As home-based care providers face mounting margin pressure and seek to boost operational efficiency, nearly half plan to increase their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next 12 to 18 months. Plans to ramp up AI investment come despite several concerns, according to a report from home care software platform AlayaCare. Data privacy and […]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) shows promise to improve patient outcomes, simplify operations and enhance patient outcomes while reducing costs, but only a fraction of home health care providers have adopted AI technology. Those that have adopted AI technology have found that its promise extends past streamlining operations – it has become a vital rung on the […]
As providers face diminishing margins, compliance-related costs are more of a concern than ever – but compliance initiatives can lead to additional costs and diminished efficiency. To improve compliance and prevent the loss of additional funds, leaders of home- and community-based services (HCBS) are advocating for a shift in approach that reframes compliance as a […]
Artificial intelligence is likely to be a society- and business-altering technological development. But, just like the advent of the internet before it, AI’s emergence will undoubtedly lead to as many empty promises from business leaders as it does actual use cases. That’ll particularly be the case in the early innings of AI, which I believe […]
This article is sponsored by AlayaCare. This article is based on a discussion with Sarah Khalid, Product Manager at AlayaCare and Guillaume Vergnolle, Sr. Data Scientist at AlayaCare. This discussion took place on December 7, 2023 during the Continuum Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Sarah Khalid: I’m the product […]
Home-based care providers have been waiting for the other shoe to drop on dealmaking for a year now. As 2024 nears, that shoe may be finally landing. And, in addition to M&A, genuine AI application in both home health care and home care appears to be right around the corner. Those were two of my […]
Staffing is a universal pain point for home health providers. Specifically, that pain point is about recruiting and retaining talent, and most provider leaders argue that retention is the area their organizations need to focus on. Break retention down even further, though, and you find a main culprit for turnover: scheduling. “[Scheduling] is one of […]
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit https://futureleaders.agingmedia.com/. Chase Potter, the vice president of […]
This article is sponsored by AlayaCare. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Naomi Goldapple, SVP, Data and Intelligence at AlayaCare. This discussion took place on August 30, 2023 during the HHCN FUTURE Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Home Health Care News: I think […]
Geoff Abraskin promoted to hospice president at Amedisys Geoff Abraskin has been named the new president of the hospice division at Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED). He has been with the company for nearly 15 years. “Geoffrey Abraskin has been promoted to President of the Hospice Division!” Amedisys wrote in a LinkedIn post last week. “Geoff is […]
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