Home health advocates to battle CMS over proposed continuation of PDGM-related rate cut
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 30, 2021
The leader of a home healthcare coalition said her organization will push back aggressively after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service on Monday proposed keeping a 4.3% cut related to the Patient-Driven...
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
By
Liza Berger
Jun 21, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care Daily readers are most interested in stories that help them improve care quality and better understand regulatory developments. And they want to learn more about palliative care...
Go West? California providers reimagine caregiver roles, propose guest worker program to fix caregiver...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 17, 2021
California — the state that has led the nation on everything from environment standards to labor rights — now may be blazing a trail on the caregiver crisis.
OSHA’s carrot-and-stick COVID-19 safety rule
By
Liza Berger
Jun 11, 2021
The rule seems to provide a no-brainer course of action for home health. That is to encourage, implore and, if necessary, incentivize vaccinations among staff.
Using data analytics to thrive in the PDGM era
By
Amy Anderson
Jun 10, 2021
In the era of PDGM, the best way to streamline workflows, increase staff satisfaction and translate data into actionable information is to use the right technology.
Colorado cracks down on harassment of healthcare workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 24, 2021
Citing increased online harassment of healthcare workers during the pandemic, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed legislation last week making it illegal to post personal information about healthcare...
‘It’s pretty clear that 2021 is the year of healthcare at home’
By
Liza Berger
May 21, 2021
If the construction industry could talk, it might say that home care has chutzpah.
Nation’s largest nurses union takes aim at CDC over new mask guidance
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
National Nurses United (NNU) slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on its new COVID-19 guidance.
The power of play: Gamification and home care
By
Levi Pavlovsky
May 13, 2021
As home care leaders look to improve their team communication and compliance, they often overlook how technology can provide a way to meaningfully connect with their team and enhance the work experience.
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...