Long-Term Post-Acute Care News and Resources for Healthcare

Collaboration Aims to Provide Virtual Care to Long-Term Care Residents

June 28, 2023 - Through the expansion of its partnership with Third Eye Health, LTC ACO aims to provide its members with access to a virtual care network and mobile technology to enhance treatment within long-term care facilities. LTC ACO is the first accountable care organization in the United States dedicated to long-term care facility residents. Through the...

MN Provider Spins Out Hospital-At-Home Development Company

October 19, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

With assistance from investment firm Flare Capital Partners, Allina Health has spun out Inbound Health, a company that aims to work with providers and payers to develop at-home care programs for...

Texas Health System to Implement New At-Home Care Options

June 28, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

Memorial Hermann Health System has entered into a partnership with Contessa to provide new inpatient, rehabilitative, and palliative at-home care options to its patients. Memorial Hermann, based in...

RPM 101: What Is Remote Patient Monitoring, Its Benefits, and Uses?

February 02, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) though by no means a new care modality is evolving rapidly, spurred by the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding regulatory push to expand access to care. In its simplest form, RPM...

Pilot Program Uses Telehealth to Help LTC, Rehab Patients Transition Home

July 02, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

West Virginia University researchers are touting the early results of an ongoing program that uses telehealth to help residents transition back to home after a story in a nursing home or long-term care...

How Telehealth Accelerated Post-Acute Digital Transformation

September 17, 2020 by Emily Sokol, MPH

Telehealth and interoperability solutions enable TriHealth’s digital transformation and give providers more time for patient care. Lori Baker, MSOL, MSW, director of ambulatory care...

VA Urged to Use More Telehealth to Meet Vets’ Long-Term Care Needs

February 24, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

The Department of Veterans Affairs Needs to prioritize and increase telehealth spending to meet the growing demand for long-term care for veterans, according to a government watchdog. The VA saw a 14...