By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Should Home Care Invest in Dual-SIM Phones? Home care field staff use phones more than tablets and laptops these days. The cost savings and convenience are without question but when they use their personal phone, questions do arise. How to identify personal vs. professional […]
Analysis by John Corrigan Do Medicare Home Health Agency owners and administrators understand the synergies that could come from private duty partnerships? I have been asking myself this question ever since I began to exhibit at home care conferences earlier this year. Over and over again I speak with Directors and Administrators from Home Health […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, President Trump signed the bipartisan bill, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, to address the opioid epidemic. The opioids bill will increase access to addiction treatment and other interventions. Two prominent home health software vendors have offered guidance for their […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report There is an empire being built in San Diego. Raj Sodhi is one of its chief architects. The President of SaaS Business for medical device manufacturer ResMed spoke with us this week to share his vision for the future of a company that now […]
By Elizabeth Hogue, esq. As you may recall, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [American Hospital Association v. Alex M. Azar, Civil Action No. 14-CV-851-JEB, (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)]. As a result, a federal judge ordered HHS to clear pending […]
By Tim Rowan, Author and Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Optima Healthcare Solutions has published survey results that shed light on the challenges hospice providers face in meeting their compliance obligations. 46 percent of respondents showed a lack of full confidence in their ability to survive a federal audit without facing potential penalties, fines […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Administrator Verma: “Today’s rule overhauls how Medicare pays for home health, refocusing on the needs of patients, promoting innovation, and reducing burden for physicians and home health providers.” [Rowan provides targeted details on specifics of the importance of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model’s (PDGM’s), use […]
CMS has announced that the freeze date for the Hospice Item Set data that will be included in quality measure calculations for the February 2019 Hospice Compare refresh is November 15, 2018. The February refresh will include HIS data from Q2 2017 to Q1 2018 (4/1/17-3/31/18). All HIS records, including modifications/corrections and inactivations, need to be submitted and accepted […]
ResMed (NYSE: RMD) (ASX: RMD) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held MatrixCare, a leader in U.S. long-term post-acute care software, serving more than 15,000 providers across skilled nursing, life plan communities, senior living and private duty. These care settings are complementary to ResMed’s current software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings in home […]
