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The most recent news, announcements, and regulatory updates for home health, hospice, and supportive care at home
Vendor Watch: VitalCaring Cognitive Care Pilot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Nancy LecroyVP, Marketing & CommunicationsVitalCaringO 469.839.3777Nancy.lecroy@vitalcaring.comKelly FavilleFourSeventeen CommunicationsOn behalf of Constant Therapy...
UnitedHealth Group Sees Q3 Growth
by Kristin Rowan, EditorFor most of 2024, and even going back into 2023, The Rowan Report has written about UnitedHealth Group and its acquisitions, its over diagnosing patients for financial gain, its dropping of Medicare Advantage plans, and, of...
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn August, I had the pleasure of attending the Kantime Superheroes for Success user experience. In the year since I've taken over The Rowan Report, I've only attended two user events, but I have been an event producer since...
Vendor Watch: An Interview with Stephen Vaccaro
by Kristin Rowan, EditorEarlier this month, we announced that HHAeXchange acquired Sandata. This announcement came not long after the announcements that they had acquired Cashé and Generations. Last week, The Rowan Report sat down with Stephen...
Vendor Watch: HealthRev Partners and Trella Health Announce Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contacts:HealthRev Partners: Hannah Vale hvale@healthrevpartners.com Trella Health: Lauren Corcoran press@trellahealth.comDriving financial health and strategic growth with complementary solutions in revenue cycle...
Patient Preference by Race or Nationality
This article provides updated information about a discrimination case filed against a home care agency by the EEOC. The Rowan Report published the initial press release and article last year.by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.The Equal Employment...
Home Care Patient Dies in Care: Aide Arrested
by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn Polk County, FL, an 86-year old man, identified only as Mr. Anderson, was hopsitalized and diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In addition to receiving care from Good Shepherd Hospice, his family hired...
National PACE Awareness and National Fall Prevention Month
by Kristin Rowan, EditorSeptember was National Fall Prevention month. Accidental falls are the number one cause of injury and death among adults over the age of 65. Fall Prevention month attempts to raise awareness on preventing falls, reducing the...
BREAKING NEWS – HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Michelle RandAlloy on behalf of HHAeXchange855-300-8209hhaexchange@alloycrew.comBest positioned to deliver transformative technology that accelerates the industry’s evolution and...
Telehealth Grant to Address Disparities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Gina Cellagcella@americantelemed.org781-799-3137WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today announced the organization has received a...
CMS Ransomware Attack: Breach of PII
by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn mid-2023, a planned file transfer went awry when Clop claimed to have breached hundreds of companies that they later listed on a data leak site. Among the companies listed were Shell, UnitedHealthcare Student Resources,...
BREAKING NEWS: Blumenauer Proposes Hospice Overhaul
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Portland District Office 503-231-2300If enacted, the legislation would be the single most significant update to the hospice benefit and payment structure since its inception in 1982WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 26,...
Home Health in a Post-Chevron World
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Court in 1984 often referred to as “Chevron.” The Chevron case said that Courts must defer to administrative actions that are reasonable...
What are You Hiding?
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.Oh, but you do! Statements like this from providers are cringe-worthy. If you have said it before, please don’t ever say it again. Here’s why:First, many providers think that when fraud enforcers are required to show...