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HCAOA Annual Event Preview
By Kristin Rowan, Editor – This year’s HCAOA National Home Care Conference has an all-star lineup of keynote speakers, educational presenters, and networking opportunities.
The Alliance Hosts Second Annual Advocacy Week
From the National Alliance for Care at Home: the second annual advocacy week welcomed more than 150 advocates to Capitol Hill last week to meet with 285 congressional offices. Advocacy Week brings together leaders, advocates, and supporters to amplify that home is where care happens.
Viventium | Apploi: CEO Interview
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Our next installment of The Rowan Report CEO Interview features Adam Lewis, Founder of Apploi and General Manager of Talent and Workforce Management for Viventium.
Private Duty Fraud Enforcement
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. – The department of justice is coming after caregivers, and the agencies that employ them. Are your caregivers guilty?
MatrixCare Leaves Resmed
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – September 1, Frazier Healthcare Partners announced the acquisition of MatrixCare and its subsidiaries Healthcare First and Citus Health from Resmed. On the same day, MatrixCare announced its independence from Resmed with no mention of Frazier. Both companies announced Jonathan Lujan as the new CEO of MatrixCare.
HHAeXchange Launches RCM Services
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – HHAeXchange, a leading home care management platform, unveiled its revenue cycle management services, built for home care, housed inside the HHAeXchange platform, already showing signs of high collection rates and lower remit times.
The Alliance Responds to the Integrity and Protection Act
The Alliance responds to the Integrity and Protection act. Jennifer Sheets, CEO of the Alliance applauds the introduction of the act and says it will provide core payment reforms and correct calculation flaws.
LeadingAge Reacts to the Integrity and Protection Act
LeadingAge reacts to the Integrity and Protection Act introduced by Senator Collins. LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan expresses her opinion and the official opinion of LeadingAge.
VA Policy Causes Death of Veteran
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Story after story about the outrageous VA cuts in Texas and New Mexico and nothing compares to this one. The VA policy that cut rates and hours across Texas and New Mexico has now caused the death of a veteran.
Three Choices at the End of Life
by Barbara Karnes, RN – We often assume treatment means cure. It doesn’t always. Here’s what you need to know about cure, life-sustaining treatment, and comfort care before making important healthcare decisions.
The Broadway Secret
by Aaron Marcum – While taking my daughter to see Wicked on Broadway, I realized that the spectacular sight we witnessed wasn’t magic, it was the result of meticulous planning and leadership back stage. What can your home care agency learn from Broadway secrets?
Update: CMS Response to Arizona Hospice
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus – CMS issues a response to the Arizona hospice that was shut down, not by fraud, not by mishandling of information, not by poor quality of care, but by a typo.
2027 Home Health Proposed Rule
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – The National Alliance for Care at Home responds to the CMS 2027 HH Proposed Rule. It’s a step forward, but the calculations are still flawed.
Hiring and Retaining Professional Caregivers
by Roger McManus – Hiring and retaining professional caregivers in the middle of a nationwide workforce shortage is challenging. Most agencies are looking at this as an HR problem, when they should be viewing it as a strategy.
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