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Medicare Between Visits

A nurse and a senior woman in her home. Representational of Chronic Care Management CCM, for in home visits in between doctors appointments

How Chicagoland health systems support patients between visits Fact checked by Shannon Sparks The diagnosis came on top of everything else. An older woman on the West Side, already living with dementia, was diagnosed with cancer. Her daughter worried about symptoms, appointments, and what to do in the long stretches between doctor visits. That’s when […]

Healthcare Apps and the Power of Coordinated Care

Nurse helping senior man use tablet for health apps

Communication-based healthcare apps stand to improve complex care coordination, which is especially important for older adults Consider all of the care providers involved in the typical person’s medical care: primary care physician, therapist, gynecologist or urologist, dentist, dermatologist….the list tends to increase with age. And the more people involved, the more easily things — appointments, […]