Primary care in a home setting is a money-saver, according to the second-year results from the Independence at Home program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). However, the program did not save Medicare as much as originally thought, according to a corrected analysis of the performance year 2 results. In August 2016, CMS […]
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Home Health Care News had a record-breaking year for readers and viewership. With all that went on in 2016, we kept readers up to date on breaking news across the industry. From the implementation of a disruptive, new demonstration to the surprising election of President-elect Trump, here’s our list of the top posts of the […]
As the dust has started to settle in the aftermath of the election on Nov. 8, some policy ideas that could heavily impact the health care system are starting to come to light. And not all of the changes could be good for home health care and hospice. While the potential rollback in regulations could […]
The owner of a Houston, Texas-based home health agency has been convicted by a federal jury for her role in a $13 million Medicare fraud scheme. Marie Neba, 52, of Sugarland, Texas, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, three counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to […]
In a year full of new challenges for the home health and home care industry, one outstanding uncertainty has finally been put to rest—Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidency. While America’s next president is decided, the impact to the home health industry, and the larger health care system, is still largely unknown. However, there […]
The home health industry in 2016 has been riddled with staffing challenges, technology adoption and changes to clinical and operational processes. Some situations agencies have taken in stride, while others they continue to struggle with, according to a survey conducted by consultancy firm Fazzi Associates. The survey, titled “State of the Home Health Industry,” consists […]
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Medicare Accountable Care Organizations saved more than $466 million in 2015, surpassing shared savings in 2014. Other highlights of the week include a Harvard pilot study that utilized a checklist for caregivers, enabling them to track changes in patients’ conditions and potentially monitor and […]
Hold on to your hats, folks! The winds of new regulations are blowing in fast. This week was all about new regulations, as we clue in our readers to the newest bundled payment initiative coming down the pipe from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. At the same time, home health industry groups were […]
With less than two weeks until the first Pre-Claim Review Demonstration by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) begins in Illinois, home health care providers are eager to get their last-minute question answered. In the most recent public call with CMS, home health providers were mostly concerned with technical issues related to submissions. The demonstration […]
A former home health care executive has pleaded guilty for her part in a fraud scheme worth $45 million that involved falsifying medical records of Medicare beneficiaries. Avelina Fiel, the former director of nursing of Illinois-based Pathways Home Health Services LLC, pled guilty this week to a single count of conspiracy to commit health care […]
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