In a year filled with attention-grabbing, newsworthy articles, it can be easy for some stories to fall through the cracks, no matter how compelling. As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to revisit some of the Home Health Care News stories that warrant a second viewing. These stories cover the truth […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid out an action items timeline for the transition to all-payer Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data collection and submission. The all-payer OASIS data requirement is set to begin in 2027. Broadly, home health providers will be required to collect and submit OASIS data […]
The Acute Hospital Care at Home program has received another extension. On Saturday, President Biden signed a spending bill that extended the hospital-at-home waiver program to March 31, 2025. The bill also includes an extension for telehealth flexibilities. “While the hospital at home community was hoping for a 5-year extension to be passed, the extension […]
A Bishop, California-based owner of a home care company was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison. Shane Brightpath Mike — the owner of a Campbell, California-based Excel Behavioral Services Inc. — received this sentence for not paying the employment taxes that were withheld from his employees wages. In addition to being […]
At a time when more health care organizations are launching hospital-at-home programs, operators in this space need to educate their clinicians to expect data variations. This is one of the key takeaways from a recent whitepaper released by Best Buy Health. The whitepaper distills Best Buy Health’s years of experience implementing remote patient monitoring (RPM) […]
Major deals hit snags. Home health cuts continued. Regulatory noise came in from all sides, in Medicare and in Medicaid. All of those realities made their way into Home Health Care News’ most popular stories for the year. In order to summarize the 2024 that providers had, HHCN is revisiting 10 of its most widely […]
During his time as CEO of home-focused telehealth and remote patient monitoring company Health Recovery Solutions, Jarrett Bauer aimed to help more home-based care providers extend their reach through virtual care. While home-based care is still top of mind for Bauer, he is now addressing a different industry need. He recently launched Montauk AI, a […]
In an effort to diversify their businesses, and reach across the care continuum, some home-based care providers are electing to expand their services lines. Florida-based Empath Health is one example of a company making these moves. Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece calls expanding access to care the backbone of the company. “It was all about […]
The owner and operator of a San Francisco-based home health agency received a sentence of two years in federal prison. Veronica Katz — the owner and operator of HealthNow Home Healthcare and Hospice (HealthNow) — was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 17, 2023, along with two co-defendants. Katz pleaded guilty back in […]
Democratic lawmakers are expressing concern over President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, lawmakers are focused on Oz’s advocacy for the elimination of traditional Medicare, and what they call his “deep financial ties” to private health insurers. In a recent letter — […]
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