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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors from COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” This expansion of technology will ensure Parker provides its residents with the highest level of continuity of care throughout these difficult times, Breuer added. Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation has earned the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services 5-Star Quality Rating.

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Wearables Are Good For Older People, Too — The Latest From Laurie Orlov

Health Populi

Laurie Orlov, tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of the encyclopedia Aging and Health Technology Watch website, takes this propitious moment to assess The Future of Wearables and Older Adult in a new report.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Additionally, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will repeal the patient data collection requirements needed to bill certain RTM codes, removing a substantial barrier to billing and making it easier to adopt remote monitoring solutions for patient care. And by 2030, all boomers will be at least age 65.

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

The future of work will largely be the future of care work. Health care is rapidly becoming the largest employer in the U.S., By Andrew Milne. expanding to serve the fastest growing demographic, aging seniors.

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Changing Hands, Not Washing Them: CMS’ First Report on Nursing Home M&A Data

C&M Health Law

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health care spending hits $4.5 approval for obstetrics services in Prince George’s County Maryland health system gets state OK for $300M labor, delivery unit Maryland hospitals must pay back millions to poor patients.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M