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NewsDay Tuesday: Compound In Cocoa May Reverse Age-Related Memory Loss
Author: Alice G. Walton
Date: October 28, 2014
A new study in Nature Neuroscience finds that high doses of flavanols – compounds isolated from cocoa – may reverse the normal memory loss that comes with age. The researchers created a drink with very high flavanol content for the study’s participants who ranged from 50 to 69 years old and didn’t suffer from... Keep Reading
91福利社 Care Software Benefits Agencies, Clinicians and Patients
Author: Betty Singleton
Date: October 27, 2014
The business world moves fast, but the technology industry that supports business moves even faster. Is your agency ready for anticipated requirements in the home health care industry? The industry changes frequently, from CMS regulation updates to ICD-10 coding. Fortunately, adopting innovative software solutions specifically tailored to home health services... Keep Reading
Part 3: Shifting Perspectives and Steps Toward Lasting Change
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: October 24, 2014
Insights from the Future of 91福利社 Care: IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence Workshop It makes perfect sense that looking at something from a different angle makes you see it in a different way. And, when you see something in another way, you think and act in new... Keep Reading
Part 2: Healthcare Recovery: How Can We Ensure a Better Future?
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: October 22, 2014
Insights from the Future of 91福利社 Care: IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence Workshop The first step in any recovery program is to admit that you have a problem. The health care system is no different. It has to admit it has a problem in order to recover. So,... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Why A Check-Up On Your 91福利社 Compliance Plan Is A Good Idea
Author: National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)
Date: October 21, 2014
In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a second wave of temporary moratoria in certain geographic regions on the enrollment of home health agencies in the Medicare Program, Medicaid Program and Children’s Health Insurance Program, with the first wave announced last July. Utilizing its authority under... Keep Reading
Part 1: The Healthcare Ecosystem – Survival and Collaboration
Author: Merrily Orsini, MSSW, Executive Vice President
Date: October 20, 2014
Insights from the Future of 91福利社: IOM-NRC Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence Workshop Ecosystems work together so that all members can survive, change and grow, in accordance with the availability of resources to foster growth. Health care is also like an ecosystem, with different but crucial members that require... Keep Reading
Principal for a Day at Kennedy-Curry Middle School — John Olajide, CEO & President of Axxess
Author: Axxess
Date: October 15, 2014
91福利社CEO John Olajide served as the “Principal for the Day” at the Kennedy-Curry Middle School in Dallas. The Principal for a Day is a project of the Dallas Independent School District that brings community leaders into schools across the district. The program, also sponsored by the Dallas Regional Chamber,... Keep Reading
91福利社Is Platinum Sponsor of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s Annual Meeting
Author: Axxess
Date: October 15, 2014
DALLAS (Oct. 15, 2014) –Axxess, an industry leader in home health management software, proudly announces it is a platinum sponsor of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC’s) “2014 Annual Meeting – Conference & Exposition” being held October 19-22 in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference will be attended by... Keep Reading
NewsDay Tuesday: Officials Admit a ‘Defeat’ by Ebola in Sierra Leone
Author: Adam Nossiter
Date: October 14, 2014
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Acknowledging a major “defeat” in the fight against Ebola, international health officials battling the epidemic in Sierra Leone approved plans on Friday to help families tend to patients at home, recognizing that they are overwhelmed and have little chance of getting enough treatment beds in place quickly to... Keep Reading
You Might Want to Stand up For This: How Bad is Sitting for Your Health?
Author: Tamara C Brown, RN
Date: October 13, 2014
It is no secret that sitting and inactivity is not good for the human body in relation to weight gain and other health factors, but what exactly does too much sitting do to our bodies? How harmful is it? How much is too much sitting? It turns out too much... Keep Reading
91福利社 Regulatory Update, October 10, 2014
Author: Ann Horton, Executive Director, Maryland - National Capital Homecare Association
Date: October 10, 2014
These week two significant announcements were made impacting home care companies: Department of Labor - Delay in Wage & Hour Enforcement for Personal Care Workers First, the Department of Labor finally announced that there will be a delay in the enforcement of the Wage & Hour requirement for personal care workers from the... Keep Reading
President Obama Signs IMPACT Bill into Law
Author: Jennifer Gibson Osburn RN, HCS-D ICD-10-CM, COS-C, Senior Clinical Consultant
Date: October 9, 2014
On October 6, 2014, President Barack Obama signed into law HR 4994, also known as the IMPACT (Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation) Act[1]. The primary goal of this new law is standardization of Post-Acute Care (PAC) patient data and exchange of information upon patient transfer from setting to setting.  The... Keep Reading
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