by Kristin Rowan | Jan 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage Bill Dies in Congress The 118th United States Congress, ran from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025. This Congress’s first law was passed on March 20, 2023, much later than most previous congressional sessions. In its...
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Biden's Final Acts With only a short number of days left in office, President Joe Biden has been making headlines. Not all of his final decisions have been met with absolute approval, but his latest one will make a difference for our veterans...
by Kristin Rowan | Dec 19, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Caring for the Caregiver, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Follow the Rules The very nature of care at home lends itself to different organizational structures. Hourly vs. per visit compensation. Employee vs. independent contractor. Shift work vs. standard schedules. Each decision can have its own...
by Kristin Rowan | Dec 11, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Clinical, Outcomes
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Pitfalls of Care at Home Patient assessment has largely used the same formula for years. Patient care is more successful and less expensive in the home, but it is not without its frustrations. Agency owners and managers know that patients...
by Kristin Rowan | Nov 21, 2024 | Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Care For Lives: Empowered Homecare with a Holistic Approach It’s a familiar story that you’ve heard countless times. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) takes a job in a healthcare setting and continues her education to become a...
by Rowan Report | Nov 21, 2024 | Advocacy, Editorial, Other Sites
Web Golinkin, Forbes Books Author Healthcare is Heading Home, and That's a Good Thing! As the Baby Boomer generation ages, the home healthcare market is expanding. GETTY During my long career in healthcare, one of the biggest trends in healthcare delivery has been the...
by Kristin Rowan | Nov 15, 2024 | Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Will the Change in Leadership Usher in a Change in Reimbursement Rates? As in any election year, we have been bombarded with promises, predictions, and pandering from senate and house hopefuls as well as presidential candidates from every...
by Rowan Report | Nov 8, 2024 | Clinical
by Marcylle Combs, BS, MS, RN, CHCE This article is part 2 of 2-part series. Read part 1 here. Protecting our Care at Home Heroes Preventive Measures and Safety Protocols To deal with these dangers, several preventive steps have been recommended. Personal Protection...
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 Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Oct 31, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory
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...
