While overall U.S. health care spending growth continued to slow in 2017, home health spending growth held steady with its 2016 rate, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Health care spending across all sectors grew at a rate of 3.9% in 2017, compared to rates of 4.8% in 2016 and 5.8% […]
Salaries for home health care employees saw a slight jump from 2017 to 2018. Unfortunately, so did turnover rates. That’s according to the latest Home Care Salary & Benefits report from Oakland, New Jersey-based Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, which provides salary and benefits studies, along with custom marketplace studies, for the health care industry. […]
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With a small fraction of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans set to offer newly allowed in-home services in 2019, many home care agencies are still unsure what the changes mean for them. But one prominent Southern California insurer is offering the benefits and says the new rules create opportunities for agencies of all sizes. “We’ve benefitted […]
Date: Wednesday, December 12 Time: 1:00 pm – 1:20 pm Central Time Register Now Regulatory requirements for hospices are on the rise. Competition is heating up. Yet, everyday hospices are tasked with documenting the services they provide to hospice beneficiaries. How well an agency documents their services can be the make or break for how […]
ComForCare on Wednesday announced a new business goal to roll out private-duty nursing across the entire franchise system of about 200 locations. The move fits into the company’s broader strategy. ComForCare CEO Steve Greenbaum recently outlined the Detroit-based home care franchiser’s plans to differentiate itself from industry competitors, mainly by refining a “suite of services” […]
A large proportion of home health workers in the U.S. are immigrants, according to a new study compiled with census data. But stricter immigration policies proposed by the Trump administration could reduce the number of foreign-born health care workers and further fuel the nationwide caregiver shortage, some experts say. More than 23% of home health, […]
Flexing its scale and technology knowhow, nationwide online home care network CareLinx has launched a new, turnkey offering for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans looking to incorporate non-skilled home care as a supplemental benefit. Announced Wednesday, Medicare At Home will allow MA plans to partner with CareLinx in a Medicare-compliant fashion so they can offer home […]
The team at Home Health Care News (HHCN) is looking ahead to 2019 and would like to get your input for the 2019 Outlook for Home Health Care Survey. We’ll be releasing the results of this survey to all HHCN readers in early January. All responses gathered shall remain confidential and your information will not […]
Home care technology company Mavencare — which uses machine learning and predictive analytics to prevent avoidable hospital readmissions and other adverse health outcomes — is expanding into the Boston market. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Mavencare offers personalized home care services that are supported by its proprietary technology and delivered by a team […]
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