Latest News
The most recent news, announcements, and regulatory updates for home health, hospice, and supportive care at home
Product Review: Can This New Software Eliminate Fraud and Billing Errors?
by Tim Rowan, Editor EmeritusLike so many Home Care providers, Aspen Home Care in Kansas City, Missouri was drowning in paper. Two hundred caregivers turned in weekly timesheets every Friday. A large office staff had to go through them, looking for...
MACPAC Rate Setting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Elyssa Katz571-281-0220communications@allianceforcareathome.orgAlexandria, VA, and Washington, DC, September 18, 2025. The National Alliance for Care at...
AI Eases Clinician Burnout
by Curantis SolutionsIn hospice and palliative care, clinicians are your most valuable and most vulnerable resource. They’re the heart of care delivery, and often the largest expense line item on your budget. But today, many are walking a tightrope...
AI in Hospice: 3 Questions Before Adopting
by Curantis SolutionsArtificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare. From voice-to-text documentation to predictive analytics, AI promises to streamline operations, reduce clinician burden, and improve outcomes. However, in hospice and...
Bill Dombi Presents
by Kristin Rowan, EditorIt has become almost customary for the President/CEO of The Alliance, and previously NAHC, to give the keynote address at state association and software user group meetings. The 2025 Kantime event, Passport to Success, was...
Advocacy Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Elyssa Katzcommunications@allianceforcareathome.org571-281-0220National Alliance for Care at Home Hosts Inaugural Advocacy Week on Capitol...
Medicare Advantage Excess Payments
by Kristin Rowan, EditorResearchers from the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown Universchool of Public Health and the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine published an original...
BREAKING NEWS: CMS Changes AHEAD
From cms.govSeptember 2, 2025The CMS Innovation Center announced new policy and operational changes, as well as a new end date, to the Achieving Healthcare Efficiency through Accountable Design (AHEAD) Model to help states achieve their total cost...
Medicare Prior Authorization
by Kristin Rowan, EditorWasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction ModelThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching a pilot program in six states to combat what they deem to be unnecessary treatments. Dubbed the Wasteful and...
Overtime Changes
by Kristin Rowan, EditorIn 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established a federal minimum wage, guaranteed overtime, and kept children out of the workforce. Exemptions to FLSA include executive, administrative, professional, computer...
Imposter Clinicians
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.Although it is relatively rare, there are individuals who impersonate clinicians! Imposters will inevitably slip through the cracks despite concerted efforts by providers.For example, Thomasina Amponsah recently admitted...
OASIS-E2
by Kristin Rowan, EditorOASIS-E2 Instruments and Change Table draft are available from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). They are available for download here. The draft proposes an off-cycle implementation date of April 1,...
Quality Improvement Project
by Kristin Rowan, EditorThe Quality improvement project, a joint two-year research initiative between BerryDunn, Strategic Healthcare Partners, and National Alliance for Care at Home, aimed to improve the care experience for patients and improve...
Eleos Navigates Eligibility Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Amanda Wells awells@sloanepr.comThe new OBBBA AI scanner uses Eleos’ ambient AI technology to alert providers of patient eligibility changes, preserving revenue and ensuring care continuity amid...
