2023-06-07 21:44
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
As in-home care providers try to keep up with the demand for services, companies that facilitate caregiver registries are hoping to fill… Read More
Blog Directory > Health & Fitness Blogs > Home | Home Health Care News health-and-fitness Blog >
Home | Home Health Care News Blog
homehealthcarenews.com
Tags:
health
referral rejection
advocacy
enhabit
race valuable health
predictive analytics
amedisys
caregiver
providers
mission healthcare
The latest news and information for home health care professionals
2023-06-07 21:08
Of all the challenges home-based care providers are facing, it’s the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule regarding Medicaid access that is top… Read More
2023-06-07 21:03
Just before the beginning of an investor presentation on Wednesday afternoon, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer joked to the moderator at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference tha… Read More
Home Health Providers Curb Hospital Readmissions, Improve Visit Efficiency With Predictive Analytics
2023-06-06 21:21
With widespread reimbursement uncertainty and staffing shortages, home health providers are looking for ways to offer high-quality and more efficient care.
For some operators, this has me… Read More
2023-06-06 21:13
Home health providers’ referral rejection rates skyrocketed in 2021. Two years later, the issue does not seem to be improving.
Referral rejection rates capture providers’ need… Read More
2023-06-06 21:03
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
In Kevin Porter’s view, home care was once the little kid on the basketball court hoping that his older brother and his friends wou… Read More
2023-06-05 20:44
Paul VerHoeve is stepping down as the CEO of Mission Healthcare.
VerHoeve made the announcement on his LinkedIn page on June 4.
“After almost five years leading Mission Healthcar… Read More
2023-06-05 20:29
There’s a good argument to be made that one of the biggest successes in the history of Bayada Home Health Care came from a pre-dinner conversation in a parking lot 14 years ago.
It… Read More
2023-06-05 13:21
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum has made an unsolicited proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Amedisys’ common stock in an all-cash transaction for $100 per… Read More
2023-06-02 20:28
Larry Nabb wants to usher Jet Health into a new era. He’s already getting started, too, after being named CEO at the end of May.
Jet Health is a Fort Worth, Texas-based post-acute c… Read More
2023-06-02 19:52
Inbound Health — an enablement platform that helps health systems and health plans develop hospital-at-home and SNF-at-home programs — is expanding to include post-surgical care… Read More
2023-06-02 00:25
Three major home-based care groups are asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for more time to review the agency’s recent Medicaid proposal, which features… Read More
2023-06-01 19:28
A new study from the on-demand physical therapy company Luna found that in-home outpatient PT models can reduce costs by 52% compared to traditional home health services for total knee and h… Read More
2023-06-01 15:50
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
June is upon us. The year is nearly halfway gone, and since the turn of the calendar, there have been a lot of learnings on where the hom… Read More
2023-05-31 21:45
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will immediately stop enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home health workers and other health care staff.
In light of… Read More
2023-05-31 21:41
With a tricky payer landscape and lower margins, palliative care isn’t always the most obvious investment for home health providers.
However, providers that have gained a foothold… Read More
2023-05-31 21:24
Fee-for-service (FFS) home health admissions are decreasing quicker than FFS enrollment. Meanwhile, Medicare Advantage (MA) admissions are on the rise.
That’s according to the 2023… Read More
2023-05-31 20:43
Large retailers – like CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) – that have invested heavily in home-based care aren’t just hoping for a boon from… Read More
2023-05-30 21:41
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
A local restaurant may need three cooks, two cashiers and a manager to get by on a daily basis. It’s a simple equation to figure ou… Read More
2023-05-30 21:02
When it comes to growth, home care and home health providers are focused on a number of key opportunities.
For home care providers, care professional recruitment and retention programs a… Read More
2023-05-30 20:37
Post-acute care has steadily been shifting toward value-based care and away from fee-for-service payment models. But despite the fact this trend is years in the making, many home health prov… Read More
2023-05-26 20:53
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.
In some ar… Read More
2023-05-26 20:43
Jeff Kang, the CEO of WellBe Senior Medical, has been in health care for a long time. He was the first chief medical officer of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), servin… Read More
‘We See The Long-Term Value’: BofA, JPMorgan And Others Weigh In On Option Care Health-Amedisys Deal
2023-05-26 20:43
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is expected to merge with Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) in the back half of 2023. The deal, which valued the former at $3.6 billion, was announced at the beg… Read More
2023-05-25 20:44
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published two proposed rules that have major implications for home-based care providers.
The provision that has create… Read More
2023-05-25 20:10
The home-based care startup Tomorrow Health is reworking its business model.
The company announced Thursday that it is closing down its medical supply business to further focus on enabli… Read More
2023-05-25 17:19
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model continues to save hundreds of millions of dollars each year, mostly because of its a… Read More
2023-05-25 14:38
The pandemic was a spotlight on home health care.
What it highlighted was not just the people receiving care, but also those providing it.
“I think the pandemic really shined a l… Read More
2023-05-25 14:34
With staffing pressures mounting, home-based care providers must rethink their approach to long-term engagement of their clinical staff. While many organizations have taken short-term measur… Read More
2023-05-25 14:28
Ask the right questions, get the right answers — deliver the right care.
That’s the essence of how home-based care providers are finding success under OASIS-E, which took effe… Read More
2023-05-24 21:42
The industry’s turnover rate was one of the biggest topics of conversation in home care in 2019.
And that was for good reason. The median rate had skyrocketed all the way to 81.6%… Read More
2023-05-24 21:13
ComForCare has established a partnership with Connected Home Living to launch Connected Care, its remote patient monitoring (RPM) program for seniors.
“This is a transformative step… Read More
2023-05-24 21:01
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
Getting to the negotiating table with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and coming away with a good deal is tough enough for even the biggest… Read More
2023-05-23 21:31
Jet Health has a new top leader at its helm. On Tuesday, the company announced that it has named Larry Nabb CEO, effective immediately.
Nabb succeeds Stacie Bratcher, who has served in th… Read More
2023-05-23 21:16
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
According to the most recent data, an estimated 5.8 million people utilize home- and community-based long-term services and supports (LTS… Read More
2023-05-23 21:14
In early May, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) entered into an agreement with AdaptHealth Corp. (Nasdaq: AHCO), a home medical equipment (HME) provider. AdaptHealth will become the “capitated p… Read More
2023-05-22 21:44
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that — for the first time ever — it was releasin… Read More
2023-05-22 21:43
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has named Lynette Walbom as its new CFO, effective immediately.
Walbom was previously the VP of financial reporting and tax for Raising Cane’… Read More
2023-05-22 21:34
Staffing shortages are the No. 1 industry headwind that home-based care providers are facing.
At the same time, ubiquity of this issue has created an environment where the most innovativ… Read More
2023-05-19 19:16
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has cemented its position as a home-based care powerhouse.
The company has largely accomplished this through buying and building CenterWell Home Health, along with… Read More
2023-05-19 17:56
Boost Home Healthcare names new brand president
Boost Home Healthcare has named Larry Blacker its new brand president.
Boost is a Michigan-based home health provider that offers in-ho… Read More
2023-05-19 17:12
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
Whether it’s because of their proven leadership teams looking to shake up the market or their roles in a jaw-dropping transaction… Read More
2023-05-18 21:27
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is answering more questions about its potential merger with Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH), which was first announced earlier this month.
The company submi… Read More
2023-05-18 21:15
Dealmaking experts predicted health care M&A activity would drop in 2023 due to a number of headwinds. The first quarter of the year proved them right – and then some.
Overall… Read More
2023-05-18 20:02
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
The home health industry is never going to “figure out” staffing. Most providers understand that.
They can’t snap thei… Read More
2023-05-17 21:45
Home health stakeholders are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to address an alleged forecast error in the home health market basket for 2021 and 2022.
Broadly… Read More
2023-05-17 21:34
Laguna Health, a post-hospital recovery assurance company, announced a $15 million Series A Tuesday.
The New York-based company plans to use the new funding to further its AI capabilities… Read More
2023-05-17 21:33
The senior care referral company A Place For Mom (APFM) is well known, particularly for its senior living placement services.
But as home care has become more in demand, APFM has fo… Read More
2023-05-16 21:59
DispatchHealth has formed a new partnership with Included Health, a virtual-first health care company that helps connect providers and health plans to deliver at-home care.
Included Healt… Read More
2023-05-16 21:46
A few years ago, Charter Healthcare Group made waves as a rapidly growing post-acute care company. It largely accomplished this through a series of acquisitions, mostly eyeing smaller entiti… Read More
2023-05-16 19:56
The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI) is a microcosm of the larger trend that is home-based primary care.
This type of care is proliferating across the U.S., as is HCCI. The organizati… Read More
2023-05-15 21:20
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
While some of the other subsectors already have more clarity on what their CY2024 may look like, home health operators are still operatin… Read More
2023-05-15 20:48
Marcus Primavera has been in the health and human services for two decades.
Eventually, he became an executive director at Sevita Health.
But when it was time to make another career ch… Read More
2023-05-15 20:45
Solving the toughest workforce issues in home-based care will come down to consistent messaging, a detail-oriented focus and intense advocacy.
That was the message during a joint webinar… Read More
2023-05-12 21:39
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
The pandemic resulted in a rise of remote patient monitoring (RPM) utilization and a business boon for health care technology companies… Read More
2023-05-12 21:33
As one of the largest health systems in the country, Intermountain Healthcare has moved mountains to establish its place in the home-based care space.
With a number of care-at-home progra… Read More
2023-05-12 20:25
Having the right data to prove personal home care’s worth to payers has not historically been readily available.
However, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has an intriguing… Read More
2023-05-11 21:31
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recent proposed rule for Medicaid may cap business for certain providers, but industry experts believe the government agency is li… Read More
2023-05-11 21:20
The leaders at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) believe that the demand for home- and community-based care has never been higher.
“As a reminder, we do not have a dem… Read More
2023-05-11 20:26
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
Another one of the largest home health companies is likely to lose its independence soon.
And the potential combination of Option Car… Read More
2023-05-10 21:31
Now that the public health emergency (PHE) is ending, home health stakeholders are taking stock of what ripple effects will impact the industry most.
The Trump Administration first declar… Read More
2023-05-10 21:08
Company leaders will tell you that the talks to combine Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) started in earnest over the last several months.
But the two hav… Read More
2023-05-10 21:08
Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) is soon to be one of the only independent home health companies remaining on the public market. And its struggle to turn its business into a Medicare Advantage-frie… Read More
2023-05-09 21:55
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) leaders see home-based care as a longer-term opportunity that has the potential for continued expansion. They also view it as complementary to many of their other lon… Read More
2023-05-09 21:26
Resilient Healthcare has raised $10 million in funding. In tandem, it bought out Mezas Capital Group in a cash-plus-debt deal.
The company was able to achieve this round of funding &ndash&hell…Read More
2023-05-09 21:11
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
When it comes to legislation aimed at expanding at-home care initiatives, most have learned to temper expectations from the jump.
That&rs……Read More
2023-05-09 14:04
This article is sponsored by AlayaCare. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with George Psiharis, Chief Operating Officer at AlayaCare, Geoff Darling, SVP of Corporat… Read More
2023-05-08 21:38
More patients that can be categorized as clinically complex are being referred to home-based care providers. As a response, providers are making moves to ensure that they’re in a posit… Read More
2023-05-08 21:29
Court Square Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York, has made a strategic capital investment in Team Select Home Care, the two companies announced Monday.
The announcem… Read More
2023-05-08 21:20
Dr. Steve Landers to leave VNA Health Group
A very well known face in home health care is leaving the industry for a new leadership position.
Dr. Steve Landers, the CEO of the Visiti… Read More
2023-05-05 20:12
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) is celebrating a milestone. The company has reached an all-time high in home health and hospice average daily census.
Specifically, Pennant saw a 7.1… Read More
2023-05-05 19:45
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
HouseWorks acquires Care and Help Home Care, Amedisys’ personal care division
The Massachusetts-based HouseWorks is expanding its f… Read More
2023-05-05 19:39
As Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration continues, home health agencies are coming to grips with the additional — and sometimes hidden — costs that are associated with transitioni… Read More
2023-05-05 14:45
This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Scott Pattillo, Chief Strategy Officer at Homecare Homebase. The discussion t… Read More
2023-05-04 21:10
Home health providers know Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be a part of the future. The task now is to prove their value to those plans.
“These insurance companies are not what I… Read More
2023-05-04 20:28
Despite some concern from industry peers, Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) isn’t sweating the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) latest proposed rule, which in… Read More
2023-05-04 20:11
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) announced Wednesday that they would be merging in a deal that valued t… Read More
2023-05-03 21:23
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) announced Wednesday that the pair have entered into a definitive agreement to combine.
Amedisys is one of the largest in… Read More
2023-05-03 20:47
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is a new and improved provider of health care services. After closing on the acquisitions of both Signify Health and Oak Street Health, the retailer now has two of the… Read More
2023-05-03 20:23
Many home-based care providers tend to offer both home health and hospice services. Thus, home health leaders pay close attention to proposed rule in hospice.
Home health providers are s… Read More
2023-05-03 14:35
This article is sponsored by Mertz Taggart. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Cory Mertz, Managing Partner at Mertz Taggart, Cliff Blessing, EVP and Chief Deve… Read More
2023-05-02 21:20
In order to stand out in a saturated home care market like New York, figuring out – and focusing on – what makes you different is a key to long-term success.
The leaders at Co… Read More
2023-05-02 21:17
This article is sponsored by CareAcademy. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Ginger Barrientez, Director of Enterprise Account Based Marketing at CareAcademy, B… Read More
2023-05-02 21:06
The Biden administration announced on Monday that COVID-19 vaccine requirements in place for federal employees and contractors will come to an end on May 11.
For home-based care provider… Read More
2023-05-02 18:55
Addus HomeCare Corporation’s (Nasdaq: ADUS) personal care segment is steadily growing, its labor situation is improving and its value-based care contracts are expanding.
All of tho… Read More
2023-05-01 21:11
Tomorrow Health – one of the more prominent home-based care startups – has launched a new product that aims to cut through the complexity of offering care in the home.
With h… Read More
2023-05-01 20:08
After just over a year in the business, most home-based care companies would still be trying to find their footing.
PurposeCare, on the other hand, is operating on solid ground – wi… Read More
2023-05-01 19:51
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
In the middle of April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced ownership data for all Medicare-certified home h… Read More
2023-04-28 22:01
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule that would make major changes to the way that home care workers are compensated under Medicaid… Read More
2023-04-28 20:23
It was not too long ago when only a handful of U.S. health systems invested in hospital-at-home programs, with Mount Sinai and Johns Hopkins Medicine being two of the very early adopters… Read More
2023-04-27 21:03
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday announced a new proposed rule that would, among its provisions, establish a strict requirement for the amount of Medic… Read More
2023-04-27 20:30
A group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that not only focuses on improving conditions for professional caregivers, but family caregivers as well.
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Bob Ca… Read More
2023-04-27 20:12
About a dozen years ago when Will Putman took over the business development side of Continuous Home Care, his dad — the co-founder of the company — had an unofficial benchmark ni… Read More
2023-04-27 16:57
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
Home-based care has experienced a series of symbolic wins in 2023, many of which came from President Biden himself or his administration… Read More
2023-04-26 22:18
Coming off an unfavorable final rule for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is still riding high.
The company’s leaders explained the strategy behind recent succ… Read More
2023-04-26 21:51
Kaiser Permanente is acquiring Geisinger Health, the companies announced Wednesday. In tandem with the move is the development of a new organization.
Together, the two are creating Risant… Read More
2023-04-26 13:00
Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) CEO Vicki Hoak has announced her resignation. Her last day in the role will be Oct. 24.
Hoak joined the organization in November 2019 as executiv… Read More
2023-04-25 21:47
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership
More home-based care agencies are turning to family members and loved ones to fill staffing needs.
This is the case with both seniors and… Read More
2023-04-25 20:49
The history of the family-owned ProHealth Home Health & Hospice tracks with the history of U.S. health care.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, ProHealth is specifically on its third gener… Read More
2023-04-25 11:00
Innovive Health has entered a new state. The in-home care provider, which specifically serves complex behavioral health patients, has opened up shop in Colorado.
The company already comp… Read More
Subscribe to Home | Home Health Care News
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!