Tag: SuperCare
In brief: Brooks-LaSure confirmed, SuperCare contract renewed, telehealth monitoring warranted
May 28, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head CMS.
Brooks-LaSure served in the Obama Administration, where she helped guide the Affordable Care Act through passage and implementation. She also worked as a Democratic staffer for the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives.
“AAHomecare congratulates Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on her confirmation as CMS Administrator,” said the association. “Her experience in roles at CMS, HHS and on...
SuperCare, Optum collaborate on telemonitoring
July 23, 2020HME News Staff
DOWNEY, Calif. - SuperCare Health has collaborated with Optum to create a COVID-19 telemonitoring program that allows asymptomatic patients to be monitored and to recover in their homes, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations.
Close respiratory monitoring is vital to setting up alternative care for people who are confirmed for, or potentially have, COVID-19 but who don't require hospitalization, says Dr. Curtis Sather, medical director and pulmonologist at Optum.
“I knew SuperCare...