In a health care environment riddled with newly introduced value-based payment models, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND), the nation’s largest home health provider, is setting out to improve clinical outcomes and ensure more coordinated care through better data use and analytics. Louisville-based Kindred has entered a multi-year agreement with Inovalon (Nasdaq: INOV), a technology company […]
A new condition code will allow home health claims for subsequent episodes to process even when skilled nursing services aren’t involved, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Currently, home health claims submitted without skilled nursing visits are automatically returned to the provider, as are claims that are the first in a […]
Missouri lawmakers have voted to block a proposed state agency rule that would increase wages for home care aides. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services seeks to raise the pay for home care attendants from $7.65 an hour to anywhere between $8.50 and $10.15. The Missouri House on Wednesday approved the bill to […]
Nautic Partners LLC has sold its stake in All Metro Health Care Services, Inc., a provider of home and community-based services in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, after just over a year of ownership, the firm announced Wednesday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) purchased […]
People who use home health care in New Jersey following their hospital stays are less likely to be readmitted, saving the state’s health care system millions of dollars, according to a new study released by the Home Care and Hospice Association of New Jersey. In fact, patients who receive in-home services are 30% less likely […]
It seems the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) learned from a rocky rollout for its Medicare face-to-face rule, as it released similar regulations with several key distinctions last week for home care services covered by Medicaid. “We’re very appreciative of the Medicaid program taking the time to develop the rule so that it […]
Health care providers in the most common type of Accountable Care Organization (ACO) may see their payments based on new criteria, including adjustments based on region. The potential changes are meant to increase participation in ACOs, and follow some stakeholder recommendations. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday proposed a rule that would […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule requiring that physicians conduct and record face-to-face visits with patients in order to receive Medicaid coverage for home health services and medical equipment, similar to regulations already in place for Medicare. CMS released the rule Wednesday in the Federal Register. It will […]
Aging in place has never been easier, thanks to one senior living provider’s new continuing care program likened to “virtual senior living.” Life Enriching Communities, which operates two nonprofit continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the Cincinnati area, had been wanting to reach a subset of the retirement aged population who are in good health […]
The owner and manager of three Miami, Florida-area home health agencies was convicted late last week for his role in a $57 million fraud scheme that involved submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, the United States Department of Justice announced. Khaled Elbeblawy, 39, of Miramar, Florida, was convicted of one federal count of conspiracy […]
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