Non-physician practitioners (NPPs) play a huge role in providing Medicare home health services, according to recently released survey results from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). The results support the passage of the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 578/H.R. 1342), which would enable non-physician practitioners (NPPs) to certify Medicare home health […]
The U.S. government has scored a win in a case that may result in the biggest False Claims Act penalty ever involving a hospice provider. In the first phase of the trial — which was divided into two phases — the jury examined whether individual medical records supported 121 hospice claims and found that 104 […]
Home health providers cite a variety of challenges to Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program implementation, but a few simple tips could help keep them on the right track. In fact, QAPI is the “perfect vehicle to create quality improvement” in home care—at least that’s what Mary Rodger said at the National Aging Services […]
This week, readers learned why Taylor Swift made headlines in the home care world and caught up on the latest in the home care worker overtime pay debate. Readers were also intrigued by a New Hampshire-based joint venture looking to benefit home health. And here at Home Health Care News, the latest media coverage of […]
LHC Group Completes $58.5 Million Halcyon Hospice Acquisition Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group, a post-acute care provider, completed its acquisition of Cumming, Georgia-based Halcyon Hospice for $58.5 million. Halcyon operates 16 hospice locations across Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi, including two inpatient hospice facilities. The company’s overall service area covers 183 counties, including 59 counties where […]
The Supreme Court has spoken — about 2 million home health workers will indeed be extended overtime and minimum wage protections beginning Oct. 13. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts denied an emergency request Tuesday from three home care industry trade groups that claimed the rules scheduled to take effect Oct. 13 threaten irreparable damage […]
The passage of so-called “right-to-die” legislation in the nation’s most populous state may lead to an increasing number of people taking advantage of hospice and palliative care — at least that’s the belief of one of the law’s architects. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the End of Life Option Act into state law on Oct. […]
A Pennsylvania-based health system has secured Bayada to manage its home health division. It is yet another example of a health system looking to expand home health offerings—a trend that has been driven in part by Affordable Care Act programs that give hospitals an incentive to better manage patients across the care continuum. Bayada Home […]
Home health providers in New Hampshire could soon have access to predictive, qualitative health care data as the result of a new joint venture that may be unprecedented in scope, according to leaders involved. Benevera Health is looking to bring together clinical, operational and financial data from across partner institutions to provide actionable analytics for doctors […]
Smaller home health companies are one step away from avoiding an 18% increase in health insurance premiums. The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, or H.R. 1624, on Sept. 28. The U.S. Senate passed the bill on Oct 1. The bipartisan legislation, which upholds the existing definition of […]
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