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The most recent news, announcements, and regulatory updates for home health, hospice, and supportive care at home
Product Review: AI Comes to Data Analytics
by Kristin Rowan, EditorArtificial Intelligence has existed in basic forms for many years and has recently advanced to include augmented intelligence and generative intelligence. The Rowan Report has provided several examples of quality AI usage...
Cat on a Hot Tin…Keyboard?
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.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
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus 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, ZipRecruiter, or...
Patient Relationships Drive Satisfaction
by Kristin Rowan, EditorHHAeXchange recently conducted a survey of more than 3,900 caregivers. The company set out to understand caregiver motivation and to use this information to increase caregiver satisfaction and improve outcomes.This data...
NAHC NHPCO Town Hall
by Kristin Rowan, EditorOn June 18, 2024, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) announced they had met in Washington D.C. to formally sign an affiliation...
Creating a Culture that Retains Employees
This article is part two of a two-part series. You can read part one here.by Todd Austin and Sasha EricksonIn a study done on the “Culture of Companionate Love and Employee and Client Outcomes in a Long-Term Care Setting,” researchers found...
2025 Hospice Final Rule
by Kristin Rowan, EditorOn July 30, 2024, CMS issued its final rule for the 2025 Hospice Final Rule Update (CMS-1810-F), with updates to HQRP and HOPE. The rule also finalizes a proposal to change the statistical area delineations. This will impact...
M&A: Commure Acquires Augmedix
by Tanay Tandon, CEO, CommureToday I’m excited to share that Commure is signing to acquire Augmedix (NASDAQ: AUGX) and take the company private. Combined, we believe we’re creating one of the largest, most comprehensive, and fastest-growing...
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
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 EricksonHealthcare employees...
Managed Care Plans: How to Meet Their Needs
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.Medicare Managed Care Plans have a long history of disinterest in provision of services to patients in their homes. Despite the fact that they are mandated to provide the same services that enrollees in Medicare...
MA Past, Present, and Possible Future: Nothing Good to Report
by Tim Rowan, Editor EmeritusFor 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...
Federal Regulations for Adult Protective Services
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.On May 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule establishing the first federal regulations for Adult Protective Services (APS). The regulations took effect on June 7, 2024. The...
HHAeXchange: An Interview with Paul Joiner
by Kristin Rowan, EditorThe care at home industry changes seemingly daily with new regulations, HH agencies opening and closing, more people qualifying for Medicare, technological advances like artificial intelligence, and the list goes on. Since...
BREAKING NEWS: Warren, Cassidy React to Supreme Court Ruling
by Kristin Rowan, EditorSenators Warren and Cassidy react to the landmark decision by the Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. That decision effectively overturned the Chevron Doctrine, which gave deference to federal agency...
