Over the years, payer innovation has become a larger part of the overall strategy at home health companies. As such, the leaders that are in charge of innovating have become more visible. Companies like Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), Bayada Home Health Care and VNS Health are just a few of the home health organizations that […]
With its organizational roots stretching back roughly 130 years into the past, New York-based VNS Health has long been an innovator in the home-based care field. Today, much of that innovation has come in the form of behavioral health integration across both the medical and social aspects of care, according to VNS Health President and […]
At the end of last month, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its home health proposed payment rule for 2024. The proposal, almost immediately, drew a negative response from key home health stakeholders. The main headline was CMS’ decision to propose a home health payment decrease of 2.2%. The proposal also […]
Home health providers are in a challenging operating environment, despite their services being more in demand than ever. Their leaders are trying to grapple with those two realities. They want to be the ones that benefit from higher demand, instead of another outsider like UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) or any […]
After the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), many home health providers began adjusting their clinical strategies. One strategy, for instance, was a larger focus on wound care programs. During the worst parts of the pandemic, many providers similarly invested in respiratory programs to care for highly complex COVID-19 patients. Today, home health providers […]
Post-acute care has steadily been shifting toward value-based care and away from fee-for-service payment models. But despite the fact this trend is years in the making, many home health providers are still asking themselves, “How do we get started?” Executives from four different post-acute and value-based care-focused organizations explored that question on Tuesday during a […]
The pursuit of growth is a never-ending journey for home health providers, and there are plenty of ways to err on that pursuit. Many leaders, through observation and first-hand experience, are able to recognize what should be avoided for companies that are aiming to accelerate. To get a better understanding of what home health operators […]
Health care professionals working in acute settings are often in the line of fire when it comes to workplace violence. That is well documented. Yet, despite the difference in care setting, their home-based care counterparts aren’t immune to these same dangers. “[Workplace violence in the home] is very underreported — and always has been,” Andrea […]
In a sense, home health leaders are entering 2023 with many of the same concerns they came into 2022 with. Additional ones may have been added, but not many have been taken away. Staffing continues to be a pain point in a competitive labor market, and both COVID-19 and inflation are still factors. While these […]
VNS Health has created its own data-driven tasking tool. The company believes it will be a game changer. The tool — officially called the VNS Health HELPS Tool — uses risk analytics and other data to generate health care plan recommendations automatically. At VNS Health, the tool has already administered over 70,000 recommendations since April […]
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