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While Home Infusion Is The Next Big Thing In Home-Based Care, Barriers Remain  

Home Health Care

Likewise, nursing services are necessary to train and educate the patient and caregivers on the safe administration of infusion drugs in the home. Adding infusion therapy to a home health care agency’s list of services can be a natural fit as visiting nurses often play a significant role in HIT.

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Exposing Healthcare Fraud with Jonathan Tycko| E. 68

Vie Healthcare

And as you know, obviously a huge percentage of healthcare spending is funded through Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the VA system, and these are all programs that are covered by the False Claims Act. It’s a highly regulated industry. Today, we’re 300,000 nurses short. So again, that’s a corporate culture thing.

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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

KHN

Federal regulators, meanwhile, are almost blind to the incursion, since private equity typically acquires practices and hospitals below the regulatory radar. ” The covid-19 pandemic had highlighted the “tragic impact” of staffing cuts and other moneysaving tactics in nursing homes, the statement said.

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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

KHN

Federal regulators, meanwhile, are almost blind to the incursion, since private equity typically acquires practices and hospitals below the regulatory radar. ” The covid-19 pandemic had highlighted the “tragic impact” of staffing cuts and other moneysaving tactics in nursing homes, the statement said.

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