by Kristin Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage is Killing Us...Literally This is part 2 of 2 in the interview with Dr. Steven Landers. You can read part 1 here. Medicare Advantage article by Dr. Landers Earlier this week, Dr. Landers published an article in the NAHC...
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | CMS, M&A, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth Group Earnings Show Strong Q3 Revenue Growth For 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...
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | Partner News, Vendor Watch
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Some Superheroes are Software Solutions Providers In 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...
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | M&A, Vendor Watch
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Future of HHAeXchange Earlier 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...
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 10, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Elderly Patient Needs 24-hour Care In 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...
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 10, 2024 | Advocacy, Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor New Fall Prevention Study: An Interview with Dr. Ann Wells Fall Prevention Month September 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...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 27, 2024 | Admin, Breaking News, CMS, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Ransomware Attack In 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...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 20, 2024 | CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Essentia Drops Medicare Advantage Essentia Health is an integrated health system with locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The health system offers 285 different services across more than 1,700 locations. They employ more than...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 12, 2024 | Admin, CMS, Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Oversight in Fraud-Ridden States In 2023, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cited research suggesting that hospices profit from fraud far too often. CMS has identified cases of hospices certifying benficiaries who are...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 12, 2024 | Advocacy, Breaking News, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Alliance Since the announcement that the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the National Association for Home Care and Hospice would merge, the default name for the combined entities has been “The Alliance.”...
