by Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home are Technology Report In the shadow of the news that LHC Group and Almost Family are merging and that Kindred has been slapped with a $3.1 million fine, it is important to not lose sight of what is going on in the Private Duty Home Care sector. […]
Pubished by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1672-F) that updates the calendar year (CY) 2018 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for home health agencies (HHAs) serving Medicare beneficiaries. The rule also finalizes proposals for the Home Health Value-Based […]
By Tim Rowan, Author and Publisher of Home Care Technology Report In a joint statement, the Medicare Rights Center and the Center for Medicare Advocacy described how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week, would impact Medicare beneficiaries. The statement was signed by Judith Stein, executive director, […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report What keeps you awake at night? Technology? Regulations? Competition? Personnel issues? Why did Dave Roberts start Yu Darvish in game seven? At the 2017 Annual Meeting of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice last month, Netsmart held a vote. Though informal, their […]
by Carolyn Dean, the Regulations Compliance Manager for Brightree. Post-Acute Care Services, Lawrenceville, GA When a Medicare beneficiary elects to receive hospice care, the provider must submit a Notice of Election (NOE) with Medicare. NOEs are required to be filed and accepted in the Medicare system within five days of a patient’s hospice admission in […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report In a rare but encouraging demonstration of unity and cooperation, an ad hoc collection of home health associations and large providers joined forces to speak to Congress and CMS with a single voice last week about the proposed Home Health Groupings Model. They agree […]
October 15, 2017 (Los Angeles, CA) — The Telehealth Honors® program announced its 2017 honorees at the National Association of Home Care and Hospice Annual Conference in Long Beach, California. It is the only program to annually recognize those individuals and programs who provide exceptional patient care in the home using modern telehealth technology. The Telehealth Honors® […]
At this year’s Annual Meeting, the path toward “NAHC 2.0” was laid out by its Interim President. We spoke to him about what comes next.
Again this year, we are sending telehealth reporter Audrey Kinsella to Boston for the Connected Health Symposium, sponsored by Partners Health. Here is her preview of events.
Franklin, TN – October 23, 2017 – PlayMaker, the leading provider of sales solutions for post-acute care, today announced PlayMaker Edge for HME. Built specifically to address the needs of Home Medical Equipment providers, PlayMaker Edge for HME combines comprehensive and timely market data and the provider’s referral data with industry-leading relationship management tools to empower sales organizations to […]
