Home Health

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. & DARTMOUTH, Mass. (January 4, 2017)—Care Resource, an East Providence-based home health agency, homecare and medical supply company serving Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, announces it has once again earned full accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) through 2019 for both the East Providence, Rhode Island, and Dartmouth, Massachusetts locations.

REDDITCH, United Kingdom (December 20, 2016)—UniqueIQ has further focused its workforce management offering towards the homecare industry as it acquires digital care planning platform, Care Planning System, integrating the businesses to form IQ:careplanner.

ATLANTA and LOS ANGELES (November 17, 2016)—MedZed, a provider of next-generation house calls delivered by a network of skilled medical professionals using telehealth technology, announced today the formation of its Clinical Advisory Board. The Board was put in place to help the company further develop strategy, trial new clinical and business concepts and expand pertinent industry relationships.

BOSTON (October 27, 2016)—Orbita unveiled last week the industry’s first HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based solution designed specifically to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of connected home health care. Organizations using the Orbita platform can easily create, manage and deliver practical digital home healthcare applications that improve medical outcomes and reduce health care costs for individuals with chronic and post-acute care needs.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 25, 2016)—Alliance Homecare—a concierge home health care provider serving individuals and families in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, announced the kick-off of its 10th anniversary campaign, Seniors @ Home, with three new initiatives that reinforce the company’s white glove, high-touch approach.

ARLINGTON, Va. (October 20, 2016)—The final report from the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI)’s Future of Home Health Project was published online this month in the peer-reviewed journal Home Health Care Management and Practice.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 17, 2016)—Almost Family, Inc.—a leading provider of home health nursing services—today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the entity holding the home health and hospice assets of Community Health Systems, Inc. (referred to herein as CHS Home Health, pertaining solely to the home health and hospice business of CHS).

Home Health Agencies Prep for Hurricane Matthew and Its Aftermath
In the wake of a final rule issuance on emergency preparedness from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), home health care companies were tested Friday as Hurricane Matthew barreled down on the United States. (Amy Baxter/Home Health Care News)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 12, 2016)—David J. Totaro, chairman of the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC), issued the following statement today in response to a recent call by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning improved program integrity in personal care services:

LENEXA, Kan. (October 12, 2016)—Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a provider of comprehensive post-acute health care software, announces the CareTend Anywhere mobile application will be showcased for the first time at the annual Medtrade fall conference, October 31—November 3 in Atlanta, Georgia. The CareTend Anywhere functionality allows customers to access Mediware’s CareTend software application from any location, regardless of the device they are using.

NEW YORK (September 28, 2016)—Hometeam, a new approach to homecare that brings more independence, joy and vibrancy to older adults—and peace of mind to families—announced today the hire of Elizabeth Schepp-Berman as its new Chief People Officer in charge of the company’s human resources department. This is the first hire of its kind for the company. Ms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 20, 2016)—The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) today commended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to delay implementation of the Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration to additional states including Florida, which was originally scheduled for October 1.

Senators Push for Pre-Claim Delay After "Complete Mess" in Illinois
Two U.S. Senators have called for a controversial home health pre-claim review demonstration program to be delayed in Florida, and they reiterated concerns over how pre-claim threatens providers and patients. (Tim Mullaney/Home Health Care News)

NEW YORK (September 7, 2016)—Alliance Homecare, a concierge home health care provider serving individuals and families in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley, announced the addition of Mary Azadian, RN, as director of nursing and Carol Kushner, LMSW, CMC, as director of care management.

AMSTERDAM and SAN DIEGO, Calif. (September 1, 2016)—Royal Philips and Qualcomm Incorporated—through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Life, Inc.—announced a strategic technology collaboration to advance connected health across the health continuum, from healthy living and prevention to chronic care management and homecare.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 17, 2016)—Kindred Healthcare Inc. recently implemented an electronic health records system to 179 hospice locations within a 10-week period. The Louisville-based organization—which acquired Gentiva in 2015 and is now the largest provider of post-acute care services in the country—is reaping an array of benefits as it manages both its home health and hospice care delivery with a consolidated, cloud-based electronic health records (EHR) platform from DeVero.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. (08/09/2016)—The IRS has extended the date to file for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program to September 28, 2016. WOTC is a program that allows companies to get a tax credit for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups as defined by the Federal Government.

Medicare Extends Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Again

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 2, 2016)—The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare—a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home health care for our nation's seniors—has expressed disappointment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proceeding with the implementation of the pre-claim review demonstration applicable to all home health agencies in the state of Illinois on August 1.