by Tim Rowan | Dec 6, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Breaking News, CMS, Hospice, Medicare Advantage
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA is the CMS Administrator nominee in the new administration that assumes power on January 20. A popular TV personality and former gubernatorial candidate, the public side of Dr. Oz is well known, but the details of his...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 15, 2024 | Admin, Clinical, Product Review
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Catherine Zhang was thriving in product engineering while Mayur Pandya held a similar leadership role for Silicon Valley’s Workday. Their futures were predictable and bright until Catherine’s close friend unexpectedly passed...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 8, 2024 | Clinical, CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus OIG Accuses Medicare Advantage Providers of Padding Patient Assessments...Again “Hello, this is your Medicare Advantage company calling. I am one of their clinicians and it is time for us to update your health assessment. If you...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 8, 2024 | Admin, Editorial, M&A, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Hospitals Divesting Home Health Departments Is this an early omen of two related trends? A number of hospitals are divesting their home health departments, while large health insurance companies are swallowing up large home health...
by Tim Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Is Medicare Advantage Killing Us? Dr. Steve Landers has long been eloquent in his speaking and writing about the importance of Home Health over the years. Though I was already impressed, I gained a new level of respect this week....
by Tim Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus National Alliance for Care at Home The merger of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which was inked on July 1, became official this week in Tampa, Florida. The new...
by Tim Rowan | Sep 20, 2024 | Editorial
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Home Health Hospice and the Election It happens every four years. Once the Olympic torch has been extinguished, Americans turn their attention from athletics to politics, specifically to choosing their next President. While watching the...
by Tim Rowan | Aug 23, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, CMS
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus O ne just does not know whom to believe anymore. This week, we were sent three opinions of the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage programs. One says they reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction for rural residents. Another says...
by Tim Rowan | Aug 9, 2024 | Admin, Product Review, Recruitment & Retention
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Costly Caregiver Recruiting Out of desperation, the nationwide caregiver shortage has driven many Home Care agency owners to resort to expensive recruiting tools. How much, for example, do you spend on services such as Indeed,...
by Tim Rowan | Jul 26, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Past For at least the last five years, every Home Health conference this reporter has attended has featured at least one keynote speaker or expert panelist complaining about sparse and shrinking payments from Medicare Advantage plans. As...
