Home Care Heroes Blog

07/09/14

3:37 PM

5 Cutting-Edge Aging in Place Technologies for Seniors & Retirees

Today we're taking a break from our typical topics of care transitions and home care to bring you a guest blog from Chicago-based freelance blogger and writer Beth Kelly. Beth's bio is below.

06/24/14

5:36 PM

How Can Home Health Profit From Readmission Penalties?

We ran across a fascinating article by Tammy Worth recently, called “Home Health On Road to Reducing Readmissions”. In her article, Tammy makes a compelling case that even before impending...

06/05/14

5:29 PM

Will the Top 6 Components of a Home Health Visit Change in 10 Years?

I found an interesting graphic on the website for the Healthcare Intelligence Network (www.hin.com) that itemizes the top components that occur in a home health visit.

05/19/14

2:46 PM

Is Medicare trying to Kill Home Health and Hospice Agencies?

I read kind of a scary article on the Healthcare Market Resources website (www.healthmr.com) entitled Medicate Policy Makers Threaten the Viability of Home Care and Hospice. The article is thorough...

04/22/14

1:13 AM

Putting the Wind Back Into Your Home Care Sales

I'll have to see if the "bad pun" title works or not, but this is a serious topic.

04/15/14

12:39 PM

Pharmacist-Led Care Transitions: Good or Bad for Home Health?

Walgreens Pharmacy has instituted a pharmacist-led care transitions program called WellTransitions® and they are posting impressive results. According to a Business Wire Press Release on April 4^th,...