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New guidebook for long term care planning

The good news is that Americans are living longer. The bad news is that millions are outliving their money; and when they need long term care, they face bleak prospects. According to a new guidebook from LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), the unprepared are either forced to move into a nursing home funded by Medicaid, or to live with relatives who must disrupt their lives to care for them.

27 Oct 2009

New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Circadiance, the leader in soft-cloth nasal CPAP masks, announces the new Zzzephyr Seal, a revolutionary elastic cloth seal designed to fit more comfortably over the patient's nose. The lightweight seal reduces air leakage, and helps to ensure a better night's sleep for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients.

26 Oct 2009

Healthcare Advisory Partners presents a program on homecare valuations at the NAHC

The following program was presented at the 28th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) in Los Angeles, CA on October 12th, 2009 by Jack Eskenazi, Jr. of Healthcare Advisory Partners and Brian Bruenderman of ResCare, Inc..

24 Oct 2009

Sittercity partners with Bright Horizons Family Solutions to create a Corporate Program

Sittercity Inc, America's first and largest online source for connecting parents and sitters has partnered with Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, education, and work/life solutions to create a program that allows employers to offer their employees access to Sittercity as part of their work/life benefits package.

23 Oct 2009

Texas and U.S. homecare groups praise bipartisan bill; say bidding program may reduce quality patient care

The Texas Alliance for Home Care Services and the American Association for Homecare praised a bipartisan bill in Congress, H.R. 3790, to eliminate the deeply flawed "competitive" bidding program for durable medical equipment and services in Medicare.

23 Oct 2009

Experts discuss methods to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections

It's a statistic that almost every healthcare facility knows: 40 percent of all healthcare-acquired infections are urinary tract infections (UTI). Since catheters -- the most common source of these infections -- are used on over four million hospital patients a year, the chances of a patient getting a UTI are pretty high. In fact, the daily risk for patients acquiring a urinary infection is as high as seven percent when indwelling urethral catheters remain in their original position.

22 Oct 2009

Right at Home adds its first Master Franchise in the United Kingdom

Right at Home, Inc., a leading provider of in-home companion and personal care assistance has begun its international expansion with the addition of its first Master Franchise in the United Kingdom, announced Allen Hager, founder and president of Right at Home.

21 Oct 2009

Omni Home agrees to pay the United States $1.97 million to settle claims

Omni Home Care, a home health care agency in Evansville, Ind., and its parent corporation, Omni Home Health, have agreed to pay the United States $1.97 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act between 2006 and 2008, by failing to obtain certain required physician approvals before submitting bills for home health services to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today.

21 Oct 2009

Study reveals the cost effectiveness of Rheos blood pressure lowering device

A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may be a cost effective treatment. The implantable device, called Rheos, is in advanced stages of testing for individuals with drug resistant hypertension.

19 Oct 2009

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) today announced the completion of The BlackBerry® Report: The National State of the Home Care Industry Study.

15 Oct 2009

Senator Snowe's continued fight to ensure stable Medicare funding for seniors praised

The long term care sector's ongoing concern with deep Medicare cuts, in conjunction with the state Medicaid funding crisis fueled by the recession, was reflected in Senator Snowe's comments on the Senate Finance Committee health care reform package. We thank her for focusing much-needed attention on the unique challenges our sector faces in the continued provision of quality care to the vulnerable patients we serve in Maine and across the nation.

15 Oct 2009

VNACJ implements Celio Corp’s REDFLY Mobile Companion and Homecare Homebase Software to improve patient care

For Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), mobility is everything. To effectively provide and document the best in-home care and rehabilitation for newly discharged hospital and in-home patients they need mobile technology that complies with federal regulations and allows them to effectively document and track patient information. They found a solution in Celio Corp’s REDFLY Mobile Companion and Homecare Homebase Software.

13 Oct 2009

Diagnostics industry in Asia Pacific poised to present more growth opportunities

The global diagnostics industry has witnessed strong growth over the past few years. According to Frost & Sullivan, the diagnostics and monitoring sectors are poised to present more growth opportunities. According to Nitin Naik, Vice President of Frost & Sullivan's Asia Pacific Medical Technologies Division, the diagnostics and monitoring sectors in Asia Pacific are projected to provide more growth opportunities on the basis of the technology spending being channelled in these areas (80 percent).

13 Oct 2009

New OASIS-C products to meet extensive regulatory changes mandated by CMS

Briggs, a leading provider of solutions to improve clinical outcomes and reduce operating costs in the home care market, today announced new OASIS-C products to meet extensive regulatory changes mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

13 Oct 2009

Sandata Technologies and Allscripts sign agreement to implement Santrax

Sandata Technologies, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of information technology solutions to the home healthcare and social services communities, today announced an agreement with Allscripts the leader in software, services, information, and connectivity solutions for physicians, hospitals and post-acute providers, making Santrax the preferred electronic time and attendance provider for current and future home care agency clients of Allscripts.

13 Oct 2009

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

RelayHealth, a leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, today announced that 50 health systems and hospitals are now contracted for its solutions to facilitate health information exchange (HIE) and care coordination.

12 Oct 2009

Press Ganey releases report on home care patient satisfaction

Home health care providers serve many chronically ill patients in the country, and a new report released today finds an upward trend in overall home care patient satisfaction. Press Ganey Associates, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare improvement solutions, has announced the results of the annual 2009 Home Care Pulse Report: Patient Perspectives on American Health Care.

12 Oct 2009

Health policy research roundup

Urban Institute: Variation in Insurance Coverage Across Congressional Districts New Estimates from 2008 -- Drawing from data from the American Community Survey, the authors of this brief explore the variation in rates of uninsurance, public and private coverage across congressional districts.

9 Oct 2009

Health care varies significantly among states, Study finds

A new Commonwealth Fund study shows wide disparities in health care across states.

8 Oct 2009

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, announces today the Everyware(TM) Medical Gateway designed to help physicians remotely monitor and adjust the treatment of their diabetes patients.

8 Oct 2009

Home Care News and Research

New guidebook for long term care planning

New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Healthcare Advisory Partners presents a program on homecare valuations at the NAHC

Sittercity partners with Bright Horizons Family Solutions to create a Corporate Program

Texas and U.S. homecare groups praise bipartisan bill; say bidding program may reduce quality patient care

Experts discuss methods to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Right at Home adds its first Master Franchise in the United Kingdom

Omni Home agrees to pay the United States $1.97 million to settle claims

Study reveals the cost effectiveness of Rheos blood pressure lowering device

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

Senator Snowe's continued fight to ensure stable Medicare funding for seniors praised

VNACJ implements Celio Corp’s REDFLY Mobile Companion and Homecare Homebase Software to improve patient care

Diagnostics industry in Asia Pacific poised to present more growth opportunities

New OASIS-C products to meet extensive regulatory changes mandated by CMS

Sandata Technologies and Allscripts sign agreement to implement Santrax

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

Press Ganey releases report on home care patient satisfaction

Health policy research roundup

Health care varies significantly among states, Study finds

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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