What we in healthcare have been watching for more than a year finally broke through into the mass media on Monday, October 1, the day Medicare began to issue penalties to hospitals with high readmission rates. Thick books, lengthy blogs and hours of conference presentations were compressed into a few paragraphs for public consumption. […]
Statement of the problem as we see it Many hospital software companies have home health care subsidiaries. Some, such as Allscripts, Cerner and McKesson, take home care seriously and invest substantial resources into software development, implementation and training services, maintaining regulatory compliance and providing world class technical support to their home care and hospice customers. […]
Healthcare Market Resources research dispels myths regarding post acute care and in-house referrals In the healthcare reform era, post-acute providers feel pressured to integrate services and optimize partnerships and alliances. Independent home health agencies, jockeying for position to become preferred providers to local hospitals, often feel like second class citizens to in-house or captive agencies.In […]
