Home healthcare industry already prepared for COVID-19 booster
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 19, 2021
Some home healthcare providers already had the ball rolling on preparations for COVID-19 booster vaccinations — even before the Biden administration announced Wednesday afternoon they would be offered.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.
HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Caregivers are in the driver’s seat and will be for years to come. That’s the message from HomeCare.com CEO Todd Walrath.
In effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound, CMS to pay $35 more per dose
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday an additional payment for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to Medicare beneficiaries having difficulty leaving their...
Peer-to-Peer: Prospero Health profits from the pandemic as more care moves to the home
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 07, 2021
If the pandemic has done anything positive, it has been highlighting the benefits of in-home medical care. That’s the sweet spot for Boston, MA-based Prospero Health.
CareCar company moves into fast lane as home health data hub
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 02, 2021
Partnerships with home healthcare firms have helped CareCar stay ahead of the curve since the transportation benefit management company launched in 2017.
Peer-to-Peer: How ConcertoCare has tapped technology, analytics and PACE to upend home healthcare
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
In January, ConcertoCare a tech-enabled, risk-based home healthcare provider, named Julian Harris, M.D., to lead the company into a post-COVID-19 landscape.
Purchase of VNA may kick off nonprofit home care buying spree for Amedisys
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 12, 2021
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) may be the first of many nonprofit home healthcare and hospice companies Amedisys acquires.
LHC Group offers bullish outlook on home care based on new policies, legislation in Washington
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 07, 2021
National home care and hospice provider LHC Group sees nothing but tailwinds ahead, despite ongoing uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic.
LHC Group’s profits jump in Q1 despite COVID-19 conditions, as firm plans to accelerate M and A activity
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2021
Still battling the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, LHC Group, one of the largest home health companies in the United States, made a substantial profit in the first quarter, the company reported late...