By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report At this week’s Annual Leadership Conference of the Home Care Association of America, we met with several startup companies and some established ones we had not heard of before. Some of these new technologies are going to have quite an impact on home care […]

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New York, NY — Medicare Fall Open Enrollment occurs from October 15 to December 7 of every year and is the time of year when people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to their coverage options. To assist the press in their Medicare coverage, the Medicare Rights Center has developed Medicare Fall Open Enrollment: A Resource for […]

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  By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher, of Home Care Technology Report Healthcare at Home Problem #1: Free caregiving by 44 million family members today replaces $470 billion per year in paid care services. These people put in work weeks that would violate every OSHA and overtime rule and are prone to burnout, depression, illness, […]

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By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report At this week’s Annual Leadership Conference of the Home Care Association of America, the usual lineup of keynote addresses and breakout sessions filled a packed, two-day schedule, followed by an assault on Capitol Hill on day three. What conference organizers will remember most is […]

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CMS announced this week that it has rescinded its September 17, 2012 HPMS memo “Prohibition on Imposing Mandatory Step Therapy for Access to Part B Drugs and Services,” and has replaced it with new guidance. Medicare Advantage (MA) plans may begin to use step therapy for Part B drugs, beginning January 1, 2019, as part […]

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Sept. 12, 2018 — The Personal Connected Health Alliance announced today that Cantina Consulting has joined the 2018 Connected Health Conference as its digital design and development partner.

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LENEXA, Kan. — Sept. 11, 2018 — Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a portfolio company of TPG Capital, today announced its strategic transformation to WellSky, effectively merging more than 30 unique health care and human services brands.

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LENEXA, Kan. — Sept. 11, 2018 — Mediware Information Systems, Inc., a portfolio company of TPG Capital, today announced its strategic transformation to WellSky, effectively merging more than 30 unique health care and human services brands. The name “WellSky” conveys both the company’s vision to elevate the quality of care through innovation and the breadth of […]

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By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report A growing Colorado Medicaid home health provider is conducting a nationwide search for a Home Health Clinical Manager (RN). The successful candidate will oversee and lead the development and management of quality improvement and compliance functions to maintain home health care licensure and to meet […]

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By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publishers of Home Care Technology Report Savii Care, a supplier of private duty home care software solutions and mobile platforms, announced this week that it is set to expand following a change in leadership and significant investment from its new owners, H.A.S. Technology Group. An important addition to Savii Care […]

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