An Oracle report recently found an 85% increase in electronic data storage over the past two years, and although health care professionals may seem to be drowning in a sea of collected information, industry leaders believe the data overload is only temporary. The Oracle report, which spanned 11 industries, surveyed 333 C-level U.S. and […]
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Low income seniors may have new opportunities in receiving home health care in at least six states, as Medicaid recently announced the states’ adoption of a new program that focuses on funding “health homes” for beneficiaries with chronic conditions, according to a paper published by the Kaiser Commission. Seniors on low income budgets are part […]
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects a 10-year 50% increase in the number of employed home health aides from beginning in 2008. This will result in an expected 1.38 million aides by 2018. Despite this increase in available aides, not all are equally qualified to care for the elderly, reported a Huffington Post blog post […]
Home health agency CareSouth, based in Augusta Georgia, this week announced it has acquired Alliance Care to expand its services throughout Florida, and boosting job creation in Georgia. The acquisition includes 500 employees from Alliance Care, essentially doubling the company’s workforce, according to a report from the Augusta Chronicle. The acquisition will lead to new […]
CareAll Management LLC, a home health care provider based in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to pay the federal government $9.375 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the United States in 2009 alleging that the company and several related entities violated the False Claims Act by over-billing Medicare, announced the Department of Justice. The home […]
Nuns living in a convent in upstate New York were recently forced to leave their home and enter nearby assisted living communities for fear they would not be able to adequately take care of themselves and each other as they aged, says the New York Times’ latest The New Old Age blog post, but the […]
Physicians currently function as the gatekeepers to certifying patients for Medicare-covered home health care and hospice benefits, but advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) should be allowed to certify patients for these services as well, recommends a 2011 Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health. Under the present system, Medicare laws […]
Christian Care Communities, Kentucky’s largest faith-based, nonprofit provider of affordable housing and long-term care for seniors, announced on Wednesday that it had acquired Hartford, Ky.-based Pro-Care Home Health, a full-service home healthcare provider, reports Mclean’s 14News. The acquisition allows Christian Care Communities to add in-home care services to its existing senior living services and programs, […]
Home health care provider Almost Family (NASDAQ:AFAM) saw its net income decline 8.1% to $4.55 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared to the previous year’s $4.95 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, attributed in part to decreases in Medicare reimbursement rates. “We’re pleased with our results […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Studies recently came out with a plan on impose intermediary sanctions on non-compliant home health agencies (HHAs) as the first set of options allowing an alternative to simply terminating the non-compliant companies. These sanctions could lead to new fines for the non-compliant agencies. Intermediary sanctions introduced include suspension of payment […]
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