by aht | Nov 7, 2020 | Industry News
Leading After-Hours Telephone Triage Service Adopts New Name Saint George, UT, June 8th, 2017: Today, AfterHours Triage, a nationwide provider of quality telephone triage for hospice and home health organizations, announced its official name change from AfterHours...
by aht | Oct 22, 2020 | Industry News
Does your home health organization have an emergency plan in place? Do you and your staff know how to keep open lines of communication and coordinate care during a natural disaster? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized a rule that...
by aht | Oct 21, 2020 | Industry News
A landmark legislation may be changing the face of hospice care. This past June, Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse introduced a bill that will improve access to home health and hospice care for Medicare beneficiaries. Whitehouse said the bill is an effort to...
by aht | Oct 12, 2020 | Industry News
Palliative care is the fastest-growing medical specialty in America, says Managed Care Magazine. And for good reason: it’s a program that continues to prove its value, not just by improving patient care but also by dramatically reducing healthcare costs for insurance...
by aht | Oct 8, 2020 | Patient Care
Studies show that the majority of patients and caregivers find comfort in discussing concerns over the phone with a nurse, but they are often hesitant to use after-hours call services. Many patients and caregivers view after-hours calls as disturbances because they...
