Disrupt Podcast

Staffing, Compliance and Technology: What Legal Issues Providers Should Watch For In 2023

As home-based care becomes more popular and renowned among the larger health care system, agencies will need to put a greater emphasis on legal compliance. Matt Wolfe, a health care attorney with the law firm Baker Donaldson, believes that value-based care, staffing struggles and the emergence of telehealth will all present even more struggles for […]

Homecare Homebase’s Data-Driven Pushback Against The Home Health Proposed Payment Rule

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed home health payment rule for 2023 reasonably ruffled feathers across the industry. When given the opportunity to respond, interested parties pointed out some of the potential effects of the proposal, if finalized. Among them: reduced access to care and a worsening patient-to-clinician ratio. One of […]

Healing Hands CEO Summer Napier: Medicare Cuts Put Home Health Innovation On The Chopping Block

A former hospital nurse and now the CEO of Healing Hands Healthcare, Summer Napier is all about home health innovation. That’s why – since opening in 2016 – the Texas-based Healing Hands has launched a multi-faceted hospital-at-home initiative and a home-based oncology care program. It’s also why Healing Hands is so bullish on forward-thinking legislation […]

After Layoffs, Papa CEO Lays Out Vision For Company’s Future

The in-home companionship company Papa went from a scrappy startup to a nationally recognized brand partnering with some of the largest payers in the country in a very short period of time. But no startup’s journey is completely smooth, as just about any entrepreneur will tell you. And in July, the company was forced to […]

How PathWell Went From Tech Company to Growing Home Health Provider

PathWell started as a technology company with the goal to help other operators with back-end issues. When COVID-19 hit, everything changed. The Connecticut-based company, at the direction of co-founder and CEO Raman Brar, decided to change the direction of the company to become a provider itself. Over the past two years, PathWell has grown into […]