Stephanie Bouchard

Interview with Richard Baron, MD, President and CEO-elect, The American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia

With doctors across the country continually on pins and needles regarding their reimbursement rates, proponents of telemedicine and telehealth are telling doctors the technologies offer them a stable revenue stream and lifestyle options.

Immigration reform is once again being taken up in the country's capital, and depending on the final shape it takes, it could be a boon for the long-term care industry.

The benefits of using electronic health records in behavioral health settings are many, but there are challenges, too, say those in the field.

In the early days of the latest incarnation of the patient-centered medical home, William Warning II, MD, the program director of a family medicine residency program, recognized an opportunity, and he wasn’t going to sit back and let it pass him – or his program – by.

The demand for in-home care is growing by leaps and bounds, putting pressure on the home care industry to produce enough workers to meet the demand and provide high-quality care. A webinar on Tuesday addressed some of the ways the industry can ensure it meets the needs of an aging population.

With recent studies indicating that music reduces agitation and depression in people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, long-term care operators have begun adding music therapy programs to the services they offer residents. One operator is finding that using music therapy is benefitting the business as well as the residents.

A Maine-based initiative of a national campaign to rein in unnecessary care began to take shape Wednesday at a daylong conference focused on making the state the first in the nation to achieve the Triple Aim.

As voices calling for more patient engagement in healthcare grow louder, a new study reveals that patients with very low activation levels are significantly associated with higher healthcare costs in the here and now and in the future.

Home care companies have an opportunity to expand their businesses and shape coordinated care efforts by offering their services to hospitals seeking to avoid patient readmissions, say home care experts.