Keeping hospitalization rates down is a mission-critical concern for home health agencies, affecting everything from Five Star ratings to success in new Medicare payment models. One major provider, Encompass Home Health & Hospice, has achieved notable results, leveraging technology to decrease the risk of avoidable transfers by more than 50%. Based in Dallas, Encompass has […]
Value based purchasing is already the reality in many states—and potentially on the horizon for the rest. For the states currently involved in the value based purchasing pilot, it’s a seismic change—and the stakes are high—but there are ways to manage the transition successfully, according to panelists participating in a July 20 Home Health Care […]
After dipping to start the year, home health merger and acquisition activity bounced back in the second half of 2015—and dealmakers believe that activity will be robust in the year ahead. There were 12 publicly announced transactions in the fourth quarter of 2015, with the largest being the $63 million acquisition of Infinity Home Care […]
A home health provider and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) are teaming up to allow the home health care provider become the ACO’s preferred post-acute care provider. The partnership aims to improve access to care for ACO patients and streamline coordination efforts. Premier Patient Health Care (Premier PHC) and Encompass Home Health & Hospice (Encompass) say […]
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