hospital-at-home model operated by the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah — were published earlier this month […]
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) takes another step toward health care almost monthly. Lately, one of its biggest focuses has been the shift of health care into the home. The Seattle-based company announced in March that it was expanding its on-demand health service, Amazon Care, from just its employees in Washington to the entire country. It also […]
In the home health business, providers rise and fall with their people. Recruitment and retention difficulties have been the bane of home health operators for years. Even during a once-in-a-generation pandemic filled with health hazards, cash-flow challenges and personal protective equipment (PPE) problems, it was staffing shortages that kept the bulk of organizations up at […]
Zing Health Enterprises, a Chicago-based Medicare Advantage (MA) provider, has announced plans to expand to over 30 additional states through its pending acquisition of Lasso Healthcare. The two entities ultimately aligned on a deal because of their like-minded approach, according to Dr. Eric Whitaker, the CEO and founder of Zing Health. Lasso Healthcare and Zing […]
In light of the COVID-19 emergency, adult day centers across the country were forced to temporarily shut down or operate at limited capacity. Now, adult day providers are navigating how to safely open back up again. Broadly, adult day centers give seniors access to community-based social and health services. This can include recreational activities, meals, […]
The idea of a doctor entering the home to treat a patient, a type of medical visit otherwise known as a “house call,” may bring to mind television sitcoms of yesteryear rather than the current health care landscape. But as the COVID-19 emergency continues and more people start to embrace home-based care, there’s a case […]
Medalogix was already one of the market leaders in home health predictive analytics. It has now gotten what appears to be another boost. That boost comes in the form of three new developments: a merger, a private equity investment and an investment from yet another publicly traded home health care giant. On Wednesday, the Chicago-based […]
The Helper Bees (THB), an “insurtech” company that works with payers and home-based care providers, has acquired healthAlign, a similarly positioned convener also focused on the home. It’s a move that reflects the larger shift of health care services into the home, a trend that provides an opportunity for organizations like THB and healthAlign to […]
AdventHealth is working to increase patients’ access to in-home care. As part of that mission, it’s teaming up with in-home medical care provider DispatchHealth. The two organizations formally announced their new partnership on Tuesday. “There are several things that we’re looking at,” Lisa Musgrave, vice president of home care administration and post-acute services for AdventHealth, […]
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