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Study Shows SNF-at-Home Care Feasible, Less Costly

Home Health Care

For seniors, receiving skilled care at home – instead of at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) – could have considerable benefits, including better patient experience and lower costs. Half of the patients were treated at their homes and half were treated at a SNF.

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Central Adelaide Local Health Network introduces digital 'pre-hab' for surgery patients

Healthcare It News

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network has launched a new digital programme which aims to help make a patient fit for surgery. The surgical pre-rehabilitation programme dubbed My Prehab was developed in partnership with Health Translation SA, The Hospital Research Foundation, and healthcare tech company Personify Care.

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To Stand Pat Or Not: When Home Health Providers Should Expand Service Offerings

Home Health Care

Choice Health at Home is a company that hasn’t shied away from building upon its core services. The first question is — will it improve the patient experience? “We’re The Tyler, Texas-based Choice Health at Home is a home health, hospice, palliative care, rehabilitation and home care services provider.

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Contessa Partners With Memorial Hermann Health System To Deliver Home-Based, Hospital-Level Care

Home Health Care

“Our new partnership with Contessa exemplifies Memorial Hermann’s commitment to deploying innovative care models by transforming our service lines to put the patient experience front and center,” he said in a press statement. These patients will receive daily in-person and virtual visits from their care team.

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Chatbots in Healthcare: A More Humanized, Patient-Oriented Approach

HIT Consultant

These abilities facilitate a more efficient, effective, patient-oriented approach to healthcare without detracting from existing practices or standards. Philipson is recognized as a leading expert in nursing home care, advancements in rehabilitation technology, and changes in the healthcare landscape.

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From Yorkshire Lad to Global Design for Health: A Profile of Sean Carney of Philips

Health Populi

The consulting team assesses both patient experience and care pathways, beyond just the historical role of selling medical devices to health care providers. To give you an example of this process, here’s one of my favorite examples of Philips’ design-ful approach in a health care setting.

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As Medical Cost Trend Remains Flat, Patients Face Growing Health Consumer Financial Stress

Health Populi

To stay relevant in this future scenario of more virtual and retail health channels, a plurality of health providers would consider aligning with various non-hospital healthcare providers such as skilled nursing facilities, outpatient centers, retail clinics, home health agencies, acute rehabilitation, and hospice agencies.