Although this may soon change, home health providers remain limited in using telehealth technologies in their day-to-day operations. In March, Congress made it clear through the CARES Act that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should do everything in its power to promote the use of telehealth tools during the COVID-19 emergency. […]
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Mercy Home Health — a Medicare-certified home health agency under the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic health system — is no stranger to telehealth. Remote monitoring has been part of the Philadelphia-area provider’s game plan for more than a decade — and a key value-add that has helped the agency nearly double its patient volumes in recent […]
Despite the considerable headwinds that COVID-19 has created for the U.S. health care system, there are still a few sectors in which investment remains strong. Those areas include telehealth, behavioral health and artificial intelligence. Each has had steady backing since President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency in mid-March, according to a new report […]
Despite significant roadblocks, the home health industry is getting closer to securing direct reimbursement for visits delivered via telehealth technology, industry insiders believe. Over the past two few months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the White House have taken numerous steps to ramp up the use of telehealth services during the […]
Tomorrow Health — a new startup backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz — is building an Amazon-like service to help consumers and clinicians better navigate the often confusing in-home medical equipment landscape. Home-based care providers, in particular, will play an essential role in Tomorrow Health’s business model, co-founder and CEO Vijay Kedar told Home […]
There’s a lot of speculation about what the coronavirus will mean for the Medicare Advantage industry, especially as it relates to home-based care. Some believe it could mean more MA opportunities for at-home care providers in 2021 — or even sooner, as CMS recently announced that plans can provide mid-year benefit enhancements in response to […]
While home-based care providers nationwide are on the frontlines in the fight against the COVID-19 virus, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is on the bloodiest part of the battlefield. To date, New York accounts for nearly half of all the coronavirus-related deaths nationwide. Though the COVID-19 mortality rate seems to be flattening […]
Telehealth has recently been thrusted to the forefront of health care, specifically as a way to avoid person-to-person contact during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a lack of direct reimbursement from Medicare, home health company Excelin Home Health recently began providing telehealth services to its clients as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus. […]
During a public health emergency, documentation can feel burdensome for home health agencies. But it’s also more important than ever. The COVID-19 crisis caught many providers by surprise. Yet those that had their ducks in a row on paperwork and technology best practices are far more likely to succeed operationally in the midst of the […]
COVID-19 has opened the floodgates for adoption of telehealth services, creating newfound opportunities for technology companies looking to change the way health care is delivered by moving more care into the home and out of institutional settings. One such company is GreatCall, acquired by electronics retail giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) for a whopping $800 […]