Home Health Care

JUNE 20, 2023

One of the biggest opportunities that home-based care providers have today is to dive deeper into patient engagement, according to SCAN Group CEO Dr. Sachin Jain. The number one value that I think all of us see with moving into the home is engagement, but we have a huge problem with it in American health care,” Jain said.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 4, 2023

A recent study found that in areas with a higher percentage of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, traditional Medicare beneficiaries use less post-acute care services. Additionally, those areas did not see an increase in hospital readmissions, despite the drop in post-acute care services.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 13, 2022

About 85% of Signify’s business comes from its home and community-based services business, which is mostly done through Medicare Advantage (MA). And as the use of Medicare grows in the home health space, Senneff said he expects Signify’s investment in that payment model to increase. “I

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 29, 2022

A number of home-based care providers – and businesses in the aging services sector at large – are among some of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. One of these companies, connectRN, is a platform meant to aid nurses and other care professionals trying to find work. In fact, these companies recently grabbed a spot on Inc.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 3, 2022

One thing that has remained constant, though, is the organization’s push towards a value-based health care system. For Signify, the recent completion of its Caravan Health acquisition — an accountable care organization (ACO) manager — is a major move toward driving more participation and success in value-based payment arrangements. “We’re

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Dallas-based Signify is a tech-driven enabler and coordinator of at-home care. It works with both health plans and providers to help deliver that care, which is typically conducted under value-based care contracts. It has recently dealt with a bit of a shakeup, however.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care. DispatchHealth , a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In July 2020, VanOosten told Home Health Care News that the program would fall under the system’s Care at Home department, which includes all of the work UnityPoint does for its accountable care organization (ACO) and at-risk contracts. We really believe home is where people are meant to recover.”.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Caravan Health – which Signify acquired earlier this year – added significantly to its value-based care capabilities. Caravan partners with close to 200 providers participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs). . We’re finding all of these gaps in care that need to be filled,” Rothman said. “In

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 7, 2021

“Our goal, in the beginning, was to really be a valuable partner to the large health care organizations and systems around Northern California,” he told Home Health Care News. Every year in California, we see more and more traditional Medicare patients shift over to the MA plans,” Koshevatsky said.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 8, 2022

The company partners with health plans, health systems, physician groups, employers and other health care providers to help enable at-home care through its proprietary technology and analytics. It additionally provides at-home evaluations, usually on behalf of Medicare Advantage plans.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Its current portfolio includes a wide range of home-based care companies, including: Mission Healthcare, a home health and hospice company; Medalogix, a home health predictive analytics platform; and Help at Home, one of the nation’s largest home care companies. The Washington, D.C.-based

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

One of the things that’s very interesting is that it’s really, really hard to look at 2022 and compare it to 2021, which was a breakout year in mergers and acquisitions across the board, forget just health care services. That was for all industries including the aggregate of Medicare, Medicaid, and private duty transactions.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made an announcement late Thursday that some providers and associations have been waiting for. It’s one that offers a glimpse into how the agency will operate during the remainder of President Biden’s term – and one that will have an immediate impact on some home-focused care providers.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In February, Signify acquired Caravan Health – an accountable care organization (ACO) manager – for $250 million. We’re very excited about the opportunity we have with Caravan Health and our ongoing efforts to expand our reach in value-based care,” Signify CEO Kyle Armbrester said at the time. For instance, Humana Inc.

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NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identify Payment Methodologies Palliative care services can be delivered in a range of settings – in hospitals, within specialty medical practices, such as oncology, and as part of primary or in-home care. A recent Health Affairs article reviewed opportunities to incorporate a palliative care benefit into ACOs.

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Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

Last year’s rate of growth was 4.6%. A few days ago, TransUnion, the credit agency, announced plans to acquire Healthcare Payment Specialists.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded one of its ACO REACH contracts to Upward Health, a multidisciplinary at-home care provider. ACO REACH is a risk-sharing program between companies and the government, standing for Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health.

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