Hospices lean on phone apps for patent/family support
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 09, 2020
A rising number of hospice providers are turning to smartphone and tablet apps with digital-memory-sharing platforms to enhance bereavement services as they support patients, families and friends going...
Study warns against eliminating audio-only telehealth coverage
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 05, 2021
In the pre-pandemic days, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ telehealth reimbursement policy required the use of audio and video. A return to such a policy could hurt a significant number...
Home care briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 15
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 15, 2020
Health care company owner to pay $1 million to settle False Claims Act case … Axxess and Surescripts announce partnership … Care Advantage CEO urges Virginia lawmakers to prioritize Medicaid reimbursement...
As COVID-19 surges, CMS expands its Hospitals Without Walls program
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 01, 2020
With new cases of COVID-19 surging nationwide, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced the inclusion of six health systems to its Hospitals Without Walls program. The initiative was...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 9
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
DC attorney general sues home care agency for $3M in Medicaid fraud … Nearly 1 in 3 family caregivers in rural areas won’t take older loved one to receive COVID-19 vaccine, study finds … Canadians...
HHS shipping COVID test supplies directly to home health and hospice providers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 09, 2020
Ten million pieces of COVID-19 testing equipment are being sent directly to home health and hospice providers, rather than to state governments, by the Department of Health and Human Services.
New COVID-19 vaccine education website geared to home care workers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 01, 2021
The Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) has launched Be Wise, Immunize., a website to provide information about the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 3 million home care workers.
Home healthcare providers file appeal in lawsuit against union
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 27, 2020
Seven California home healthcare providers have filed an appeal in their class-action lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union Local 2015.
Florida’s minimum wage increase could help and hurt home healthcare
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
Voters’ Nov. 3 decision to raise Florida’s minimum wage from $8.56 to $15 per hour by 2026 may put financial pressure on home healthcare agencies, causing some to lay off workers or even go out of...
Report on LTACs during COVID-19 shines a light on the role of home care
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 17, 2021
COVID-19 has in many ways changed the post-acute care landscape. Home care now is more often seen as a viable option, according to an ATI Advisory research paper, “Role of LTAC Hospitals in COVID-19...