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CMS Report Shows Hospital-At-Home Care Increases Recovery, While Decreasing Costs And Readmissions

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The study also revealed that at-home patients required care slightly longer than those in traditional settings, but the difference was negligible (less than a day). Feedback collected from patients, caregivers and family members about at-home care was overwhelmingly positive.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts To Eliminate Prior Authorization For Home Health Discharges

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“We know from our clinical partners that local hospitals are experiencing a capacity crunch – we’re doing what we can to help,” BCBS of Massachusetts Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sandhya Rao told Home Health Care News in an email. “By Prior authorization requirements will be dropped for home health care in commercial plans by Jan.

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HLTH 2024: 21 Executives Share Their Predictions and Insights

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James Aita, director, Strategy and Business Development, Medicomp Systems , a physician-driven provider of diagnostically connected patient data solutions Of course AI is the hot topic at HLTH this year–but with the new regulations from ASTP/ONC, the question is how can it be usable, trustworthy, transparent and helpful.

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Special Touch Home Care CEO Looks Toward Expansion, Technology And The Next 150,000 Patients

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Home Health Care News recently spoke with Special Touch Home Care CEO Evan Ostrovsky about the company’s 40-year history, serving 150,000 patients, its expansion into New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) as a fiscal intermediary, and how the company expects to grow amid these changes.

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How Home-Based Care Providers Can Win Over Policymakers, Payers

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Meanwhile, policymakers need to understand the value of home health and home care for favorable, future-facing regulations to be implemented or withheld. In order to do that, home-based care providers are emphasizing that education, data and confidence when getting the word out is more important than ever.

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Voices: Susan Mills, Senior Program Director for Home Health and Hospice, ACHC

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It was established with the goal of improving the quality of health care services and patient safety through accreditation and certification programs. ACHC is recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a deeming authority for home health and hospice.

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A ‘Persistence of Patient Harm’: Hospital Failures Highlight Need for Home-Based Care Investments

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The findings throw further support for facility-based care alternatives, including the types of hospital-at-home models that lean heavily on home health and home care agencies. Home health and home care agencies often enable hospital-at-home programs by being the “eyes and ears” in the home.