Hospice fraudster sentenced to 20 years in prison, ordered to pay $42 million penalty
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Adam Healy
May 21, 2024
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana sentenced a hospice owner to 240 months in prison and $42 million in penalties for charges related to Medicare fraud.
Web search confusion reduces seniors’ access to home care resources, study finds
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Adam Healy
Jul 09, 2024
Navigating online resources can be tricky for many older adults. Oftentimes, the best sources do not rise to the top of search engine results.
Feds offer technical assistance to aid recruitment and retention efforts
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Adam Healy
May 02, 2024
20 states will receive technical assistance to bolster recruiting, training and retention initiatives, per The Departments of Labor and HHS.
Uber reveals new product to help caregivers and home health agencies
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Adam Healy
May 28, 2024
Uber recently announced a new service aimed at addressing the logistical challenges faced by family members and home care agencies.
Proposed HOPE tool seeks to fill hospice data gaps but needs tweaking, experts say
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Adam Healy
Jun 04, 2024
The HOPE tool aims to close data gaps surrounding end-of-life care, there is more work to be done to improve hospice quality reporting.
UnitedHealth Group posts $1.2B loss related to Change Healthcare cyberattacks
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Adam Healy
Apr 19, 2024
As Change Healthcare reels from ongoing cybersecurity breaches, UnitedHealth Group executives reassured stakeholders.
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
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Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
May 16, 2024
Five current or previous McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees shared recruiting and retention strategies in a panel discussion Tuesday.
Hospice bill’s information reporting provision raises industry concerns
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Adam Healy
Jul 17, 2024
A couple provisions in a landmark piece of hospice legislation are cause for concern among hospice stakeholders. Providers, however, generally believe that, if passed, the bill would modernize the Medicare...
HarmonyCares to use $200M investment ‘to significantly upgrade’ home care technology, CEO says
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Adam Healy
Jul 11, 2024
HarmonyCares recently raised $200 million of capital to leverage new technology to produce better outcomes for patients and clinicians.
‘Barely scratching the surface’: AI productivity tool has major home health potential, startup founder...
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Adam Healy
Jun 10, 2024
New technologies such as artificial intelligence models have the potential to transform the home care industry.