About 10 percent of Medicare home health providers do not use EHRs, study finds
By
Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
Home health agencies that don’t have EHR systems are at a disadvantage, but many still lack this technology, according to a recent study.
46 assisted living communities named in $4.5 million home health kickback settlement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Forty-six assisted living communities have been named as recipients of alleged illegal kickbacks that were the focus of a $4.5 million settlement reached between the federal government and a group of home...
Rate growth slows for SNFs, home care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Rates for both nursing home care and home healthcare grew more slowly in March than in February, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday.
Majority of home care providers support tech solutions, new survey shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 07, 2023
A new survey showed that 57% of home care providers believed new technology could help with issues such as reducing costs or delivering better care.
SNF, home care spending outpaced by overall personal healthcare spending
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2024
Year-over-year spending on nursing home care grew by 6.3% in January, and spending on home healthcare grew by 6.8%, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday....
Spending in home care outpaces other healthcare sectors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2024
Spending in home healthcare outpaced other healthcare sectors in November, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...