by Kristin Rowan | Feb 21, 2024 | Admin, Clinical
By Kristin Rowan, Editor The workforce shortage across the country both in and out of home care is creating increasing demand on workers and added stress on organizations. Added to this is the increasing number of older adults living past retirement age. As more and...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 21, 2024 | Clinical, Regulatory
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Federal Waiver Program In 2020, CMS launched a hospital care at home program to help increase patient capacity during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study included 300 hospitals and thousands of patients receiving care in their home...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 21, 2024 | Clinical, Editorial
By Kristin Rowan, Editor The news this week has been filled with stories about former president Jimmy Carter, 99, who entered hospice care last year. His wife, Rosalynn Carter was in hospice care for only a few days before she passed away in November. Advocates and...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Feb 14, 2024 | Admin
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Two former Amedisys employees claim that they were fired in retaliation for alerting management to possible violations of the federal False Claims Act. They then filed a whistleblower, or qui tam, lawsuit [Pilat v. Amedisys, Inc., No....
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2024 | Product Review, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor For those of us who didn’t grow up with a smartphone in our pockets and every tool imaginable available on the internet, mobile apps are still a bit of a mystery and a marvel. There are 25 categories of mobile apps, including gaming,...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2024 | CMS, Regulatory
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Republican and Democratic leaders joined forces to introduce the Credit for Caring Act (S. 3702, H.R. 7165) in support of family caregivers across the country. Family caregivers are those who are caring for a family member but are not nurses...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2024 | Admin, M&A
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Home care is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions. It seems there is news almost daily about companies joining forces or selling parts of their company to new entities. Notably, we reported just last week that Cigna has dropped its entire...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 7, 2024 | Admin, Marketing, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage has multiple measures of success for payment bumps and bonuses. Rehospitalization rates has long been the most important measure of how well a care at home agency is performing, but there are additional measures that can...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Feb 7, 2024 | Admin, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. A caregiver in Wyoming who is charged with causing the death of her mother has been jailed based on allegations that she committed aggravated assault and battery; deliberate abuse of a vulnerable adult; and intentionally and maliciously...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Last month, we published an article in partnership with Bob Roth of Cypress HomeCare Solutions in Scottsdale, AZ about paying for long-term care at home. Since then, I have come across some interesting information as we continue to tackle the...
