Kaiser Permanente Hire First Chief Community Health Officer Kaiser Permanente, a major health care system and non-profit health care plan, has named Bechara Choucair, MD, as chief community health officer and senior vice president of Community Health and Benefit for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. In this new role, Dr. Choucair […]
VNSNY
Nonprofit home care organization Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has announced the appointment of its new president and CEO. Former president of New Jersey-based health care consulting company Continuum Health Alliance, Christopher Olivia, has accepted the position as the new president and CEO of the VNSNY, Board Chairman John Rafferty announced in a […]
Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the home health industry has become more involved in accountable care organizations (ACOs), seeing it as an opportunity to stay relevant as payment shifts to reward value rather than volume. However, there are challenges to being selected to be a part of these provider groups, […]
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) last week agreed to pay about $35 million to settle claims that it improperly billed Medicaid for services related to member enrollment in the organization’s adult day centers. Under the terms of the settlement approved by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams, VNSNY must pay a total of […]