Owner of telemarketing company Serenity Marketing, Inc., which previously did business as Serenity Living, Sundae Williams, was convicted of taking illegal kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to home health care agencies. Williams, 47, of South Holland, Illinois, was charged in Chicago on Tuesday by a federal jury with one count of conspiracy to solicit […]
The owner of JEM Home Health Care LLC (JEM) and Health Choice Home Services Inc., and manager of Willsand Home Health Agency Inc., all located in the Miami area, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for playing a role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. After a two-week trial, Khaled Elbeblawy, of Miramar, […]
More home health payment cuts are coming, and home health care groups are fighting back against further proposals to change reimbursement measures. Most recently, industry groups shot back against the Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for calendar year 2017, which had an open public comment period that ended August 26. In conjunction with […]
The $180 million reduction in CY2017 Medicare home health payments proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) isn’t enough and should go further, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wrote in a letter to CMS. The proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS), which were posted on […]
Nonprofit In-Home Health Provider Acquired by Meals on Wheels Distributor of over 3,000 meals to homebound seniors and people with disabilities, Meals on Wheels Central Texas, has acquired Austin, Texas-based, Helping the Aging, Needy and Disabled (HAND), a nonprofit in-home health care services provider. HAND provides personal care to nearly 400 low-income older adults and […]
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Medicare Accountable Care Organizations saved more than $466 million in 2015, surpassing shared savings in 2014. Other highlights of the week include a Harvard pilot study that utilized a checklist for caregivers, enabling them to track changes in patients’ conditions and potentially monitor and […]
At work or on the go, it seems that everyone is attached to their phones these days, and home health agencies stand to benefit by streamlining staff communication via mobile. Given the widespread use of cell phones and SMS texting outside of personal communication, the sooner organizations can implement a mobile strategy, the better. Eighty […]
The business of home health care is changing thanks to new regulations that continue to be implemented at warp speed. At the same time, reimbursement cuts are straining agency resources while accountability and transparency requirements are increasing. In an environment that demands home health businesses do more with less, adaptability and driving value is key, […]
The Fight for $15 may be just the beginning. About 34,000 state-contracted home health caregivers in Washington state have fought for a wage of $16 per hour, and won. Specifically, by the time their contract expires in 2019, the average wage for state-contracted caregivers will exceed $16 per hour. The newly negotiated contract also doubles […]
Hometeam Hires Ashish Prashar as Director of Communications and Policy Hometeam, a New York-based in-home care services provider well-known for its technology platform, hired Ashish Prashar as its new director of communications and policy. In his new role, Prashar will report directly to Hometeam’s CEO and Founder Josh Bruno. He will take over the day-to-day […]
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