Fraud Soup
Clinical by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Everyone in the "Fraud Soup" Together Perhaps you remember the CEO of a hospice in the Dallas area, Novus Health Care Services, who texted staff members urging them to administer drugs to patients to avoid exceeding per patient spending...End of an Era
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor NAHC President Bill Dombi Retires Earlier this year, with the announcement of the merging of NAHC and NHPCO, Bill Dombi announced his retirement from his position as President of the Association. Shortly after that announcement, The Rowan...UnitedHealth Study: Is Medicare Advantage Killing Seniors
CMS 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....National Alliance for Care at Home: An Interview with Dr. Steve Landers Part 1
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor Alliance CEO Landers For more than a year now, The Rowan Report has been providing updates on the merger between the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)....An Interview with Dr. Steven Landers, Part 2
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage is Killing Us...Literally This is part 2 of 2 in the interview with Dr. Steven Landers. You can read part 1 here. Medicare Advantage article by Dr. Landers Earlier this week, Dr. Landers published an article in the NAHC...Introducing “The National Alliance for Care at Home”
Admin 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...UnitedHealth Group Sees Q3 Growth
CMS by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth Group Earnings Show Strong Q3 Revenue Growth For most of 2024, and even going back into 2023, The Rowan Report has written about UnitedHealth Group and its acquisitions, its over diagnosing patients for financial gain, its...Patient Preference by Race or Nationality
Admin This article provides updated information about a discrimination case filed against a home care agency by the EEOC. The Rowan Report published the initial press release and article last year. by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. What to do When Patients Don't Want Caregivers...Home Care Patient Dies in Care: Aide Arrested
Clinical by Kristin Rowan, Editor Elderly Patient Needs 24-hour Care In Polk County, FL, an 86-year old man, identified only as Mr. Anderson, was hopsitalized and diagnosed with congestive heart failure. In addition to receiving care from Good Shepherd Hospice, his family...CMS Ransomware Attack: Breach of PII
Admin by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Ransomware Attack In mid-2023, a planned file transfer went awry when Clop claimed to have breached hundreds of companies that they later listed on a data leak site. Among the companies listed were Shell, UnitedHealthcare Student...BREAKING NEWS: Blumenauer Proposes Hospice Overhaul
Breaking News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Portland District Office 503-231-2300 blumenauer proposes overhaul to hospice benefit If enacted, the legislation would be the single most significant update to the hospice benefit and payment structure since its inception in 1982...Home Health in a Post-Chevron World
Admin by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. The "Wicked Witch" Chevron is Gone On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Court in 1984 often referred to as “Chevron.” The Chevron case said that Courts must defer to administrative actions that are...What are You Hiding?
Admin by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Bring on the Fraud Enforcers We Have Nothing to Hide! Oh, but you do! Statements like this from providers are cringe-worthy. If you have said it before, please don’t ever say it again. Here’s why: First, many providers think that when fraud...Another One Bites the Dust
CMS by Kristin Rowan, Editor Essentia Drops Medicare Advantage Essentia Health is an integrated health system with locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The health system offers 285 different services across more than 1,700 locations. They employ more than...
