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8 Home Care Leaders Break Down What Service Lines They Plan to Further Invest In

Home Health Care

For the longest time, home care providers were just trying to gain a foothold in the broader health care sector. Now times have changed, as home care services have proven to be an integral part of the overall system, especially during the public health emergency. And with changing times comes evolution. For home care leaders, this means identifying what types of investments will move the needle forward for their companies.

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Will health care spending as a share of the economy fall?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

In the short-run, the answer is likely ‘yes’ As COVID-19 (hopefully) slows and if economic growth remains strong, health care spending will fall as a share of the US economy. At least this is what the Office of the Actuary (OACT) at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) thinks in their Health Affairs study published last week.

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Home Health Agencies Should Brace for PDGM Battle Later This Year

Home Health Care

Home health providers should brace themselves for a potential Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) battle with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) later this year. Implemented on Jan. 1, 2020, PDGM is the largest overhaul to how Medicare-certified home health agencies are paid in two decades. And normally when CMS implements something of this magnitude, there are ongoing tweaks and changes to make sure reimbursement is fair to both the government and providers.

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Monday Morning Update 4/4/22

HIStalk

Top News The American Hospital Association tells federal regulators that.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Trends in Healthcare Payments Annual Report: Executive Summary

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2021, Another Turbulent Year in a Pandemic Two years ago, we released the Trends in Healthcare Payments Annual Report just as the world was shutting down to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Emerging Home Health Provider Choice Health at Home Acquires More Texas Assets

Home Health Care

An emerging home health provider is back on the M&A trail for the first time in 2022. The Tyler, Texas-based Choice Health at Home has announced that it is acquiring the Texas assets of Abiding Home Health, which operates in Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. Choice had a busy 2021 – that included 9 transactions – after gaining backing from both Trive Capital and Coltala Holdings.

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Weekender 4/1/22

HIStalk

I will call this a “very special Weekender,” as.

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