Nearly half of home health providers anticipate decreasing their therapy utilization in 2020 in response to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a payment overhaul from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that is partially designed to refocus the industry toward nursing. Among its changes, PDGM shifts home health payment away from existing therapy […]
JourneyCare adds home health JourneyCare — Illinois’ largest nonprofit community-based hospice and palliative care provider — is expanding into the home health space. To do so, the provider has purchased Northwestern Memorial HealthCare’s home health and hospice programs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Among its offerings, the Glenview, Illinois-based JourneyCare provides adult and […]
The Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Illinois home health agencies started on Saturday, with more than three-quarters of providers taking the pre-claim review route. For the most part, affected agencies have expressed confidence moving forward under RCD, an initiative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) meant to curb improper billing. The bigger […]
With SCAN Health Plan and CareMore contracts, 24 Hour Home Care has been among the most active non-medical home care providers when it comes to 2019’s expanded Medicare Advantage (MA) benefits. Its early success working with MA players serves as a case study for industry peers looking to do the same in 2020 and beyond. […]
With less than eight months to go, home health providers across the country are starting to shift their Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) preparation into high gear. For some providers, PDGM readiness has meant building relationships with institutional referral sources and targeting more medically complex patients in need of nursing care. Strengthening coding capabilities and knowhow […]
Venture capital powerhouses GV, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz are paying close attention to the home-based care space, betting that health care will continue its mass exodus out of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other facilities. Andreessen Horowitz — which led San Francisco-based home care startup Honor’s $20 million Series A round back in […]
Brookdale Senior Living’s (NYSE: BKD) home health business may be taking a back seat to the senior housing owner and operator’s core portfolio and hospice line — at least for now. Locked in on an ongoing turnaround effort and coming off a strong Q1 2019 performance rooted in an improved sales cycle and growth, Brookdale […]
Market density and integration throughout the health care system are two main pillars for AccentCare, one of the biggest post-acute care companies in the country. Dallas-based AccentCare provides home health, hospice, personal care and related services across more than 175 markets in 16 states. The company has grown rapidly in recent months, thanks to eight […]
Already in millions of homes across the United States through its cable and internet services, telecommunications giant Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is developing a new in-home health monitoring device capable of detecting falls — and potentially preventing hospital readmissions. While details are scarce at this point, the device is purposefully built with at-home health care in […]
Only 11 days stand between home health agencies and the launch of the dreaded Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) in Illinois. Having quality documentation processes in place and a strong electronic medical record (EMR) partner will be the keys to surviving the upcoming demo, experts caution. But picking the right claims review option will also be […]
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