by Kristin Rowan | Sep 12, 2024 | Advocacy, Breaking News, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Alliance Since the announcement that the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the National Association for Home Care and Hospice would merge, the default name for the combined entities has been “The Alliance.”...
by Kristin Rowan | Aug 23, 2024 | Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor False Claims Act Violations According to allegations in U.S. es rel. Jones v Intrepid U.S.A. Healthcare Inc. and U.S. es rel. Rigney v Intrepid U.S.A. Inc., Intrepid U.S.A. Inc. (Intrepid) violated the False Claims Act multiple times over five...
by Kristin Rowan | Aug 23, 2024 | Admin, CMS, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Background on the HHVBP Model The Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, implemented by CMS in 2016, began in nine states. The goal is “to provide incentives for better quality care, to study new quality and efficiency...
by Kristin Rowan | Aug 16, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Marketing, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Leading Associations Attempt to Curb Medicare Advantage Marketing Practices that Prey on the Unsuspecting For some time now, we’ve been reporting on the marketing practices that Medicare Advantage uses to lure new members. And,...
by Kristin Rowan | Aug 16, 2024 | Product Review
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Artificial 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 and even more...