The traditional brick-and-mortar hospital system is broken, often leaving patients in a condition that’s worse than when they first arrived. That’s according to a May report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). The findings throw further support for facility-based care alternatives, including the types of hospital-at-home models […]
Moving Health Home
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver has, no doubt, ushered in a new era for hospital at home. But with calls to end the public health emergency (PHE), it is hanging in the balance. Gone are the days when the hospital-at-home model was considered a niche […]
Over the past few years, the U.S. health care system has learned that home-based care companies are well-positioned to respond to unique challenges, with at-home care approaches often boosting patient satisfaction, lowering costs and improving quality of care. Despite that positive movement in the home-based care market, a few key barriers could limit broader adoption […]
Policy concerns in home-based care are considered timely and critical for those in the industry. The issue is, unfortunately, they aren’t always viewed in that light by outsiders and lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Among those concerns are the extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, adequate reimbursement for telehealth and the Choose Home […]
The ongoing public health emergency is sure to bring more staffing turmoil this year, along with additional regulatory and policy updates. The year ahead is also likely to bring more leadership turnover at the very top of home health organizations. Beyond the pandemic, private equity dollars will keep flowing into home-based care, leading to an […]
GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation subsidiary PopHealthCare recently launched value-based national medical group Emcara Health. The new company will focus heavily on home-based advanced primary care for seniors. “PopHealthCare will continue to exist and provide risk adjustment services while Emcara Health does the home-based care,” Kirk Stanley, president of PopHealthCare, told Home Health Care News. “If […]
The home health industry reached a major legislative milestone on Thursday, with U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) teaming up to introduce a new bill to support in-home care alternatives to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Endorsed by the AARP and supported by a long list of home-based care advocates, the Choose Home […]
Current Health joins Moving Health Home Boston-based Current Health, a company that offers a remote care management platform to help health care providers conduct home-based care, has joined the Moving Health Home (MHH) coalition. MHH was created in March to influence lawmakers and advocate for legislation favorable to all sorts of home-based care. Its member […]
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