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Telehealth and Nurse Triage Improve Satisfaction – But Only When Patient Needs Come First
We all know by now that telehealth is paving the way for providers to connect remotely with patients through the use of telehealth technology and remote nurses, but while...
CMS Endorses Telehealth for Medicare
Telehealth for Medicare is getting more support. In November 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will expand reimbursement rules for telemedicine and...
Telehealth and Nurse Triage Will Revolutionize Healthcare
The use of telemedicine and Telehealth may continue to be in their early stages regarding adoption and maturity, but they have definitely been gaining traction with hospice, home care,...
The Growing Connection Between Mobile Devices and Elder Care
One in 5 U.S. residents will be over 65 by 2030; four years later, those 65 and older will outnumber children under 18, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau reports. As...
Hospice and Triage Basics
The Hospice care industry quadrupled in size since 2000. Traditionally, Hospice care has been designed to help people experiencing the end-stage of life live as comfortably as possible while...
Hospices Continue To Leverage Nurse Based Telemedicine
Telemedicine continues to gain traction in hospice care, but the technology, and associated Nurse Triage is increasingly making its biggest impact for hospices where nurses have to cover...
How Care Planning Can Help Hospices Avoid Regulatory Deficiencies
Hospice Care Planning is at the center of a recent report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that indicated that more than 87% of the 4,563 hospices operating in...
Improving Patient Experiences With Nurse Triage Services
We are living an in era where people and patients expect solutions now and providers are expected to be looking at ways of improving patient experiences with nurse triage. One...
Best Practices For Nurse Triage Service Lines
There continues to be pressure on the entire healthcare system to provide the best care while controlling cost. The continued, nurse and physician shortages, high ER utilization, and the...