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The most recent news, announcements, and regulatory updates for home health, hospice, and supportive care at home
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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.
Healthcare Workers May be Deported
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus – For many years, the U.S. has welcomed asylum seekers from countries around the world. Now, a new ruling is threatening to see more than 300,000 asylum seekers deported back to their home countries, many of whom are healthcare workers.
Formal NGS Complaint Submitted to OIG
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus – The hospice agency in Arizona that has been unfairly targeted by NGS has filed a complaint against them with the OIG. There are more agencies like this one across the U.S. We want to hear your story.
AI Scribe
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. – Artificial Intelligence has been a hot topic for a few years now, and AI Scribe is at the top of the list of rapidly growing technology for health care. Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. reports that while AI Scribes are enticing, there are downsides.
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