A recent study from Transcend Strategy Group found that more than 50% of caregivers have experienced or witnessed at least one incident of workplace violence or harassment. When asked if they felt they could leave an unsafe environment without fear of retaliation from their employer, only 48% strongly agreed. Transcend Strategy Group, based in Curtice, […]
Category: Home Health Care
While getting a fair rate is top of mind for home health providers, the ones that are seeing the most success in their negotiations with Medicare Advantage (MA) payers are selling their ability to be a solution. Even before entering negotiations with MA plans, providers should have a clear understanding of the challenging reimbursement environment […]
A Detroit-area couple who owned home health care companies was sentenced to prison last week for Medicare fraud and tax evasion, according to U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison. Noli and Isabel Tcruz of Washington Township, Michigan, were sentenced on Sept. 4. Noli Tcruz received six years in prison, and his wife was given three years and […]
The direct care workforce, a crucial backbone of the health care industry, faces unprecedented challenges when it comes to overall wellbeing, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by St. Petersburg, Florida-based MissionCare Collective. Based on MissionCare Collective’s comprehensive data, the report illuminates important issues related to caregivers’ emotional, physical and […]
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have announced the launch of a new national organization with the unveiling of a name, logo and website. The two organizations had already merged – and named a new leader – but had not yet announced a […]
Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) revealed last month that it had submitted a termination notice to UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) UnitedHealthcare. Now, members of Enhabit’s leadership team are divulging more details about how the company, ultimately, came to this strategic decision. “It’s important to remember that the reason we created are payer innovation strategy, about two […]
Earlier this year, I had the chance to interview CenterWell President Sanjay Shetty on stage and off stage at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit in La Jolla, California. Last month, at Home Health Care News’ FUTURE conference in Nashville, I did the same with Kirk Allen, the president of home solutions at Humana Inc. (NYSE: […]
Home health providers often pursue value-based care arrangements, with the goal of delivering quality care and achieving monetary success. But if they are not careful, these companies can also land in financial hot water. “In a value-based arrangement, a financial disaster means I’m now losing money,” Joseph Furtado, administrator of MD Home Health, told Home […]
PALCO, a financial management service (FMS) provider based in Little Rock, Arkansas, has announced its participation in the bidding process to become the exclusive administrator of New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). The company, along with Alpharetta, Georgia-based Public Partnerships LLC, is one of the organizations to publicly surface as one of the […]
In home care, turnover tends to beget more turnover. If providers don’t nip the issue in the bud, they will open themselves up to a larger problem. Home care agencies report average turnover rates of 76%, which challenges their ability to deliver high-quality services. High employee turnover also means high financial costs. On average, caregiver […]
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