By Roger McManus MBA Any time your agency is listed anywhere online or in print, it is referred to as a “citation.” […Things change…In years past, consumers would use the phone book [etc.] but since then with the advent of search engines, the world has changed forever]. Citations[Citations typically include what is called your NAP; […]
by Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Former Olympic ice Former Olympic ice skating competitor Fonda Figge never expected to become a customer of her own employer. In the winter of ’16/’17, the newly hired marketing representative for Rekovo was slowing to take a freeway exit ramp outside Columbus, Ohio. Behind […]
by Darcey Trescone, RN Home health agencies, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, rehab and long-term hospitals, and all other Post-Acute Care providers are not more than a year away from hearing this conversation over and over and over again: “We would very much like you to refer some of your hospital’s discharged patients to our care.” […]
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Many providers have expressed concern about the use of “guidance” and “interpretive guidelines,” for example, by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make major changes to requirements of the Medicare Program. On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision that requires CMS to […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report On June 20, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid agencies that outlines the necessary assurances that states should make to ensure that program resources are reserved for those who meet eligibility requirements. This guidance follows a […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced a new primary care payment model that will provide an alternative to Comprehensive Primary Care Plus. This new model, called Primary Care First[or PCF] will be offered in 26 states and regions beginning January 1, […]
