by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Jun 20, 2025 | Admin, Legal
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Medical Directors: Monthly Stipends Not Allowed Monthly stipends to Medical Directors for referrals of patients could cost you. Earlier this month, a hospice provider in Georgia settled claims of violation of the federal Anti-Kickback...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 20, 2025 | Caregiver Safety, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Home Health, Hospice
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Workplace Violence and Policy Impact Study of home health workers A group of researchers from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio published a recent study¹ on the frequency and reporting procedures of workplace violence (WPV) in home...
by Rowan Report | Jun 13, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Home Health, Hospice
by Laurie Orlov, Founder, Aging and Health Technology Watch The Future of AI in Home Care New Research Report Wed, 06/04/2025 PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL, UNITED STATES, June 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The home care industry is facing a crisis. Driven by demographic...
by Rowan Report | May 16, 2025 | Clinical, Interoperability, Regulatory
by Ben Rosen, Sr. Client Success Manager, Netsmart Interoperability What you need to know and how it affects you For over two decades, tech companies and government agencies have been moving toward the goal of interoperability in healthcare technology. At long last,...
by Rowan Report | Apr 24, 2025 | Admin, Artificial Intelligence, Caring for the Caregiver
by Scott Green, Care Dimensions at Netsmart Meaningful AI in Post-Acute Elevating Care and Efficiency with Integrated AI Meaningful AI is more than plugging your questions into ChatGPT. It goes beyond Artificial Intelligence into Augmented Intelligence. After a long...
by Kristin Rowan | Apr 24, 2025 | Admin, Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Industry Update with Dr. Steve Landers At last week’s New England Home Care & Hospice Conference, Dr. Steve Landers, President of The National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance) gave the keynote address and offered some...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Apr 24, 2025 | Admin, Hospice, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. No-no # 1 “No-No” may seem like something you would say to a toddler, but there is a list of things agency owners do that they should not do. Many of these are things providers may not often consider. This article focuses on the...
by Rowan Report | Mar 31, 2025 | Admin, Clinical, HIPAA
by Devin Paullin, CGO at Skyscape Buzz Ensuring HIPAA Compliance Communications Requiring HIPAA Compliance While patient communication requires HIPAA adherence, so does any discussion between other parties. Essentially, any time PHI is discussed, a degree of...
by Rowan Report | Mar 21, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Partner News, Regulatory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tom Threlkeld 202-547-7424 Email Elyssa Katz 571-281-0220 Email The Alliance Comments on Recent Congressional Budget and Reconciliation Activity ALEXANDRIA, VA and WASHINGTON, DC, March 5, 2025 – The National Alliance for...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Mar 21, 2025 | Admin, Caregiver Safety, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Violence Against Home Care Providers Continues Violence in Care at Home Continues… Sadly, but not surprisingly, the violence against field staff caring for patients in their homes continues. Here’s a recent example: On February 28,...
