VOICES: Bill Miller, CEO, WellSky®

This article is sponsored by WellSky. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with WellSky CEO Bill Miller to learn the full implications of the company’s acquisition of CarePort, how care coordination technology helps home-based care providers succeed in the battle for the home and why “interoperability” is more than just a […]

Total Care Connections Leverages Diversified Revenue Mix, Staffing Investments to Grow in the Southwest

Emerging out of the last recession in 2009, Daniel Stringer decided it was time to change careers. Formerly in finance, Stringer’s line of work had taken a huge hit. He was eager to find a place where his business would be recession-resilient — if not recession-proof. That’s when Stringer entered into the home care space, […]

VOICES: Michael Gelman, President and Chief Operating Officer, CareConnect

This article is sponsored by CareConnect. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with CareConnect President and COO Michael Gelman to get his take on the top staffing challenges during the pandemic, how the CareConnect platform is helping agencies resolve them, what lies ahead for the human capital management (HCM) company and […]

As Becerra Awaits HHS Confirmation, Biden Reportedly Narrows Picks to Head CMS

There’s a new name being circulated for President Joe Biden’s top pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Chiquita Brooks-LaSure — a former policy official who played a key role in guiding the Affordable Care Act through passage and implementation — is now the likeliest candidate to run CMS, according […]

How Long-Term Care Insurance Billing Systems Boost Care Outcomes

2021 is the year of the home. Patients are becoming more comfortable using technology to receive care in the comfort of their own home while simultaneously becoming concerned about entering hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. And both hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNF) are beginning to battle home health agencies for ownership of the at-home […]

Voices: Patti Baicy, Director of Clinical, McKesson Medical-Surgical

This article is sponsored by McKesson Medical-Surgical. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Patti Baicy, director of clinical at McKesson Medical-Surgical, to learn how home health agencies have grown more sophisticated around PPE, what to understand with a potential COVID-19 vaccine and how her 20 years as a registered nurse […]

Voices: Geoff Nudd, CEO, ClearCare

This article is sponsored by ClearCare, a WellSky company. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with ClearCare CEO Geoff Nudd to learn about how the WellSky platforms gave users a head start on fighting COVID-19, what we might see from Medicare Advantage plans in 2021 to battle the fallout from the […]

PDGM Check-In: ‘There’s a Slight Sense of the Wild West’

With just five full months to go before the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) becomes a reality, home health providers have reached crunch time. As it has been all along, the assumption-based behavioral adjustment baked into PDGM remains the home health industry’s No. 1 issue. Orginally, the behavioral adjustment was estimated to create a 6.42% payment […]