Care transitioning remains one of the rockiest parts of the post-acute health care ecosystem. Home health providers are in the middle of those transitions, often juggling health system and health plan relationships while trying to care for the patient at the center of it all. The best case for a patient is an aligned health […]
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Patient transitions from the hospital to post-acute care providers, including home health agencies, continue to be plagued by incomplete medical records and missing information. Gaps in post-acute care transitions are so common, in fact, that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is calling out hospitals for putting patients and their families in […]
Home health providers’ referral rejection rates skyrocketed in 2021. Two years later, the issue does not seem to be improving. Referral rejection rates capture providers’ need to turn down new patients being discharged from the hospital or other care settings, often due to staffing constraints. Home Health Care News and workflow management company Forcura examined the […]
Integrated Home Care Services hires new CEO Integrated Home Care Services Inc. has named Christopher Bradbury as the company’s new CEO. Bradbury succeeds Jorge Pereda, who has served as CEO since the company’s inception. Pereda will now serve as chairman of the board. “After building successful companies throughout the last 30 years, I am excited […]
The relationships between Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and home health care agencies have not changed much over the last few years. They are often filled with bitterness and lack communication. What has changed is how vocal home health providers have been about the issue. Providers went from shying away from the topic, to discussing it […]
Many home-based care workers saw pay bumps this year due to labor shortages and skyrocketing demand. In part, providers increased compensation to strengthen internal retention and minimize the use of costly contract labor. Bruce Greenstein, chief strategy and innovation officer at LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG), believes hiked wages are simply the market working the […]
This article is brought to you by Forcura. The article is based on a live Q&A session with Forcura Founder & CEO Craig Mandeville, and Medalogix President & CEO Elliott Wood at the HHCN FUTURE event in Chicago held on September 30, 2021. The interview has been edited for clarity. Home Health Care News: We’re […]
ConcertoCare appoints chief people officer ConcertoCare has hired Rachel Grace as its chief people officer. Backed by Deerfield Management Company, the Aliso Viejo, California-based ConcertoCare offers in-home primary care, virtual care and PACE services to dual-eligible seniors and those enrolled under Medicare Advantage. In her new role, Grace will be responsible for developing hiring and […]
Current Health joins Moving Health Home Boston-based Current Health, a company that offers a remote care management platform to help health care providers conduct home-based care, has joined the Moving Health Home (MHH) coalition. MHH was created in March to influence lawmakers and advocate for legislation favorable to all sorts of home-based care. Its member […]
This article is sponsored by Forcura. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Forcura Vice President of Partner and Client Experience Windy Adams to learn how Forcura has balanced record growth in 2020 with its same standard of customer experience, how COVID-19 has changed the types of client calls they receive […]
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