Dallas-based Home health software vendor Axxess this week released an eGuide aimed at helping home health agencies effectively manage their cash flows and, ultimately, grow their businesses. To achieve these goals, the guide “Revenue Cycle Management: What you Must Do Now – to Succeed!” assists agencies in not only selecting the right revenue cycle management […]
Category: Technology
Many studies have projected the enormous growth in store for telehealth in the coming years, and these video conferencing sessions taking place in people’s homes and similar settings will represent the majority of usage within four years, says a new report. Telehealth video consultations will increase from 19.7 million in 2014 to 158.4 million per […]
As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Home Care Institute and iTacit Healthcare Announce Strategic Partnership Boston-based iTacit Healthcare and Johns Creek, Georgia-based Home Care Institute […]
The federal government has unveiled a new tool to support home-based health care. Health care organizations and other community groups now can use an interactive online map to help ensure that people who use electric medical and assistive equipment in their homes can remain safe during severe weather and other emergencies. The HHS emPOWER Map […]
Home health care providers may glean valuable insights from a new telehealth study involving Intel-GE and a senior living provider known for innovation. Telehealth holds promise as a way for seniors to receive medical evaluations and interventions from the comfort of their own home through technologies such as video and wearable sensors. Providers see telemedicine […]
As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Medalogix Partners with Homecare Homebase Nashville-based health care analytics company Medalogix announced today its new partnership with Homecare Homebase, […]
A number of factors offer favorable tailwinds for the home health care industry’s future growth prospects, but it’s the software market segment within the sector that stands to see the most rapid growth in the coming years, a recent study suggests. The global aging population is a key factor for driving widespread growth for home […]
In case you missed it, here are the top headlines grabbing readers’ attention this week, plus some other notable stories from around the web that caught our eye here at HHCN: Jefferies to Investors: ‘Home Health Is Where It’s At’—Several factors make the home health care industry worthwhile for investors, according to a recent report […]
What’s “sad and foolish” about the current state of end-of-life care? Reducing hospital readmissions is a buzz topic in the home health industry, but fewer stakeholders discuss ways of managing transitions from home care to hospice. Dan Hogan, CEO of health care technology company Medalogix, recently chatted with HHCN about the challenges home health care […]
In a push toward supporting in-home care, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG), along with national health insurers, have expanded their telemedicine initiatives, hoping to reach millions more consumers by next year. The Deerfield, Illinois-based national drugstore chain, which launched its telehealth smartphone app late last year, said it will be expanding the tech to both tablets and […]
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