Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed. Over the past 18 months, telehealth has emerged as an integral component of care delivery for many institutions, said Restuccia of Penn Medicine. " Customized app development.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 21, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health. Policy and regulation plays a huge role in access to services and person-centered flexibilities in care. Transformative.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 17, 2022

starting with Choose Home. Potential cost-saving is what is attracting bipartisan support for this legislation,” Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), told Home Health Care News during a recent HHCN+ TALKS episode. How NAHC views the in-home care workforce situation.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This collaboration designates Griswold as a preferred home care provider nationwide for all inquiries related to Patriot Angels services. Through this partnership, Griswold and Patriot Angels aim to simplify veterans’ access to high-quality home care. Weve had success in home health care for several years, he said.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Meeting the care needs of Medicaid/dual-eligibles now and beyond 2025 will provide opportunities for home care and the health care industry to enhance care services supported by emerging technology and care innovations. The regulations and how you pay for it continues to be the question.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Abo-Hamzy sat down with Home Health Care News to talk about the emerging home-based care models that will be driving the health care-to-home trend in the future. Ultimately, I believe home care represents the future of health care. What drew you to this industry? Empowering.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Ryne Natzke, chief revenue officer, TrustCommerce , a Sphere company, a provider of end-to-end integrated healthcare payments and security software AI, AI, and more AI! I’m also interested in seeing who else is making AI and clinical data helpful at the point of care to reduce the burden on clinicians and inform patient care.

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NASHP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published a critical report during the pandemic , finding that “the way the United States finances, delivers, and regulates care in nursing home settings is ineffective, inefficient, fragmented, and unsustainable.”

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Home Health Care

JUNE 15, 2022

“A lot of what we do is looking backwards so that we can look to the future, because we can’t really move forward until we know exactly what we’re dealing with,” Jennifer Schiller, the executive director of the Research Institute for Home Care said at Home Health Care News’ VALUE event last week. “I

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 23, 2023

Looking back at Congress’ role in improving home-based care workforce issues in 2022, the industry saw more of an “aspirational” year than a “productive” one. That’s according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 1, 2022

The home health industry at large is excited about the prospects of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021. It’s also – to some extent – been cast aside in home health providers’ minds, given all the mayhem going on related to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule for 2023. . “If

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At CES 2025, I’ll be updating my environmental analysis of consumer-facing health tech in the categories shown in my chart here: tracking food, weight, activity, sleep, safety, kitchens and cooking, heart functions, mental health, gait, home care, cars and mobility, and bathrooms.

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Home Health Care

MAY 10, 2022

Steve Morgan: For those of you not familiar with WellSky, we are the leading provider of technology services and solutions for post-acute home care and community-based service providers. The big jump actually happened in non-medical home care, where there was an 84% increase in transaction volume from ’20 to ’21.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm, believes in home-based care’s value. Over the years, the company has built a diverse portfolio of home-based care assets that include home health and home care providers, vendors and a management services company.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 5, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership As UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) work on a divestment strategy that will satisfy regulators, a lot hangs in the balance. Divestment dynamics To put things into perspective, about 1% of the entire home health market could change hands in the Amedisys divestment.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2019

can’t benefit from telehealth and other digital health connections that can bolster self-care, home care, and lower cost care. One in three Americans does not have a broadband connection, according to a new report from the NPD Group. This means that about 100 million people in the U.S.

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GoMoHealth

AUGUST 25, 2022

Proper treatment for mental illness is essential, helping patients regulate their symptoms and reduce rates of substance abuse, unemployment, and illegal activity so they can lead healthier, happier lifestyles. Yet, out of 35.4

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NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Rhode Island is another state that has invested in coordinated care for complex populations enrolled in Medicaid. The state and U.S.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 6, 2024

What’s noteworthy about the biggest players in the MA space is their at-home care ambitions. UnitedHealth Group is directly involved in home health care. Those are two of the largest home health entities in the country. Over 80% of the 1.7 It owns LHC Group and is in the process of acquiring Amedisys.

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Home Health Care

MAY 3, 2023

In terms of the main provisions, the proposed rule for hospice doesn’t contain a large number of policy changes this year, according to Theresa Forster, vice president of hospice at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). That is, of course, a proposed element.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 28, 2023

Key Points Question : Do nursing home administrator perspectives on staffing in US nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic provide context for conflicting staffing data reports? Findings : In this study, qualitative and quantitative data from 40 US nursing homes were integrated to assess staffing levels during the pandemic.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Home Health Care News: Brad, what career experiences do you most draw from in your role today as COO of Careficient? Brad Caldwell: I have been in the home care and hospice space since I was a 22-year-old telehealth sales rep. A few years ago, you would see a company that was 100% Medicare home care only.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On its end, SCAN Health Plan is looking to form relationships with home-based care providers that have a proven track record of quality care. “A Like SCAN Health Plan, Clover Health (Nasdaq: CLOV) has long seen the value-add in offering its MA members home-based care services. Clover Health is ahead of the trend.

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NASHP

MARCH 28, 2022

The shortage of direct care workers undermines a state’s ability to serve people with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate to a person’s needs and preferences. However, states vary widely in how they approach direct care training requirements. Promotion of direct care worker organizations and associations.

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 6, 2023

Over the past few years, the number of existing home health agencies has steadily decreased. In 2020, there were 9,378 agencies, compared to 9,893 in 2019 and 10,852 in 2014, according to the Research Institute for Home Care’s 2022 Home Care Chartbook. There are a number of factors that suggest this will continue.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What are some industry challenges and market conditions in home care, home health, and hospice you pay the closest attention to? The big challenge in this industry is caregiver recruitment and retention, and according to the 2023 Home Care Pulse Benchmarking Report, turnover in 2022 was 77.1% — its worst since 2018.

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NASHP

JANUARY 12, 2024

Direct care workers — such as personal care and home care aides as well as certified nursing assistants — provide care services to individuals and older adults with complex needs. States have responded to this call for action and are integrating principles of equity and inclusivity into their state plans on aging.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2024

There, I oversaw the M&A, integration, and start-up teams during a period of significant activity and successful closings. I have assessed hundreds, if not thousands, of home health, hospice, home care and other related opportunities. I’ve built my career and network around home care for the last 15 years.

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Accountable Care Doctors

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The 31 multi-specialty medical groups and integrated health systems that are part of the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), their 85,000 physicians, and hundreds of thousands of staff are at the forefront of the battle for their patients’ lives. Embrace, expand, and pay for telehealth at the same level as in-person visits.

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Healthcare Success

DECEMBER 16, 2024

She explains why integrated marketing is essential for building thought leadership that endures in an ever-changing landscape. Create insightful thought leadership content that positions your organization as an expert and integrates seamlessly with demand-generation strategies to enhance brandawareness and authority. Theoretically.

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NASHP

MAY 26, 2023

With caregivers increasingly asked to perform more intense and complex care , respite care is integral to giving caregivers a much-needed break. Respite care is a service typically delivered in the home or a facility-based setting that provides short-term relief for caregivers.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 23, 2024

That’s essentially the challenge software developers face when creating solutions for home-based care without partnering with the very people who deliver that care. Providers are prioritizing solutions that enhance care coordination, streamline communication, and ultimately lead to better patient well-being.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Early trials of the model found the total cost of at-home care was 32% less than traditional hospital care, the length of stay was one-third shorter and the incidence of complications was dramatically lower. HaH can reduce hospital overcrowding and provide care that aligns with patient preferences,” O’Sullivan said.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 1, 2022

As a leader in public health, you have an integral role in developing solutions to systemic health and safety issues across Minnesota. Safety science offers providers and regulators the opportunity to review critical incidents at a deeper level to discover issues, gaps or opportunities to improve the system and improve outcomes.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

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Home Health Care

MAY 12, 2022

The regulators determine the timeline for the audit process and we’re doing everything we can to satisfy the requirements to lift the sanctions.”. InnovAge’s plan to remediate and transform — which the company has dubbed “One InnovAge” — has three key dimensions.

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Health Care Success

APRIL 11, 2022

It integrates every aspect of healthcare marketing, from blog posts and events to video content and paid search, and everywhere in-between. For example, you can target families with aging parents by using keywords and hashtags such as nursing home, home care, arthritis, cancer, and stroke. Answer common questions.

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