NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Senior Housing  |  healthcare  |  medicare

Telehealth in Seniors Housing: Steps Operators Can Take Right Now to Protect Residents

By: Katie Roper  |  April 06, 2020

With the recent change in policy around Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services, and the escalating pace of the spread of the coronavirus, seniors housing operators can use support for telehealth as a way to keep residents healthy to maintain census, and also as a sales tool for future move-ins. As a follow-on to the NIC Spring Conference panel discussion on telehealth, experts shared their thoughts on specific steps seniors housing communities can take both during the COVID-19 emergency and also on an ongoing basis.

Senior Housing  |  healthcare  |  medicare  |  telemedicine

Telehealth Discussed at NIC Spring Conference

By: Katie Roper  |  March 24, 2020

Medicare just announced that it will − temporarily − reimburse for telehealth-provided services, opening an opportunity for seniors housing providers to provide residents with access to vital health services without exposing them to pathogens circulating at hospitals and clinics as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing  |  healthcare  |  medicare

Early Results Show Benefits of Healthcare Partnerships

By: Jane Adler  |  February 11, 2020

As the medical needs of residents grow increasingly complex, seniors housing owners and operators are forging more partnerships with healthcare providers and networks.

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