News and insights to help health plans streamline the delivery of in-home care, long-term services and supports, and supplemental benefits.

Families Stay Connected with Parents’ Care

Families Stay Connected with Parents’ Care

Lillian Funk, co-owner of Assisting Hands, an in-home care provider in Ashburn, Virginia, believes in the power of family connections. “When the family is engaged, we can deliver better care and provide a better patient experience,” she says. There are more than 43...

Case Manager Delivers Care Despite Limited Resources

A case manager’s job is difficult. But working in a rural community with limited resources brings a new set of challenges. “We’re an hour away from an ICU, there’s not a lot of rehab facilities and we don’t have a transportation system,” says Brannon Evans, case...

Dina Announces Integration with PointClickCare

Dina Announces Integration with PointClickCare

Technology partnership to streamline communication from hospital to home Dina, a healthcare technology firm empowering simplified communication from hospital to home, announced today a strategic partnership with PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software vendor...

Improving care for chronically ill, older patients

Improving care for chronically ill, older patients

Nurse-led approach helps cut costs, spur recovery Caring for older patients living with complex health and social needs is one of the biggest challenges for the healthcare system. It’s a challenge that will continue to intensify as the baby boom generation ages. Mary...

The Unsung Heroes – Case Management Week 2018

Case managers are often the unsung heroes in a patient’s recovery. In conjunction with National Case Management Week, we asked for nominations for influential case managers who deserve some extra recognition. We were looking for professionals who are passionate about...

#IHeartHIT – US National Health IT Week

At PreparedHealth, the #IHeartHIT campaign hits home for us. We’ve made it our mission to make it possible to age and deliver care in the home and to do so, we’ve built a team of talented, smart people who are passionate about creating technology that changes lives....

It’s time to ditch the fax machine

From an evolution standpoint, the methods for information transfer and communication have come a long way from the days of the telegraph. Up until the 1990s, the fax machine was the most widely used communication device in almost all industries. The 21st century...

Challenges in the Skilled Nursing Space

It isn’t a secret that the post-acute care industry is changing. Over the last decade, there have been two significant structural changes in the market: Medicare’s movement away from a fee-for-service pricing model to a value-based care model, and the growth of...