Home-based care providers are always innovating new ways to recruit and retain care staff, but companies are still getting the most mileage out of internal word-of-mouth referrals. Companies that heavily invest in employee referral programs, including creating social media groups, physical materials employees can hand out and email campaigns with current and former employees, have […]
To sustain margins while meeting growing demand, against a backdrop of payment pressure, at-home care leaders must find ways to operate more efficiently while expanding access and improving outcomes. Top executives have varying approaches to managing their operations and pressing issues. For Jennifer Webster, the CEO of DispatchHealth, demonstrating outcomes is top of mind when […]
Staffing shortages, reimbursement cuts, staying competitive in a crowded market, the rising cost of care — if you ask home-based care providers about the challenges they’re currently facing, these are some of the responses you will receive. Despite these headwinds, some home-based care leaders have a much sunnier 2025 outlook than one would expect–or at […]
Leaders at some of the top home-based care companies are figuring out new ways to respond to financial and operational challenges, forge new growth pathways, and embrace innovative clinical models. One of these leaders is Adam Thomas, chief administrative officer at LifeCare Home Health Family. At the moment, the company is going through a rapid […]
At the end of last month, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its home health proposed payment rule for 2024. The proposal, almost immediately, drew a negative response from key home health stakeholders. The main headline was CMS’ decision to propose a home health payment decrease of 2.2%. The proposal also […]
Getting to the negotiating table with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and coming away with a good deal is tough enough for even the biggest players in home health care. For smaller providers, it’s an even more daunting and intimidating task. However, there are steps those smaller providers can take in order to become more attractive […]
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that — for the first time ever — it was releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified home health and hospice agencies. This move makes it possible for anyone to review information on the ownership of agencies participating in the Medicare program. This includes […]
The history of the family-owned ProHealth Home Health & Hospice tracks with the history of U.S. health care. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, ProHealth is specifically on its third generation of family ownership. Its CEO, David Lester, joined the company in 2015, over 50 years after his grandparents bought their first nursing home in the ‘60s. […]
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