Home Health Care

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Home care providers are now required to be licensed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These new regulations took effect on Aug. As part of this new licensing requirement, home care agencies will pay an initial application fee of $500, rather than the previous $25 registration fee.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Insurance companies selling Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have been facing increased scrutiny from members of Congress and regulators, with critics of the private version of Medicare claiming carriers are profiting far too much.

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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. "This electronic bridge combined with our unique capabilities offered through the Penn Medicine home care division provided unparalleled strength in times of uncertainty."

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2024

OHAs HCMO program evaluates health care business transactions to ensure they do not negatively impact citizens or communities. The program also empowers state regulators to impose conditions on acquisitions and mergers or reject deals they find anti-competitive. Providence at Home with Compassus will be the name of the new venture.

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Hospice Care Nursing Regulations Home Care 80

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We know that most adults want to age in place at home, which is the right place as its proven to be better for overall health and well-being and more cost-effective than an institutionalized setting, Help at Home President Tim ORourke told Home Health Care News.

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Home Care Nursing Prevention Integration 85

Bill Of Health

MARCH 6, 2024

By Hannah Rahim The regulation of medical assistance in dying (MAID) is drastically different between the U.S. Ethical considerations in regulating MAID Canada’s MAID laws have been criticized for positioning death as an easier alternative to addressing the root causes of patients’ suffering. and Canada.

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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.

Home Care 98

Home Care Urgent Care Hospice Care Telemedicine 98

Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2024

The heart is a major health-category at CES 2024, from wristband wearable tech to remote health monitoring devices enabling cardiovascular hospital-to-home care. I have both professional and personal interests in athlete safety, having two nephews who have been involved in acute sports injury and brain health.

Life Sciences 87

Life Sciences Regulations Home Care Prevention 87

Home Health Care

AUGUST 24, 2021

On Thursday, the New York Department of Health, Codes Committee of the Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) will meet to consider implementing an emergency regulation regarding “Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission by Covered Entities.”. The Thursday meeting comes as the Delta variant continues to spread across the state.

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Home Health Care

JULY 19, 2024

However, there’s a difference between providers that have made errors in claims processing or quality of care provisions versus those taking part in purposeful fraudulent activity, according to National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 12, 2024

Specifically, OIG is reviewing EVV progress in accordance with federal and state requirements, along with any developed policies and procedures for ensuring Medicaid beneficiaries receive their qualified in-home care services. In 2014, the improper payment error rate for home health claims was 51.4%, according to U.S.

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Briggs Healthcare

JULY 18, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the impact of nursing home shortcomings with respect to safety, clinical quality, racial and ethnic disparities in care, mental health, and resident well-being. The horrendous death toll for nursing home residents and staff, 15.4% 2020; Harrington et al., 2019; Hawes et al.,

Nursing 80

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Their proposed legislation has the potential to widen the addressable market for home care providers. For people with disabilities who are working, being able to buy-in to Medicaid means they can get the supports they need, such as personal care attendants to help them prepare for the day and to be independent.”

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 16, 2024

James Aita, director, Strategy and Business Development, Medicomp Systems , a physician-driven provider of diagnostically connected patient data solutions Of course AI is the hot topic at HLTH this year–but with the new regulations from ASTP/ONC, the question is how can it be usable, trustworthy, transparent and helpful.

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Patient Experience Nursing Primary Care Patient Safety 135

Home Health Care

APRIL 25, 2024

His remarks focus on hospitals, but the sentiments could apply to the home health, home care and hospice markets as well. Some home-based care employers use non-compete agreements to discourage former executives from sharing company secrets or starting a new business of their own.

Home Care 91

Home Care Law Firms Prevention Hospitals 91

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For context, 51% of agencies were in danger of going in the red had CMS’ proposed payment adjustments been finalized, according to a summer analysis from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Other takeaways.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

“We know from our clinical partners that local hospitals are experiencing a capacity crunch – we’re doing what we can to help,” BCBS of Massachusetts Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sandhya Rao told Home Health Care News in an email. “By Prior authorization requirements will be dropped for home health care in commercial plans by Jan.

Physical Therapy 94

Physical Therapy Patient Safety Hospitals Medicare 94

Home Health Care

MAY 30, 2022

The findings throw further support for facility-based care alternatives, including the types of hospital-at-home models that lean heavily on home health and home care agencies. Home health and home care agencies often enable hospital-at-home programs by being the “eyes and ears” in the home.

Hospitals 81

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added a new diagnostic code to their annual update of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) list. Bowles, director of the VNS Health Center for Home Care Policy & Research, told Home Health Care News.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 16, 2020

Home is indeed the hub of health, as I concluded in my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen : “Technology won’t be the barrier to bringing out health home. The post Home Is Where the Health Is, CareMore Health (And Most People) Believe appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Home Health Care

MAY 26, 2023

There are a number of key issues that home-based care providers looking to navigate legal and regulatory hurdles need to keep their eye on – some old, and some new. When the industry has pulled together, worked together, and spoken in a singular voice, that has been a very effective strategy,” he said.

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Home Health Care

MAY 10, 2024

There’s no time to rest for home-based care providers and advocates on the regulation front, however. Summer is near, and that means so is the home health proposed payment rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In 2024, there’s already been a few major developments on those fronts.

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Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

New Subpart 521-1: Compliance Programs The adopted regulations represent substantial changes to 18 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 521 governing the implementation and operation of effective compliance programs for certain “required providers,” including, now for the first time, Medicaid managed care organizations (MMCOs). [1]

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NASHP

DECEMBER 10, 2021

ACO Accountable Care Organizations. CBCM Community Based Care Management Program. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force. Health promotion education to a member to prevent chronic illness.

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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. Arizona’s End of Life and Advanced Care Planning benefit is referenced in its MCO contracts and further described in state regulations.

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Medicaid Hospice Care Regulations Integration 102

Home Health Care

APRIL 22, 2024

I think disappointed is probably a better word,” National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. Dombi told Home Health Care News Monday. Surprise is probably not what we feel, because this administration has been pretty focused on making this happen from Day One.

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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.

Home Care 97

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We now turn to Congress to correct what CMS has done and prevent the impending harm to the 3.2 million highly vulnerable home health patients that depend on this essential Medicare benefit annually,” National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A.

Medicare 91

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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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Home Health Care

JULY 20, 2022

But historically, as a team, we were focused on being a solution provider to the broader in-home care space. Her role, if I had to define it as one goal, is to prevent hospitalizations. What does that mean from a regulation perspective? One of the things I know HHCN has covered is patients maintaining access to care.

Medicare 82

Medicare Nursing Regulations Hospitals 82

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

“Delaying procedures, reducing spending on preventive care and chronic care, and decreasing adherence to medications may have negative long-term impacts on health status, although the extent is unknown,” PwC notes.

Telemedicine 77

Telemedicine Hospitals Doctors Prevention 77

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated digital transformation of organizations, including health care providers.

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Telemedicine Health Data Hospitals Doctors 174

Health Care Success

APRIL 11, 2022

As expectations for trustworthy, up-to-date information continue to increase, it’s not surprising that some of the most followed and engaged accounts are in the healthcare industry: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 4.2+ million Facebook (FB) followers. World Health Organization (WHO): 38.4+ million FB followers.

Healthcare 117

Healthcare Hospitals Accountability Prevention 117

Home Health Care

MARCH 6, 2023

My name is Ashley Zagotta and I’m the marketing manager for Home Care at The Joint Commission, and I’ll be your moderator for today’s discussion. The Joint Commission is the health care industry’s premier performance improvement organization. Overall, the average staff count is 31.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 27, 2024

It is also alleged that Care.com has used illegal tactics to prevent users from canceling subscriptions. According to the complaint, Care.com continued these deceptive earnings claims even after receiving a Notice of Penalty Offenses related to earnings claims from the FTC in 2021.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 4, 2022

There are five elements of science-led self-care, shown in the wheel diagram: these are. The science of (robust) regulation, ensuring that safety and efficacy, transparent communication, and accurate labeling and claims are part of every product’s commercial pathway.

Regulations 62

Regulations Home Care Healthcare Hospitals 62

Home Health Care

APRIL 3, 2023

Content was always lagging behind new regulations and evidence-based practices due to competing priorities. Moreover, the communication gap between different departments prevented us from assessing if the clinician was field ready. This challenge motivated me to find a solution to standardize orientation content for home care agencies.

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