Pandemic-related home health waivers likely to continue through 2021
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2021
Good news for providers: The Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to last until the end of 2021, according to a Jan. 22 letter to governors from Norris Cochran, the acting secretary of the Department...
Home Care briefs for Monday, Jan. 25
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 25, 2021
Two plead guilty to $109M Medicare fraud scheme … Study: end-of-life care satisfaction greatest when older adults die at home … 7 payers expanding telehealth strategies
NHPCO letter to President-elect Biden outlines 2021 hospice policy priority recommendations
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 20, 2021
In a recent letter sent to President Biden, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization President and CEO Edo Banach highlighted more than 20 hospice and palliative care priorities that NHPCO, which...
CEOs: Staff correctly to avoid acuity-related issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2016
Senior living operators that have defined their target populations and maintain that focus are more likely to avoid acuity creep challenges that can lead to trouble for their companies and make a bad name...