Worried about Medicare readmission penalties? Try home monitoring. via Worried about Medicare readmission penalties? Try home monitoring | mobihealthnews. If you are a home care company or a geriatric care manager, including technology in your quiver can make your company attractive to your referral … [Read more...]
Home Health Monitoring Key to Minimizing Hospital Readmissions
January 1, 2013 By
Worried about Medicare readmission penalties? Try home monitoring. via Worried about Medicare readmission penalties? Try home monitoring | mobihealthnews. If you are a home care company or a geriatric care manager, including technology in your quiver can make your company attractive to your referral … [Read more...]
Medicare open enrollment starts today…
October 15, 2012 By
Medicare open enrollment is just around the corner Oct. 15 - Dec. 7. Whether you’re a person with Medicare, a caregiver, or professional helping clients to review their coverage options, we’ve got some helpful tips for you to keep in mind this season. Tips for Consumers 1. Start early - Yes, … [Read more...]
Obamacare offers choice…support kids or aging parents
July 11, 2012 By
What will we do? While most Americans wait to find out how Obamacare will … [Read more...]
Wake up people…
June 7, 2012 By
Financial problems in the U.S. stemming from the aging baby boomer generation are only going to get worse, says NPR in its Family Matters series, and government entitlement programs won’t be able to sustainably provide care for the growing senior population. Roughly 78 million boomers (a … [Read more...]
Elderly patient hospitalizations decrease under the watchful eye of a primary care physician
March 19, 2012 By
As the primary-care workforce continues to be strained, new research shows that areas with higher levels of primary care have fewer patient deaths and preventable hospitalizations, according to a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers evaluated seniors with Medicare … [Read more...]
You can make a difference!
March 13, 2012 By
In the latest effort to enlist seniors in the fight against Medicare fraud, federal officials have overhauled Medicare billing statements to make it easier to find bogus charges without a magnifying glass. The new, more consumer-friendly format, which goes online Saturday on Medicare’s secure Web … [Read more...]
The 2012 best and the not so best nursing homes
February 14, 2012 By
A recent USA Today report reveals that 560 of the nation’s nursing homes have not budged for the past three years from a one-star federal government rating — the lowest on a five-star scale. The star ratings are part of a broader federal effort to increase transparency for consumers of health … [Read more...]
Do you know what Medicare covers?
February 13, 2012 By
A significant number of retirees on Medicare lack a solid understanding of the health insurance program’s coverage and costs. Two out of three, for example, did not know if Medicare covers long-term care. This lack of knowledge results in unexpected financial surprises, according to research by … [Read more...]
2012 Best US Nursing Homes
February 8, 2012 By
Each year, U.S. News and World Report releases its list of “Best Nursing Homes,” determined by quarterly ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and it also issues an Honor Roll which consists this year of 39 nursing homes that earned the highest possible ratings in … [Read more...]
