February 12, 2025

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Telehealth and the Future of Nursing Home Care

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The needs of nursing home residents are changing.  Medicare requires residents to see a physician within 30 days of admission, but this policy is a holdover from the days when patients were primarily long-term residents in need of custodial care.  Currently, 20% of hospitalized patients are discharged to nursing homes for post-acute care.  This means that those patients need more medical intervention than long-term residents, whether it be intravenous antibiotics, physical therapy, or skilled wound care. […]

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