Home Health Care News (HHCN) launched its new job board last week that caters to industry professionals. Post a job today or find candidates for sales professionals, recruiting managers, director positions, physical therapists, RNs, LPNs, and more amongst the 9,000 Home Health Care News subscribers. Check out the latest jobs from Home Health Care News: […]
Compassus Hospice Adds Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer Compassus, a nationwide network of community-based hospice, palliative and home health programs, appointed Kurt Merkelz, MD, to the organization’s executive team as senior vice president and chief medical officer. In this new role, Merkelz will lead Compassus’ quality and clinical initiatives across the more than 150 […]
A news outlet fired shots against LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) in a report last week, accusing the home health care provider of cronyism by stacking its compensation committee with lobbyists and approving eye-popping salary bumps for executives. The article, written by Robert Donachie in The Daily Caller—a news and opinion website co-founded by well-known conservative pundit […]
President Trump’s recent executive order freezing new regulations has pushed back the implementation of new and expanded bundled payment models by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by 60 days. A final rule issued in December by CMS creates mandatory bundled payment programs for cardiac conditions, and expands an existing bundled payment program for joint replacement episodes […]
It’s a new week, and for many—ourselves included—it’s a shorter one following a day off on Monday to observe President’s Day. Before your inbox gets out of control, we’ll catch you up on everything you might have missed. Keep reading to check out our top stories from the previous week. Home Care Spending to Rise […]
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) has found home health to be its diamond in the rough in its latest quarterly earnings. As the largest senior housing provider in the nation, Brookdale executives see the company’s crossover as one of the top 10 largest home health providers to be a key distinction from its peers. Brookdale, which is […]
At-home care agencies have long expressed the desire to join accountable care organizations (ACOs), despite not necessarily being invited to sit at the ACO table. Still, there’s evidence that including at-home care would benefit ACOs in more ways than one. In fact, increasing use of at-home care plays a major role in the ability of […]
As home health care companies continue to take on more managed care patients, dealing with the delivery and payment system has been presented as both an opportunity and a significant challenge. Some home health providers in certain states are experiencing trouble getting reimbursed for services due to the current environment, costing them millions of dollars […]
Home care has continually become more recognized among the best-performing franchises and top opportunities in 2016 and 2017. Four franchises in the industry are now also standing out as some of the top franchises for women to open. The companies that made the cut include Assisting Hands Home Care, FirstLight HomeCare, Home Instead Senior Care and Visiting Angels, according to […]
Home health providers are quickly realizing they need to invest in tech when it comes to remote monitoring, or else they run the risk of being left behind. One home health provider has seen the industry shifting and is rolling out a remote care management platform for all patients. Trinity Health At Home, the home health care services […]
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