by Kristin Rowan | Jul 2, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Home Health, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Home Health Proposed Rule 2026 June 30th, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its proposed rule with updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for home health agencies under the Home Health Prospective...
by Tim Rowan | Jul 2, 2025 | Admin, Legal, Medicaid, Medicare, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Bill Cuts Medicaid Directly, Medicare Indirectly Ongoing Updates on Medicare, Medicaid Cuts This is what online publishers call a “living article.” With the House and Senate passing different bills, progress toward the...
by Rowan Report | Jun 27, 2025 | Admin, Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory
by Curantis Solutions HIPAA Compliance for Voice Activated Technology HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance is critical in the healthcare field, particularly regarding any technology that handles patient information, including...
by Tim Rowan | Jun 27, 2025 | Admin, Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Medicaid Cuts Update Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough The ongoing negotiations in Congress will impact Medicaid and Medicare. There has been little movement from the Senate since we reported on this last week, but here’s...
by Rowan Report | Jun 27, 2025 | Admin, Clinical, Interoperability, Regulatory
by Ben Rosen, Sr. Client Success Manager, Netsmart Interoperability What you need to know and how it affects you Part 3 For over two decades, tech companies and government agencies have been moving toward the goal of interoperability in healthcare technology. At long...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Jun 27, 2025 | Admin, Caregiver Safety, Clinical
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Groped by Patients Just a Slap on the Wrist Many aides in a variety of healthcare settings have been the victims of unwanted touching or groping. What should they do? In Dorothy Bills v. WVNH Emp, LLC, and Lanette Kuhnash [No. 2:22-cv-00093...
by Rowan Report | Jun 20, 2025 | Partner News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Melissa DrakeImagine ProductionsMelissa@imagineprstrategy.com(732) 236-1569 William LeinerPocketRNwill.leiner@pocketrn.com PocketRN, SYNERGY HomeCare Partner for Dementia Care This partnership will...
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 Tim Rowan | Jun 20, 2025 | Clinical, Medicaid, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Medicaid Cuts Looming Terminal Prognosis Let me tell you about my brother. In his early 30’s, Tom was diagnosed with a rare disorder, one of the 25 versions of Ataxia. A disorder that is sometimes genetic, sometimes of unknown...
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...