by Tim Rowan (part 1) and Darcey Trescone (part 2) by Tim Rowan, Editor and publisher of Home Care Technology Report Part 1: Twenty-four months ago, before anyone had uttered “PDGM,” Tim experienced home health as a patient who had undergone total knee replacement. Medicare paid for nearly all of [the services he needed.. The […]
DALLAS, Tex. – October 8, 2019 – Axxess has a positive view of the impact of the forthcoming Patient-Driven Groupings Model [PDGM] for its clients. At the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) 2019 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo, Axxess will share the resources it has been providing its clients and […]
2-part article: Part 1 by Tim Rowan, editor and publisher of Home Care Technology Report; Part 2 by Darcy Treacone, RN Part 1: Twenty-four months ago, before anyone had uttered “PDGM,” Tim experienced home health as a patient and provides details. Rowan describes his long stint in healthcare at home being treated for a total […]
by Roger McManus, MBA Eight Facebook “Nevers” Facebook is committed to user experience. As such they focus strongly on how to balance your news feed with content you want and the ads they want you to see (it is how they make money). If there is one thing consistent about Facebook it is change. They […]
While the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019 languishes in the Senate Finance Committee, President Trump this week [October 12, 2019]signed an executive order telling Medicare to adopt more telehealth programs and pave the way for new technologies, including mHealth tools and services. While visiting “The Villages,” a retirement community in Florida last week, […]
by Jeremy Powell, CEO, Acclivity Health Solutions The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Primary Care First (PCF) model is rolling out in 2020, and applications will become available in a matter of weeks. The Seriously Ill Population (SIP) model under PCF is designed to improve care for high-need, high-risk patients who currently receive fragmented […]
by Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report0 Tim Rowan Home Care Technology Report
1) Sandata Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of Electronic Visit Verification and home health technology solutions, recently announced it has secured a significant growth equity investment from Accel-KKR, a leading Silicon Valley-based investment firm. [As indicated by Sabdata’s CEO Tom Dnderwood, this move is significant. He notes: The home care market in the US is […]
By Elizabeth Hogue, esq. New Conditions of Participation (CoPs) went into effect for home health agencies on January 13, 2018. Hospices have recently come under withering fire from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding egregious survey deficiencies that may result in a crackdown by […]