Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

HHS-OIG conducted investigations resulting in 661 criminal actions against individuals related to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as 726 civil actions, including false claims, unjust-enrichment lawsuits, and civil monetary penalty settlements. Enhancing program integrity in noninstitutional care settings, such as home health and hospice care.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Hospice Care Medicaid Medicare 52

Home Health Care

JANUARY 26, 2024

This topic – home health providers’ collective ability to accept patients – was directly addressed in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2024 final payment rule. As home health stakeholders lobby Congress to counter Medicare cuts, they still question this view. “It million to 2.8 million users since 2021.

Medicare 96

Medicare Hospice Care Hospitals Medicaid 96

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

It is also one of the nation’s largest accountable care organizations, according to the company’s website. Its network also includes multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers. “I am honored and thrilled to join AccentCare,” she said in a statement. .”

Urgent Care 104

Urgent Care Hospice Care Accountability Accountable Care 104

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Maria Warren, the vice president of McBee, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

Medicare 88

Medicare Hospice Care Population Health Home Care 88

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The agreement is designed to improve the health of Highmark’s members by providing accessible, high quality, cost effective, patient centered care through member collaboration and innovation. Established in 2017 through a collaboration between Independence Health System, St.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Hospice Care Integration Primary Care 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As president and CEO of Visiting Nurse Association Health Group , Dr. Steve Landers leads the nation’s second largest not-for-profit home health care organization. I think that the biggest challenge will be finding enough nurses, home health aides and other talented people to provide care.

Nursing 52

Nursing Home Care Hospice Care Hospitals 52

Home Health Care

JANUARY 20, 2023

VCU Health at Home’s service lines includes home-based primary care, primary and specialty telehealth appointments, remote patient monitoring as well as skilled home health and hospice care. The program will also include in-person visits from nurses and other clinicians. To achieve this, VCU Health joined the U.S.

Quaternary Care 87

Quaternary Care Hospitals Hospice Care Primary Care 87

Home Health Care

APRIL 21, 2023

Nursing home referrals are also up compared to 2019, a fact that would surprise some health care experts during the peak of the pandemic. Those trends are especially noteworthy amid looming payment rate cuts from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It has more than 200 locations across 30 states.

Hospice Care 101

Hospice Care Nursing Medicaid Hospitals 101

Home Health Care

MARCH 22, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving home health providers in North Carolina and Florida time to acclimate to the full implementation of Review Choice Demonstration (RCD). For providers in North Carolina and Florida, the rollout of RCD has meant keeping an eye out for key changes. . NAHC was not alone in its advocacy.

Hospice Care 101

Hospice Care Home Care Medicare Medicaid 101

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Jordan Kunkel, clinical supervisor at the Texas-based Healing Hands Healthcare, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Hospice Care Nursing Hospitals 52

Home Health Care

MAY 31, 2023

-based NHPCO is the largest membership organization for providers and health care professionals who care for people affected by serious and life-limiting illness. Oftentimes, palliative care is conflated with hospice care services. This creates a barrier to entry for home health providers.

Hospice Care 96

Hospice Care Medicare Hospitals Nursing 96

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave health systems and providers the ability to take hospital at home as a concept and run with it during the public health emergency (PHE). We’re able to attract and engage nurses – to keep them from potentially leaving the industry – through new innovative models like this.”.

Hospitals 102

Hospitals Hospice Care Home Care Nursing 102

Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. David Chandler, senior director of strategic programs at the Towson, Maryland-based Senior Helpers, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

Home Care 85

Home Care Nursing Hospice Care Prevention 85

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Prescott, Arizona-based THEMA provides care services including home health, palliative care, and hospice in patients’ homes, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities. With headquarters in both Dallas and Nashville, Tennessee, Pharos is a health care-focused investment firm.

Hospice Care 59

Hospice Care Nursing Medicare Hospitals 59

Home Health Care

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. Aaron Stapleton, founder and CEO of the Cincinnati-based Trinity In Home Care, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

Home Care 98

Home Care Nursing Hospice Care Hospitals 98

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. Nasdaq: AMED), has been named a 2021 Future Leader by Home Health Care News. To see this year’s future leaders, visit [link].

Hospice Care 95

Hospice Care Medicare Nursing 95

Briggs Healthcare

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Forty years on, half of all Americans die in hospice care. Nurses stop by to manage symptoms. Today, they represent more than seventy per cent, and between 2011 and 2019, research shows, the number of hospices owned by private-equity firms tripled. Most of these deaths take place at home.

Hospice Care 40

Hospice Care Regulations Nursing Medicare 40

NASHP

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This type of care is focused on providing relief from both the symptoms and stress of the serious illness with the goal of improving quality of life for both the patient and their family. This is due to the acute care cost largely being covered by Medicare for these members. Bundled Fee Schedule Amount.

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Nursing Medicare Accountability 98

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

For length-of-stay estimates, consider using the CMMI Medicare Choices Model of community-based pre-hospice services, with an average length of stay of 99 days. Nurse Practitioner. Nurse Practitioner. Advance Practice Registered Nurse. Care Manager. Spiritual care professional. Social Worker.

Medicaid 94

Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Assurance Patient Experience 94

NASHP

MARCH 15, 2023

Unlike hospice care, palliative care can benefit people with serious illness prior to end-of-life and is provided concurrently with curative treatment. State Solutions and Promising Practices Many models and Medicaid authorities already provide a framework for providing palliative care services.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Primary Care Integration Nursing 52

NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Adults may receive benefits along with curative care until they choose to receive hospice. Access to care coordination.

Medicaid 102

Medicaid Hospice Care Integration Regulations 102

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Home Health Care News: Why don’t we all just talk about what your organization does and what you do for them? Ashley Puchalski: I’m with Ohio’s Hospice. We service about 60 of the 88 counties in Ohio, providing hospice care throughout the state.

Nursing 83

Nursing Medicaid Accountability Home Care 83

Home Health Care

JUNE 7, 2022

The ability to deliver higher-acuity care in the home is now table stakes. That’s especially true for health plans and health systems following the introduction of the COVID-related Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in November 2020.

Hospitals 106

Hospitals Home Care Hospice Care Prevention 106

Etactics

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In the United States, there are over 26,500 nursing homes. These long-term care (LTC) facilities serve about 1.4 Such issues may include navigating billing models, payer requirements, and complicated Medicare guidelines. State Medicaid and Medicare Part D plans make up the primary payers. Sent to a hospice care plan.

Medicare 52

Medicare Nursing Hospice Care Patient Safety 52

Home Health Care

APRIL 20, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making ownership data for all Medicare-certified home health and hospice agencies publicly available. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the news early Thursday. HHS is doing so in the name of “promoting competition” and “protecting consumers.”

Hospice Care 96

Hospice Care Medicare Medicaid Nursing 96

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice Care. Medicare Extension & Adjustments.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 52

Home Health Care

JUNE 20, 2023

Now, it’s very robust, and obviously, an expensive model with fully employed docs, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians and navigators. They don’t want to be treated in a nursing home. As for nursing homes, the outcomes just are not as good in many instances.

Home Care 102

Home Care Nursing Hospitals Prevention 102

Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 24, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies. It’s plain and simple: families deserve transparency when making decisions about hospice and home health care for their loved ones,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Medicare 40

Medicare Hospice Care Nursing Quality of Care 40

Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. Emina Krajina, director of Friendship Village at Home, has been named a 2021 Future Leader by Home Health Care News. HHCN: What drew you to this industry?

Nursing 92

Nursing Hospice Care Medicare 92

Home Health Care

AUGUST 11, 2022

Based in Atlanta, Aveanna delivers home health, private-duty services and hospice care to a broad range of patients in 30 states. Though it is now heavily invested in the senior home health space, it began as one of the nation’s largest at-home pediatric care providers. The significant shortage of nurses in the U.S.

Nursing 77

Nursing Hospice Care Medicaid Medicare 77

Briggs Healthcare

AUGUST 5, 2022

HVLDL reflects the proportion of hospice patients who received in-person visits from a registered nurse or a medical social worker on at least 2 of the final 3 days of life. HVLDL is the re-specified measure replacing the HIS-based Hospice Visits When Death is Imminent (HVWDII). You can access the video here: [link].

Hospice Care 52

Hospice Care Nursing Medicare Healthcare 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. Ryan Iwamoto, president and co-founder of Los Angeles-based 24 Hour Home Care, has been named a 2021 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

Home Care 91

Home Care Hospice Care Medicare Nursing 91

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 3, 2023

This surge was facilitated, in part, by certain flexibilities authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its response to the public health emergency (“PHE”) declared in March of 2020 and which was repeatedly renewed until now. On January 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the PHE would end on May 11, 2023.

Hospice Care 52

Hospice Care Telemedicine Nursing Accountability 52

HIT Consultant

JUNE 16, 2023

care.ai, an advanced Smart Care Facility Platform partners with Samsung to bring the highest quality graphics and display to care settings, elevating the patient experience by transforming hospitals, nursing homes and care facilities with smarter, more responsive care environments.

Physical Therapy 52

Physical Therapy Primary Care Rehabilitation Medicare 52

NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

T)he benefit will be made available in all care settings including the community, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities.” A recent Health Affairs article reviewed opportunities to incorporate a palliative care benefit into ACOs.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Quality Assurance Quality of Care Hospitals 52

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

KHN, in a series of articles published this year, has examined a range of private equity forays into health care, from its marketing of America’s top-selling emergency contraception pill to buying up whole chains of ophthalmology and gastroenterology practices and investing in the booming hospice care industry and even funeral homes.

Doctors 145

Doctors Tricare Medicaid Medical Services 145

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

KHN, in a series of articles published this year, has examined a range of private equity forays into health care, from its marketing of America’s top-selling emergency contraception pill to buying up whole chains of ophthalmology and gastroenterology practices and investing in the booming hospice care industry and even funeral homes.

Doctors 52

Doctors Tricare Medicaid Medical Services 52