Articles by CareCentrix
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Celebrating Our Nation’s Caregivers: Helping Families Face New Realities During COVID-19 Pandemic
Turn-Key Health, a CareCentrix company, recognizes the critical role of family caregivers and their ongoing support, especially those who support loved ones with serious illness. As we celebrate National Family Caregivers Month this November, we acknowledge their tireless efforts to optimize individual patient care and care coordination and improve quality of life in the home.
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Medicare Advantage Premiums to Decrease, Benefits to Increase
On September 24, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the average premium for a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan in 2021 would drop by an average of 34% compared to the 2017 premium. CMS also revealed that record number of MA plans would be offering in-home benefits.
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Building a Better Model for Care at Home
"Building a Better Model for Care at Home,” an AHIP webinar presented by CareCentrix, featured Mary Naylor, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology, Director of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health; Terri Maxwell Ph.D., APRN, Chief Clinical Officer, Turn-Key Health, a CareCentrix Company; and Melissa Carr, General Manager, Home Services, CareCentrix
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HME Summit Recap
As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly disrupted healthcare delivery, more payors, providers, and patients took a fresh look at the home as the most convenient and cost-effective setting for care. Now, there is new energy behind the push to make the home the center for healthcare delivery. Since March, we have learned several lessons that will help pave the way for increased at-home care in the future. In a recent fireside at the HME News Business Summit, Dr. Richard Popiel, CareCentrix Strategic Advisory Board Member, and Laizer Kornwasser, CareCentrix President and COO, discussed care delivery from pre-COVID to post-COVID.
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Home-Based Palliative Care Improves Outcomes for Individuals Struggling with Serious Illness: Addresses SDoH, Customizes Care for Dual Eligible Members
During the webinar, Jasen Gundersen, M.D., MBA, chief medical Officer, CareCentrix, Say Salomon, M.D., National Medical director of Acute and Post-Acute Care, ChenMed, and David J. Sand, M.D., MBA, FACS, chief medical officer, Care N’ Care Insurance Company, Inc. extolled the many benefits of the home-based palliative care (HBPC) solutions provided by Turn-Key Health, a leading home-based palliative care company. Turn-Key Health, a CareCentrix company, serves health plans, hospitals and physicians.
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