Editors note: This is the second column submitted to Home Health Care News from Humana Chief Medical Officer Roy A. Beveridge. A previous column, “How We Will Keep Carol at Home, Not in the Hospital” ran on Sept. 19, 2018. By Roy A. Beveridge, MD How do you keep seniors living with multiple chronic conditions Read More

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The ninth episode of the Home Health Care News podcast, Disrupt, is now available. After graduating with an economics degree from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard, Jon Rousseau began his career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley before going into the world of private equity. Rousseau then went into the pharma industry, taking Read More

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Poor communication, challenging work hours and a lack of recognition are among the top reasons caregivers leave their home care agencies, according to the latest insights from research firm Home Care Pulse. Other prominent reasons include difficult commutes, lackluster training and disappointing compensation. Undoubtedly, there are several explanations and triggers that cause caregivers to quit Read More

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Google Assistant Investment Program Invests in Aiva Health Aiva Health, a Los Angeles-based startup looking to provide a hands-free operating system for health care organizations, has secured investment from the Google Assistant Investment Program. The investment amount was not disclosed. Founded in 2016, Aiva Health uses Google Home, Amazon Echo and other “smart speakers” to Read More

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It’s been a busy month so far for home health care and hospice fraud. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Detroit-area home health agency owners were sentenced to a combined 16 years of prison for their roles in a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for home health services Read More

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Fueled by savvy moves from the United States’ two top independent and publicly traded home-based health care providers, home health stocks had seen strong month-after-month growth in 2018. Those hot growth levels now appear to be cooling off. Home health stocks were up just 0.74% in September compared to the previous month, according to the Read More

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LHC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) one of the two largest publicly traded and independent home health companies in the country, announced in May that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Chief Technology Officer Bruce Greenstein would be leaving his post to join LHC Group’s executive office. Greenstein officially joined LHC Group in June, quickly Read More

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MBF Healthcare Partners Makes Play for Affinity Hospice Coral Gables, Florida-based MBF Healthcare Partners, a middle-market health care private equity fund, has executed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Affinity Hospice. Financial terms were not disclosed. Affinity Hospice provides end-of-life services throughout Alabama and Georgia. The hospice provider is based in Birmingham, Read More

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In today’s in-home care operations with fast-moving regulatory and legislative changes, compliance is critical. But even as an important component of doing business, compliance can mean different things to different people. This white paper will identify and explore the three “buckets” of compliance — HIPAA, Conditions of Participation (CoPs), and medicare billing and payment requirements. Read More

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National online home care service platform CareLinx and care management powerhouse Lacuna Health are teaming up in a new model that their top executives see as a boon for both businesses. CareLinx, which AARP recently named as a preferred provider for in-home care, connects seniors across the U.S. to its network of technology-enabled and thoroughly Read More

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