Homewatch CareGivers is growing, from a service line and location-count perspective. The Denver-based home care franchise company has expanded its network of 427 locations to 33 states and seven countries, employing over 4,500 caregivers. CEO Todd Houghton says the company is on track to open 22 offices in the U.S. this year, along with eight […]
The following is an op-ed submitted by: Ken Albert, CEO, Andwell Health Partners; David Causby, CEO, Gentiva; Marcylle Combs, CEO, MAC Legacy; Brent Korte, CEO, Frontpoint Health; John Olajide, CEO, Axxess; Billy Simione, Managing Principal, SimiTree; Jennifer Sheets, the former CEO of Interim HealthCare; Susan Ponder-Stansel, CEO, Alivia Care; David Totaro, Chief Government Affairs Officer, […]
By Kevin Murphy, executive vice president of complex care for Clover Health House calls aren’t just a relic from the 1930s when the local doctor would show up by the bedside to address whatever ailments befell the patient. Today, with close to 2 million seniors completely or mostly homebound in the United States, there has […]
Story by HHCN freelance reporter Judith Ruiz-Branch In-home medical care provider Landmark Health believes “house calls” can pay off in the long-run for its patients. Now, it’s releasing the numbers to prove it. Landmark and its affiliated medical groups recently released a study from a cohort that documented how the provider’s clinical home care model […]
Story by HHCN freelance reporter Judith Ruiz-Branch Home-based care giant Interim HealthCare Inc. has its sights set on ambitious goals in 2020 — and the company’s staffing business will likely play a major role. The Sunrise, Florida-based franchiser is looking to go back to its roots to continue its growth. “The sky is the limit for us in […]
There may be a very specific wrinkle when it comes to SNF-to-home diversion. Generally, hip replacements form a key pillar of skilled nursing facility (SNF) referrals, while large structural shifts to home health care services have eaten into lengths of stay. But whether or not a senior receives SNF care after the surgery may depend […]
Your article, “CMS Made $3.2 Billion in Improper Home Health Payments in 2018,” deserves a headline that draws readers’ attention to the real story here. Only in the next-to-last sentence does the piece mention the most telling data point — namely, that improper home health payments “plummeted dramatically” between 2015 and 2018 from 59% of […]
By Mark Heaney for Home Health Care News Names are important. That’s why it’s time to scrap the “non-skilled” label in home care. With very good reason, the industry has reacted with great excitement to the early 2018 news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is permitting Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to add home and community services […]
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