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National Alliance for Care at Home: An Interview with Dr. Steve Landers Part 1

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Regulatory

by Kristin Rowan, EditorFor more than a year now, The Rowan Report has been providing updates on the merger between the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). This...

An Interview with Dr. Steven Landers, Part 2

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory

by Kristin Rowan, EditorThis is part 2 of 2 in the interview with Dr. Steven Landers. You can read part 1 here.Earlier this week, Dr. Landers published an article in the NAHC Report. The article cited three studies and analyses on the number of...

Introducing “The National Alliance for Care at Home”

by Tim Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Regulatory

by Tim Rowan, Editor EmeritusThe 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 National...

Vendor Watch: VitalCaring Cognitive Care Pilot

by Rowan Report | Oct 18, 2024 | Partner News, Vendor Watch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContacts: Nancy LecroyVP, Marketing & CommunicationsVitalCaringO 469.839.3777Nancy.lecroy@vitalcaring.comKelly FavilleFourSeventeen CommunicationsOn behalf of Constant Therapy...

UnitedHealth Group Sees Q3 Growth

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | CMS, M&A, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory

by Kristin Rowan, EditorFor 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 dropping of Medicare Advantage plans, and, of...

Not All Superheroes Wear Capes

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | Partner News, Vendor Watch

by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn 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 events, but I have been an event producer since...

Vendor Watch: An Interview with Stephen Vaccaro

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | M&A, Vendor Watch

by Kristin Rowan, EditorEarlier 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 Stephen...

Vendor Watch: HealthRev Partners and Trella Health Announce Partnership

by Rowan Report | Oct 18, 2024 | Admin, Vendor Watch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contacts:HealthRev Partners: Hannah Vale hvale@healthrevpartners.com Trella Health: Lauren Corcoran press@trellahealth.comDriving financial health and strategic growth with complementary solutions in revenue cycle...

Patient Preference by Race or Nationality

by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Oct 10, 2024 | Admin, Clinical, CMS, Regulatory

This article provides updated information about a discrimination case filed against a home care agency by the EEOC. The Rowan Report published the initial press release and article last year.by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.The Equal Employment...

Home Care Patient Dies in Care: Aide Arrested

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 10, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory

by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn 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 hired...

National PACE Awareness and National Fall Prevention Month

by Kristin Rowan | Oct 10, 2024 | Advocacy, Clinical

by Kristin Rowan, EditorSeptember 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 attempts to raise awareness on preventing falls, reducing the...

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