In a scathing speech criticizing over-involvement of government in health care, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma praised Medicare Advantage (MA) as a bright spot. Specifically, she pointed to the competitive nature of the program as a driver of its success. “Don’t get me wrong: There are a lot of successes […]
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After federal health care policymakers fine-tuned the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) last October with a 6.42% cut based on certain behavioral assumptions, some industry experts predicted there would be a modest uptick in home health bankruptcies in 2020. “The last time the industry went through this kind of major change was in the late 1990s […]
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Over the years, there have been a number of home care-adjacent startups that have entered the market and attempted to provide services that could potentially rival those offered by traditional providers. One up-and-coming company is now setting its sights on helping older adults age in place by becoming a TaskRabbit for seniors. The company is […]
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Date: July 24Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CTRegister Now The 21st Century Cures Act Deadline for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) compliance is less than five months away. With a short timeframe and only a few months to prepare, agencies need to plan now by understanding the combination of state and federal regulations that apply to […]
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When implemented strategically, home health care could play a vital role in reducing hospital readmissions for patients recovering from sepsis, a new study suggests. Specifically, sepsis survivors who received a home health visit within 48 hours of hospital discharge and at least one more visit in their first week post-discharge combined with a physician visit […]
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Home care is often singled out for being slow to embrace and implement technology, but as the demand for care services grows, providers are forced to think outside of the box when it comes curbing caregiver turnover. San Francisco-based home care startup Honor understands this all too well, according to CEO Seth Sternberg. The company […]
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As part of its Patients Over Paperwork initiative and as a way to make home health requirements more consistent with other settings of care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to allow therapist assistants to furnish maintenance therapy. Under current home health rules, only physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs) and […]
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Date: July 24Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CTRegister Now The 21st Century Cures Act Deadline for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) compliance is less than five months away. With a short timeframe and only a few months to prepare, agencies need to plan now by understanding the combination of state and federal regulations that apply to them — […]
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Home health providers continue to see a rise in patients coming from the community instead of hospitals and other institutional settings, recently released Medicare data shows. From 2001 to 2017, the number of home health episodes not preceded by a hospitalization or other post-acute care (PAC) stay increased by nearly 124%, according to updated figures […]
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The 21st episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! With its transition to a nonprofit model over the past couple years, Bayada Home Health Care has been busy. Next up for the billion-dollar home-based care provider? Finding new ways to do — and pay for — what it does best. In this episode of Disrupt, […]
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