Home-based care agencies all across the country are racing toward – or already moved past – effective dates of vaccine mandates in their respective areas. And as they continue staff-education efforts internally while following outside legal challenges to mandates, providers are struggling to keep workers who refuse to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. “We […]
The proposed expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model has been a hot topic in the home health industry over the last few months. But while a nationwide mandatory value-based reimbursement system would certainly cause disruption, some operators believe the best path forward is to simply stay focused on high-quality care in the […]
As president and CEO of Visiting Nurse Health System, Dorothy Davis is responsible for an organization that provides home health care, community care and end-of-life hospice services to more than 7,000 patients and clients each day throughout greater Atlanta. Under Davis’s leadership, Visiting Nurse Health System has revived its mission, diversified its service mix and […]
Home health providers of all shapes and sizes are currently taking a good, hard look at themselves in the mirror. For the Atlanta-based Visiting Nurse Health System (VNHS), that self-reflection has meant redefining relationships with payers, reprioritizing internal operations and recommitting to talent acquisition, according to Dorothy Davis, the nonprofit’s president and CEO. “In the […]
As part of his administration’s recently unveiled American Jobs Plan, President Joe Biden wants to set aside $400 billion to better support the nation’s home-based care system. While specifics still need to be worked out, a large chunk of that funding would be used to improve the wages of home health aides and other caregivers […]
Ensign Group Acquires Iowa Hospice The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG), which owns and operates a diverse portfolio of senior care service companies, on May 1 acquired the assets of a hospice company in Iowa, the company has announced. Hospice for Wright County now will be owned and operated by Heartland Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of […]
Visiting Nurse Health System Enters Agreement for Physician House Call Service Visiting Nurse Health System, Georgia’s largest non-profit provider of home health care and hospice services, has entered into a preferred provider agreement with Resurgia Health Solutions, to provide physician house calls for home-bound patients. Resurgia is an Atlanta-based, physician house call medical practice that […]
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