by Kristin Rowan | Mar 6, 2024 | Admin, Clinical, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Last week, I had the honor of speaking with three of the dynamic leaders of the International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). Between them, they have more than 150 years of nursing and administrative experience. Beyond that, they are...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 6, 2024 | Admin, CMS, Regulatory, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor **March 6, 2024 Update** As the previously reported cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement on March 5, 2024 outlining immediate steps CMS is taking to assist providers. CMS...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 28, 2024 | Admin, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor DOJ Blocks Acquisition History The Biden administration has recently increased its efforts at antitrust enforcement against some of the largest companies in the U.S. These include Apple, Amazon.com, Live Nation Entertainment, and...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 21, 2024 | Admin, Clinical
By Kristin Rowan, Editor The workforce shortage across the country both in and out of home care is creating increasing demand on workers and added stress on organizations. Added to this is the increasing number of older adults living past retirement age. As more and...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 21, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Federal Waiver Program In 2020, CMS launched a hospital care at home program to help increase patient capacity during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study included 300 hospitals and thousands of patients receiving care in their home...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 21, 2024 | Clinical, Editorial
By Kristin Rowan, Editor The news this week has been filled with stories about former president Jimmy Carter, 99, who entered hospice care last year. His wife, Rosalynn Carter was in hospice care for only a few days before she passed away in November. Advocates and...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2024 | Product Review, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor For those of us who didn’t grow up with a smartphone in our pockets and every tool imaginable available on the internet, mobile apps are still a bit of a mystery and a marvel. There are 25 categories of mobile apps, including gaming,...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2024 | CMS, Regulatory
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Republican and Democratic leaders joined forces to introduce the Credit for Caring Act (S. 3702, H.R. 7165) in support of family caregivers across the country. Family caregivers are those who are caring for a family member but are not nurses...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2024 | Admin, M&A
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Home care is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions. It seems there is news almost daily about companies joining forces or selling parts of their company to new entities. Notably, we reported just last week that Cigna has dropped its entire...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 7, 2024 | Admin, Marketing, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage has multiple measures of success for payment bumps and bonuses. Rehospitalization rates has long been the most important measure of how well a care at home agency is performing, but there are additional measures that can...
