Hospice Fraud Oversight
Admin 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...Meet Dr. Steve Landers, MD
Admin Get to know the new NAHC-NHPCO Alliance CEO Dr. Landers named CEO for joint NAHC NHPCO. A recognized leader and innovator in home health, primary care and aging services, Dr. Steven “Steve” Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive...It’s Official! NAHC NHPCO Alliance Name New CEO
Admin WASHINGTON D.C. Steven Landers, MD, MPH, has been named the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the newly merged NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance). A recognized national leader and innovator in home health, primary care and aging services, Dr. Landers brings almost...HHVBP Model Payments Begin January 1, 2025
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor Background on the HHVBP Model The Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, implemented by CMS in 2016, began in nine states. The goal is “to provide incentives for better quality care, to study new quality and efficiency...Cat on a Hot Tin…Keyboard?
Admin by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. HIPAA Violation HIPAA violation: Trent James Russell was convicted in federal Court on charges of obtaining another person’s health care information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Russell...Startup Offers $3 Caregiver Recruiting Service
Admin 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,...Creating a Culture that Retains Employees
Admin This article is part two of a two-part series. You can read part one here. by Todd Austin and Sasha Erickson 3 Steps Towards Creating a Culture of Love that Retains Employees In a study done on the “Culture of Companionate Love and Employee and Client Outcomes in a...What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Admin This article is part one of a two-part series from Activated Insights, formerly Home Care Pulse. Come back next week for the continuing story. Read more about Caring for the Caregiver here. by Todd Austin and Sasha Erickson How to Create a Culture that Keeps Your...Kickbacks for Referrals are Costly…and Illegal
Admin by Elizabeth E Hogue, Esq. Kickback on Kickbacks Three home health agencies and their parent company in Cincinnati, Ohio, must pay $4,496,330 to resolve alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act by providing kickbacks to assisted living facilities in exchange...Payer or Competitor?
Admin by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus UnitedHealth Making Home Health Visits Payer or Competitor…that is the question. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, and questioned by the insurance industry’s lobbying arm, AHIP, UnitedHealth Group has increased...Recruitment, Retention, and Reward: Product Review
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor Caregiver Recruitment, Retention, & Reward The workforce shortage, caregiver burnout, after effects of the pandemic, and the advent of “quiet quitting” have impacted home care agencies’s ability to fully staff and care for...Department of Labor Changes Exemption and Overtime Thresholds
Admin by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Overtime and exemption thresholds impact employers trying to balance cost-effective policies with employee fairness. As such, they keep a close eye on rules they must follow that come down from the U.S. Department of Labor. When those...A New Path for Recruitment and Retention
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor Recruitment and Retention amidst the national workforce shortage is not a new topic for The Rowan Report. We have feature articles dating back months, even years, talking about how you can recruit the top talent in the industry and keep the...The Future of Care at Home
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor Home Nurses are joining unions. The advent and unionization of Hospital-at-Home (H@H) is changing the care at home landscape. Large hospital systems across the country have engaged in H@H studies and launched H@H programs, providing...
