This move toward mandates no doubt is a bitter pill for providers to swallow.
Pfizer vaccine receives green light as NAHC joins forces with health group, program to boost vaccinations
By
Liza Berger
Aug 24, 2021
The move to vaccinate home care workers received a couple of shots in the arm on Monday. The Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. The same day, the National Association...
Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
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...
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.
‘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.
With total purchase of Kindred at Home, Humana dominates home health arena
By
Liza Berger
Apr 30, 2021
Humana’s latest — and, literally, greatest — purchase will change the home health scene.
Humana 2021 1Q profits expand as company accelerates home health strategy
By
Liza Berger
Apr 29, 2021
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program helped boost Humana’s profits to $6.39 diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year’s diluted earnings per share of $3.56.
Two large health plans forge unique agreements with firms in home care space
By
Joe Jancsurak
Liza Berger
Mar 05, 2021
Two major health plans this week disclosed partnerships to provide more services to patients at home. Ready, an on-demand healthcare service, said Wednesday that it now offers at-home healthcare services...
2020 profits rise for Addus, Pennant, despite pandemic
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2021
While COVID-19 had an impact, two companies that provide home health recently reported strong yearly earnings and sales.