WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 4, 2016)—Today we released the annual report summarizing impacts from the Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents in 2014. This three-year-old initiative is designed to test ways to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among long-stay nursing facility residents. For such individuals, avoidable hospitalizations can be dangerous, disruptive, and disorienting.
WATERLOO, IOWA, (February 4, 2016)—VGM & Associates has launched the 2016 HME Business Playbook, a 26-page resource created specifically for the HME industry.
The playbook includes innovative ideas and strategies to both grow and adapt to the new age of HME products and services, all while providing guidance for providers and vendors alike to develop their own game plan.
WASHINGTON D.C. (February 4, 2016)—In recent years, AAHomecare has focused on strengthening our partnerships with leading patient advocacy groups whose members depend on home medical equipment. This week, AAHomecare met with leaders from some of these groups to map out plans to address their legislative priorities related to HME.
Steps to Stay Independent When You Live Alone
While there are many tools to help you reduce the risks of living alone, implementing them may be easier said than done. (Harvard Health Letter)
Industry leaders talk about the impact this market is having on the industry
RALEIGH, NC (February 3, 2016)—K4Connect, a technology integration company which creates solutions that serve and empower older adults and individuals living with disabilities, today announced a strategic partnership with Pendo, a data-driven platform that helps companies deliver great products.
SAN DIEGO (February 3, 2016) A study showing significant, measurable efficiency gains when using the automated messaging capabilities of ResMed’s U-Sleep patient management solution was published this month in Sleep and Breathing, international journal of the science and practice of sleep medicine.
SAN DIEGO, (February 3, 2016)—ProtoStar, Inc., a designer and developer of advanced medical assistive mobility devices, announced today the launch of the LifeWalker Upright, a next-generation medical walker designed to enable users to stand upright and walk safer, longer and more comfortably than with currently available, less stable walkers and canes.
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (February 2, 2016)—It is no secret that when employees are generally happy in their lives and feel appreciated at work they tend to perform at a higher level. But lost productivity as a direct result of absenteeism (when the employee does not come to work other than for reasons of planned absences) and presenteeism (the employee comes to work but is unable to focus on their work) also has a cost.