Following its recent acquisitions of Reliant Health Services announced in June and Encompass Home Health in November, national operator HealthSouth is continuing to align its services strategically to position its home health offerings for growth. That includes locating home health operations near inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and focusing on a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Home health operator Univita Health has reportedly begun laying off Florida employees after the company lost its HMO contracts earlier this week, which had allowed the company to provide products to Medicaid patients. The company—which also operates in Georgia, Tennessee and Minnesota—planned to lay off 1,002 employees, including some who worked in the company’s home […]
In case you missed them, here are the top headlines grabbing Home Health Care News readers’ attention this week. Poll: Nearly 50% of Home Care Providers to Cut Staff—We polled readers to find out whether they anticipate staff numbers will fall as a result of the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act, to take […]
Among several bills under consideration to be marked up by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, there could be impications for more access to home-based services in short time. A number of bipartisan bills are being considered by the senate committee and would likely come as part of a larger Medicare bill, LeadingAge reported this week. […]
In its issuance of the final rule on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and its Medicare Shared Savings Program, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) left home health stakeholders still seeking more changes that they say would better serve both patients and providers. The CMS rule, announced last week and to be finalized in […]
A federal judge today completed a ruling that the Department of Labor cannot grant overtime and wage protections to home care workers by redefining the term “companionship services,” which many home care workers provide. The ruling concludes a temporary stay granted following a court decision on December 22 to the same effect, prompting both celebration […]
A federal court has ruled in favor of a lawsuit moving forward that works for retroactive effect and pay around a face-to-face the home health industry has long been fighting. The face-to-face rule, which was scheduled to take effect January 1 and would require specific physician participation for qualifying home health Medicare claims, was reversed in […]
The “mastermind” behind a Medicare fraud scheme and an accomplice pleaded guilty this week to their participation in the fraud, which involved the use of health agencies to bilk the government out of $56 million. Under the scheme, Mark Morad of Slidell, Louisana and Dr. Divini Lucciono of Kenner, Louisiana, allegedly worked together through multiple […]
Many home care providers are assessing their businesses for inefficiencies as the need for care increases among the aging demographic, and as the operations landscape becomes more competitive. Enter: the rise of software solutions to assist providers in managing their workforces, keeping track of client information, and scheduling and executing appointments. Home care providers are […]
Interim HealthCare, Inc., a national network of home care, hospice and health staffing franchises, has added 15 locations in 2014 in eight states including California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and New Jersey. The first locations in Utah and Maryland have opened. The company now has more than 330 locations in 44 states and ranks in the […]
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