Healthsense has received an investment of $10 million to continue expansion of its remote monitoring for seniors in their homes or senior living settings.
PopHealthCare (no, they don't take care of dads) has acquired Educerus Health. PopHealthCare does care management for high-risk populations and Educerus does in-home screening.
Patients who reside in neighborhoods with low socioeconomic status have higher rates of hospital readmissions, even after adjusting for individual socioeconomic status and other factors, according to a study in the journal Circulation Outcomes, providing further evidence of how flawed CMS' readmission penalty program is.
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