In an article published by the Harvard Business Review, Dr. Michael Fleming discusses the need for a return to health care at home as a solution to the challenges facing the health care system.
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The best Mother’s Day gift an adult child can give Mom may be simply to show you love her. But nothing shows you love her more than for you and she to have what is sometimes called "The Talk". Here are our top 6 tips for this important conversation.
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CMS will begin enforcing a new regulation that requires all physicians who order home health services or supplies to be enrolled in Medicare – or have officially opted out – and registered in PECOS.
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Learn about home health patient eligibility requirements and how home health care can help your patients.
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New research published in Health Affairs validates the integration of hospice care to improve quality of care and save costs.
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Cardiovascular conditions are one of the most common reasons our patients require home health care. It hasn’t been until recent years that we’ve seen an emphasis on cardiovascular disease and women, which is so important given the fact that cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women.
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In addition to addressing the costs of end-of-life care, we’d like to put the emphasis on the right care at the end-of-life for our nation’s citizens. The quality of the care given during a patient's final weeks and months should be respectful, palliative and holistic.
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A new study drives home the point that managing chronic disease requires an effort that is sustained 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. No approach is better equipped than the new, ever-evolving discipline of health care at home.
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As patients age and develop chronic medical conditions, they usually begin to modify their medical care goals. This November - National Home Health and Hospice Month and Amedisys’ 30th birthday - we urge the health care community to give patients and their families the best gift we can: an open discussion about their goals of care.
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For seniors, falls can have serious health and lifestyle consequences. These tips for reducing the risk of falls in the home can help you or your loved one live healthier and more independently.
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