Home Care Action Alliance calls for collaboration to solve caregiver crisis
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 19, 2022
In a call to action Wednesday, home care industry leaders launched the Home Care Workforce Action Alliance to tackle the growing caregiver shortage.
Bipartisan lawmakers demand fair 2023 home health payments under PDGM
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2022
A bipartisan team of lawmakers is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to draw up a home health payment rule for next year that ensures payments under the Patient Driven Groupings Model...
Study: ACOs hesitate to expand home-based care without solid ROI
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Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2022
A new study predicted accountable care organizations will scale back expansion into home care services if they don’t see a return on their investment.
Home care could see push to unionize under new rule
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 16, 2022
Union efforts to organize home care workers got a boost last week after the Biden administration ruled that state Medicaid programs can withhold union dues and employee benefits from home care workers’...
Aveanna posts Q1 loss due to caregiver supply challenges
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Diane Eastabrook
May 12, 2022
Aveanna Healthcare battled a difficult first quarter with rising labor costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic hurting its bottom line.
DaVita exec skeptical COVID-19 is receding
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 11, 2022
The chief financial officer for global dialysis provider DaVita Health is throwing cold water on the notion that the COVID-19 pandemic is ending anytime soon.
InnovAge narrows loss in fiscal Q3
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Diane Eastabrook
May 11, 2022
InnovAge, the only publicly traded Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), narrowed losses in the company’s third fiscal quarter, which ended March 31
Resilient Healthcare launches rural health initiative in Texas
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Diane Eastabrook
May 05, 2022
Last summer, Resilient Healthcare CEO Jackleen Samuel vowed to start providing hospital-at-home services to rural communities
Study: Telehealth hospital follow-ups comparable to inpatient visits during pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2022
A new study has found that patients receiving care for a new health condition through telehealth fared just as well as those who consulted with a provider through inpatient visits.
Home health, hospice staff maintained access to senior care facilities during pandemic, firm finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2022
Home health and hospice visits to skilled nursing and senior living facilities remained steady during the pandemic while family visitations plummeted, according to new data from Accushield.