by Kristin Rowan | Jun 13, 2024 | Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model began in 2016 as part of the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule. The original model aimed to: Incentivize better quality and more efficient care Study potential...
by Rowan Report | Jun 13, 2024 | Partner News
ROAD TO THE TELEHEALTH “SUPER BOWL”: ATA ACTION CAPITOL HILL DRIVE WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 12, 2024 – ATA Action, the American Telemedicine Association’s affiliated trade association focused on advocacy, hosted its 2nd annual Hill Day, bringing nearly two dozen ATA...
by Kristin | May 30, 2024 | Partner News
Provided by Business Wire May 30, 2024 6:00am WellSky® and Ava Launch Groundbreaking Solution to Combat Staffing Crisis for Home-Based Care Agencies The new innovation helps improve healthcare employee retention and engagement through incentive-based rewards WellSky,...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | May 23, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Preferred Provider Agreements as Referral Source In a highly competitive marketplace, home care providers of all types, including home health agencies, hospices, private duty/home care companies and home medical equipment (HME) suppliers...
by Tim Rowan | May 22, 2024 | Admin, CMS, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus For the last time, NAHC President Bill Dombi is spending another Spring on airplanes. It is state association meeting season, and the Bill Dombi Spring Tour has been bringing his regular Capitol Hill update from coast to coast, this time...
by Kristin Rowan | May 16, 2024 | Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Product Review
by Kristin Rowan, Editor If you haven’t been following our recent reports, you may have missed last week’s article on the Home Care Worker Safety Bill that was passed in Connecticut. You may also have missed the article reporting that OSHA levied fines...
by Kristin Rowan | May 16, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Clinical, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Care at home has expanded in the last twenty years to include care that was previously received in hospitals, SNFs, and therapy centers. As care at home is increasingly recognized as a more cost efficient way to provide care with better...
by Kristin Rowan | May 10, 2024 | Admin, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Last week, we reported on the proposed Bill in the Connecticut Senate and House to provide additional precautions for home care worker safety. In wake of the Joyce Grayson murder during a home health visit, leadership in Connecticut aimed to...
by Kristin Rowan | Apr 26, 2024 | CMS, Recruitment & Retention, Regulatory
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 for home...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Apr 18, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory
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 providers if they accept...
