Home health workers are again filing suit against Advocate Health Care, as a group of home care nurses claim the company improperly exempted them from certain federal and state wage laws and therefore owes them overtime pay. Advocate is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The company has one of the […]
The chief compliance officer of Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) will take a year of paid leave beginning Aug. 1 under an employee agreement, the home and hospice company announced. No explanation was provided for Jeffrey D. Jeter’s pending departure in an SEC filing submitted earlier this month. Under the agreement, Jeter will […]
Amid an increasing caregiver shortage and minimum wage hikes across the country, attracting newcomers to the home health industry—particularly younger workers—is a significant challenge. But one health professional aims to do just that through a foundation geared toward high schoolers. The High School Health Education Foundation was created by Dr. William Leahy, a semi-retired neurologist […]
A former executive of Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of the nation’s largest home health providers, has admitted to charges that he defrauded the company of more than $7.6 million. David Michael Pitts, 41, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud. Pitts was the vice president of tax for Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys […]
Planning ahead will be crucial for home health and home care agencies as both California and New York recently approved minimum wage hikes that mean workers will soon earn $15 an hour, according to one Los-Angeles based private duty provider. Other states could soon follow as the momentum behind the fight for a higher wage continues […]
Amid an Illinois budget stalemate that has lasted months and resulted in tens of millions of dollars owed to health care providers, some lawmakers and union representatives claim home health agencies face a budget “Armageddon.” “Armageddon is here,” Terri Harkin, vice president of SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana, told a Chicago CBS News affiliate. “This is not […]
Home Health Care News revolved around bundled payment programs this week, as a private duty provider became a partner in one and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) joint replacement bundled payment initiative went into effect. Readers also tuned in to learn about home health apps taking cues from different social media sites […]
Another of the largest home health providers is going big on data in a partnership unveiled Wednesday. Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) has partnered with Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), a provider of health care analytics to aid in performance improvement for post-acute care providers, the companies announced. The partnership seeks to establish real-time data and benchmarking […]
Sienna Senior Living has sold Preferred Health Care Services (PHCS), its home care business, to Spectrum Health Care LP for cash proceeds of $16.5 million before working capital adjustments. The deal is the result of two years of debating whether to focus on home care growth through partnerships or other means, or to simply offload the […]
The owner of a New Jersey home health agency has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in a $7 million scheme to defraud Medicaid. In addition to the prison term administered Tuesday, Irina Krutoyarsky, 62, of Springfield, New Jersey, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay […]
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