by Kristin Rowan | Aug 1, 2024 | CMS, Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor 2025 Hospice Final Rule Update On July 30, 2024, CMS issued its final rule for the 2025 Hospice Final Rule Update (CMS-1810-F), with updates to HQRP and HOPE. The rule also finalizes a proposal to change the statistical area delineations. This...
by Kristin Rowan | Jul 26, 2024 | Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, M&A, Vendor Watch
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Paul Joiner Talks to The Rowan Report The care at home industry changes seemingly daily with new regulations, HH agencies opening and closing, more people qualifying for Medicare, technological advances like artificial intelligence, and the...
by Kristin Rowan | Jul 26, 2024 | CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Background Senators Warren and Cassidy react to the landmark decision by the Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. That decision effectively overturned the Chevron Doctrine, which gave deference to federal agency decisions...
by Kristin Rowan | Jul 19, 2024 | Admin, Artificial Intelligence, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Product Review, Recruitment & Retention
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Caregiver Recruitment, Retention, & Reward The workforce shortage, caregiver burnout, after effects of the pandemic, and the advent of “quiet quitting” have impacted home care agencies’s ability to fully staff and care for...
by Kristin Rowan | Jul 12, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Chevron Deference “A government agency must conform to any clear legislative statements when interpreting and applying a law, but courts will give the agency deference in ambiguous situations as long as its interpretation is...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 27, 2024 | Admin, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Recruitment & Retention, Vendor Watch
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Recruitment and Retention amidst the national workforce shortage is not a new topic for The Rowan Report. We have feature articles dating back months, even years, talking about how you can recruit the top talent in the industry and keep the...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 27, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Caring for the Caregiver, Product Review, Vendor Watch
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Generative AI and Artificial Intelligence are taking the world, and the care at home industry, by storm. Not surprisingly, there are only a few companies that are doing AI well. We’ve started reviewing the best of of them. So far, each...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 27, 2024 | Admin, Clinical, CMS, Regulatory, Telehealth
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Home Nurses are joining unions. The advent and unionization of Hospital-at-Home (H@H) is changing the care at home landscape. Large hospital systems across the country have engaged in H@H studies and launched H@H programs, providing...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 27, 2024 | CMS, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Proposed Rule for 2025 Citing “budget neutrality adjustments”, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) June 26 issued its proposed rule for 2025 for the home health prospective payment system. Here are the...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 21, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, CMS, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor BREAKING NEWS In a joint statement on June 18, 2024, NAHC and NHPCO announced that the Board Chairs and CEOs of each organization met in Washington. During this meeting, they formally signed the affiliation agreement. This is a union of the...
