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Navigating the Home Care Revolution
by Kristin Rowan, Editor I was honored to have been a guest on Health Futures - Taking Stock in You Radio Show on Money Radio 1510 AM discussing navigating the home care revolution. Health Futures is hosted by HomeCare expert Bob Roth, owner of Cypress HomeCare...
Connecticut Senate and House Pass Home Care Worker Safety Bill
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Last week, we reported on the proposed Bill in the Connecticut Senate and House to provide additional precautions for home care worker safety. In wake of the Joyce Grayson murder during a home health visit, leadership in Connecticut aimed to...
House Ways and Mean Unanimously Extends Telehealth Flexibilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATA ACTION APPLAUDS HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE FOR UNANIMOUSLY ADVANCING A TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF MANY CRITICAL TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES WASHINGTON, DC, MAY 8, 2024 – ATA Action, an affiliated trade organization of the American Telemedicine...
Large Health System to Outsource Home Health and Hospice to Compassus
Bon Secours Mercy Health to Outsource Home Health and Hospice to Compassus Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compassus, a leading national provider of home-based health care services, announced on May 2 that...
Teaching Caregivers How to Help Patients Heal
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Noora Health has developed a program of “health companions” in a variety of types of healthcare settings (“Teaching Patients How to Heal,” The New York Times, April 14, 2024) to help patient heal. The basis of these programs is that when...
Product Review: HealthRev Partners Launches RCM Tool Velocity
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) addresses several pain points for care at home agencies: coding errors, timely reimbursement payments, and employee workload. Available as both full-service and SaaS products, RCM automation offers higher...
BREAKING NEWS: Home Care Agency Faulted in Death of Joyce Grayson
by Kristin Rowan, EditorHome health agency failed to protect Joyce Grayson History We've been following the story of Joyce Grayson since her death in October of 2023. The news was first published in The Rowan Report here on November 8th, 2023.On April 14th, we...
UnitedHealth Grilled by Congress, Fired by Walmart
After paying the ransom, UnitedHealth CEO says Change Health disruption is nearly over. So is United’s commitment to telehealth partners.
Understanding Differences in Medicare Policy and Conditions of Participation
by Johnathan Eaves, Senior Director of Communications, Axxess Treating Medicare patients comes with a level of nuance that is important to understand to ensure that organizations remain compliant and patients receive appropriate care. Standards for quality care and...
80/20 Finalized Rule
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services" rule, more commonly known as the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 finalized rule requires at least 80% of Medicaid payments for home care...
HOPE is on the Way: Part 3
By Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, BCHH-C, COQS CHAP-certified home health & hospice consultant This is part 3 of the 3 in the series, outlining the discussions and implications in adopting new outcome and process measures for Hospice care. The final segment addresses...
Private Duty Home Care in Fraud Enforcers’ Crosshairs
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Some owners and managers of private duty home care agencies mistakenly think that fraud and abuse prohibitions apply only to services paid for by the Medicare Program. In fact, fraud and abuse prohibitions apply to providers if they accept...
