By Andrey Ostrovsky, MD The Affordable Care Act is reshaping the healthcare reimbursement landscape, pressuring risk-bearing organizations like insurance companies and Accountable Care Organizations to transition from a fee-for-service to a pay-for-performance model of reimbursement.1 This transition is threatening hospitals with a 5-20% contraction in annual revenue over the next 5-8 years.2 Healthcare finance […]
Depression can be a significant indicator of a home healthcare patient’s risk for premature rehospitalization. Until now, however, recognizing depression and developing treatment plans have not been within the skill set of the typical home care nurse. A series of four studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by Cornell University […]
