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The most recent news, announcements, and regulatory updates for home health, hospice, and supportive care at home
Large Health System to Outsource Home Health and Hospice to Compassus
Bon Secours Mercy Health to Outsource Home Health and Hospice to Compassus Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the U.S., and Compassus, a leading national provider of home-based health care services,...
Teaching Caregivers How to Help Patients Heal
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Noora Health has developed a program of “health companions” in a variety of types of healthcare settings (“Teaching Patients How to Heal,” The New York Times, April 14, 2024) to help patient heal. The basis of these...
Product Review: HealthRev Partners Launches RCM Tool Velocity
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) addresses several pain points for care at home agencies: coding errors, timely reimbursement payments, and employee workload. Available as both full-service and SaaS products, RCM automation...
BREAKING NEWS: Home Care Agency Faulted in Death of Joyce Grayson
by Kristin Rowan, EditorHome health agency failed to protect Joyce Grayson History We've been following the story of Joyce Grayson since her death in October of 2023. The news was first published in The Rowan Report here on November 8th, 2023.On...
UnitedHealth Grilled by Congress, Fired by Walmart
After paying the ransom, UnitedHealth CEO says Change Health disruption is nearly over. So is United’s commitment to telehealth partners.
Understanding Differences in Medicare Policy and Conditions of Participation
by Johnathan Eaves, Senior Director of Communications, Axxess Treating Medicare patients comes with a level of nuance that is important to understand to ensure that organizations remain compliant and patients receive appropriate care. Standards for...
80/20 Finalized Rule
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services" rule, more commonly known as the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 finalized rule requires at least 80% of Medicaid payments...
HOPE is on the Way: Part 3
By Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, BCHH-C, COQS CHAP-certified home health & hospice consultant This is part 3 of the 3 in the series, outlining the discussions and implications in adopting new outcome and process measures for Hospice care. The final...
Private Duty Home Care in Fraud Enforcers’ Crosshairs
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Some owners and managers of private duty home care agencies mistakenly think that fraud and abuse prohibitions apply only to services paid for by the Medicare Program. In fact, fraud and abuse prohibitions apply to...
HHAeXchange Makes Leadership Changes
by Kristin Rowan, Editor On February 21, 2024, HHAeXchange announced a change in leadership for the homecare management solutions company. Former Chief Revenue Officer Scott Schwartz was named Chief Operating Officer and new hire Lori Harrington...
HOPE is on the Way: Part 2 – Process Measures
by Beth Noyce, RN, BSJMC, HCS-C, BCHH-C, COQS CHAP-certified home health & hospice consultant Process Measures The outcome measures being considered look at effectiveness of hospice clinical efforts to decrease pain and other symptoms. The...
Home Care Worker Safety: Aftermath of Home Health Nurse Death
by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn October of 2023, nurse Joyce Grayson went to the home (halfway house) of a released convict. She was later found dead in the basement of the house. In addition to adding focus to home care worker safety, the immediate...
HIPAA: Access to Records
By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. A key purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is certainly to protect patient information. Another is to help ensure that patients have access to their health information. In fact, the...
Adding Insult to Injury: Change Healthcare Attacked Again
by Kristin Rowan, Editor For a few weeks now, we have been covering the Change Healthcare cyberattack by ALPHV/BlackCat and the subsequent updates from CMS. Pharmacy and medical orders have been delayed, providers and patients are suffering, and...
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