by Tim Rowan | Mar 31, 2025 | Admin, CMS, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Dr. Oz Nomination Advance to Senate “Given your close ties to the industry that you would regulate, if you are confirmed, the public would have reason to question your impartiality and commitment to serving the public’s...
by Tim Rowan | Mar 7, 2025 | Admin, Clinical, Product Review, Vendor Watch
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Agency Management System for Fractional Home Care There is a growing service sector within Home Care to provide in-home care to seniors living in Independent Living and Assisted Living facilities. We described the basics of the way it...
by Tim Rowan | Feb 27, 2025 | Admin, Clinical, Recruitment & Retention
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Solve Nagging Problems; Raise Revenue Along with the rest of the Private Pay sector, Jessica Nobles’ Eastern Tennessee agency was struggling with caregiver recruitment and retention. Finding good people is less than half the battle....
by Tim Rowan | Feb 14, 2025 | Editorial, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Threats to Your Business Two seemingly unrelated news items jumped out at me that could be threats to your business while I was away tending to funeral preparations for my brother’s wife. Before I analyze those reports, please...
by Tim Rowan | Dec 6, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Breaking News, CMS, Hospice, Medicare Advantage
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA is the CMS Administrator nominee in the new administration that assumes power on January 20. A popular TV personality and former gubernatorial candidate, the public side of Dr. Oz is well known, but the details of his...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 15, 2024 | Admin, Clinical, Product Review
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Catherine Zhang was thriving in product engineering while Mayur Pandya held a similar leadership role for Silicon Valley’s Workday. Their futures were predictable and bright until Catherine’s close friend unexpectedly passed...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 8, 2024 | Clinical, CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus OIG Accuses Medicare Advantage Providers of Padding Patient Assessments...Again “Hello, this is your Medicare Advantage company calling. I am one of their clinicians and it is time for us to update your health assessment. If you...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 8, 2024 | Admin, Editorial, M&A, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Hospitals Divesting Home Health Departments Is this an early omen of two related trends? A number of hospitals are divesting their home health departments, while large health insurance companies are swallowing up large home health...
by Tim Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Is Medicare Advantage Killing Us? Dr. Steve Landers has long been eloquent in his speaking and writing about the importance of Home Health over the years. Though I was already impressed, I gained a new level of respect this week....
by Tim Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus National Alliance for Care at Home The merger of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which was inked on July 1, became official this week in Tampa, Florida. The new...
