The following is from the web site for an important documentary film. We consider it worth bringing to you without editing or comment. ~Editor Motivated by their personal experiences with loss, Mike Bernhagen, Director of Community Engagement & Care Partner Relations at Rainbow Hospice Care of Jefferson, WI, and Terry Kaldhusdal, an Oconomowoc, WI […]
Altoona, PA — July 30, 2013 — Delta Health Technologies®, LLC announced the launch of a new website and reactivated Delta Connect Blog at www.DeltaHealthTech.com. According to Delta President and CEO Keith Crownover, the recent update reflects the company’s restructuring of its product offerings. In addition to providing detailed product information, the new website […]
Just as our industry has caught up to the idea of Software as a Service – allowing a software vendor or third-party contractor to host a software application and its data instead of housing it on company servers – technology is lurching forward to a new level. It is now possible to turn over […]
HEALTHCAREfirst, Inc. announced this week that it will host a free webinar on Tuesday, July 30 detailing the 2014 proposed rule from CMS for home health. Presented by Deanna Loftus, the Ozark, Missouri-based company’s Director of Regulatory Compliance, the webinar is titled, “2014 PPS Proposed Rule: What it Could Mean to Home Health Agencies.” […]
The Board of Directors of the Community Health Accreditation Program – CHAP – announced the selection of Ms. Karen Collishaw as the nonprofit organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Collishaw took the reins of CHAP on July 24. “We are thrilled that Ms. Collishaw will lead CHAP into its next phase of defining and […]
by Scott R. Herrmann There have been numerous articles that confirm that persons with chronic conditions who are actively involved in their own care and well being will regain their health more quickly than those who are not. Many senior citizens receiving home care live each day as it comes, letting the “professionals” make […]
By Roger Shindell This week, we wrap up our HIPAA series by pivoting away from from focusing specifically on survey results and turning our attention to the state of HIPAA compliance across the industry. To do this, we review random audits conducted in 2012 by the CMS Office of Civil Rights, the staggering results […]
Homecare and PlayMaker are competitors, and as this case has shown from the beginning, their dislike and distrust of each other runs deep. ~Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION HOMECARE CRM, LLC, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION FILE THE ADAM GROUP, INC. OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, d/b/a PLAYMAKER CRM,Defendant. NUMBER 1:12-cv-1958-TCB O R D E R Before the Court is the motion of Defendant The Adam Group, Inc. of Middle Tennessee (“PlayMaker”) […]
