Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade ...

Patients with complex needs, including those with multiple chronic conditions, functional limitations, or homebound status, often face major challenges in accessing care. Home-based primary care, the ...

Compared with usual care, a dementia care management program improved various cost of care and utilization metrics in a Medicare managed care population at 12 months. Objectives: To examine a 12-month ...

Industry-wide pressures are necessitating that home-based care providers step away from traditional fee-for-service models – ...

Augusta Health Care for Women in Fishersville is joining Augusta Medical Group on December 1, 2023. Augusta Health Care for Women patients will continue to receive care at the current Fishersville and ...

"What has been missing is the patient's perspective," says one industry consultant. The future of clinical pathways is patient-centric: an approach that balances the long-standing focus on ...

Angela Haupt has been a health writer and editor for more than a decade. She was previously the managing editor of health at U.S. News & World Report, where she spent 11 years covering and editing ...

Total Patient Care Home Health LLC (TPC) in Richardson, Texas, was overpaid $75,461, according to a new provider compliance audit of 100 claims submitted between October 2014 and Sept. 30, 2016. [5] ...

Because of workforce needs and demographic and chronic disease trends, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are taking a larger role in the primary care of medically complex ...

Healthcare is one of the few sectors that has been leading for a long time when it comes to technology and innovation. The experts are always focused on improving patient care while minimizing costs.

This study evaluates the impact of concomitant medical conditions on patients with and without migraine, assessing healthcare utilization, and total cost of care. Medical and pharmacy claims from ...

Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies. Several trends are fueling the shortages: Hospitals and other employers are ...