For home care providers, medical appeal can be very expensive. As they navigate the medical appeal process, home clinics and legal teams must work in Lockstep to achieve successful results and avoid financial blows, industry experts said in a presentation at the 2025 Alliance Financial Summit on Tuesday. According to Bill Dombi, senior adviser at Arnall Golden Gregory Law Firm, ROI should be the biggest determinant when deciding on an appeal. He previously served as president of the National Care Alliance at home. “There's an example where I gave a $5,000 appeal, and there's a $20,000 example,” he said. “That's…
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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) touted its second quarter results for “Solid” and highlighted multi-year transformations, focusing on scalable growth, cost savings and technology integration during its revenue call on Wednesday. The company announced integrated revenue of over $32 billion, up 9.6% compared to the same period last year. CEO Jim Rechtin attributed this growth to the strong performance of the Centerwell Division. Humana has shown more confidence in revising its full-year forecast for 2025 and increasing annual revenue, but the company is cautious in 2026. “We are pleased with the solid performance years we have done so far and the…
This article is part of the HHCN+ membership The home care industry is eagerly looking forward to the advancements in the Home Hospital (HAH) movement. Growth in the HAH model benefits health systems with existing programs, but home health providers are gaining from the wider adoption of this approach. The HAH movement has been extremely popular since the launch of the Acute Hospital Care (AHCAH) program in 2020, allowing hospitals to qualify for Medicare exemptions to treat patients at home. The exemption is currently scheduled to expire in September, but the health system and lawmakers have introduced a law extending…
Nashville, Tennessee., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Clearwater, the largest pure play provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the launch of its new Enterprise Cyber Risk Management (ECRM) solution. Designed to help healthcare organizations more clearly identify and manage cyber risk, ECRM integrates Clearwater's industry-leading OCR-Cality® risk analysis with a comprehensive NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF) 2.0 Maturation Assessment. With increasing ransomware attacks, increased regulatory scrutiny and cybersecurity frameworks, healthcare leaders face unprecedented complexity in understanding where risk truly lives. “Performing in-depth HIPAA-compliant risk analysis (and developing and implementing risk management measurements to address…
Tributes have been paid to a decorated nurse academic who has retired from her role in developing the nursing profession on a global scale. The International Council of Nursing (ICN) this week announced the retirement of Dr Kristine Qureshi, lead trainer for the organisation’s Leadership for Change programme. “ICN is enormously grateful for her vision and dedication, which has helped to build the skills and confidence of so many nursing leaders worldwide” José Luis Cobos Serrano Working across dozens of countries around the world, Leadership for Change supports nurses and health systems to improve practice, enact change within organisation and…
Click image above to view full PDF. ••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• Experts weigh in on the state of North Carolina’s healthcare industry North Carolina’s healthcare industry is a point of pride. From teaching hospitals to world-class health systems that keep growing, residents have access to some of the world’s best healthcare. That doesn’t mean everything is perfect. Federal and state policy changes have the potential to reduce care options and eliminate coverage for some residents. More healthcare workers are needed. And many North Carolinians need to see a primary care physician more often, a big step toward lowering healthcare costs.…
Charleston, South Carolina, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -Sales Focus Inc. (SFI), an industry leader in Sales Autrsusting Solutions, is proud to announce its recognition by Healthcare Business Review as the top healthcare and medical sales outsourcing service of 2025. This honor highlights the company's transformational impact on the healthcare industry through its full-life cycle sales execution model and deep industry expertise. Sales Focus was awarded in 2025 by Healthcare Business Review as a Top Healthcare and Medical Sales Outsourcing Service. In relation to the award, Healthcare Business Review focused on…
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have overwhelmingly rejected the most recent NHS pay offer. The union’s members voted against the 3.6% Agenda for Change pay rise for 2025-26 by a margin of 91%, it revealed at midday today. The RCN has subsequently threatened strikes if the UK government, and devolved administrations of Wales and Northern Ireland, fail to agree to “investing in the nursing workforce” over the summer. “My profession feels deeply undervalued and that is why record numbers are telling the government to wake up” Nicola Ranger In England, 56%…
The healthcare industry holds undesirable distinctions when it comes to cybersecurity.According to a new report released today by IBM, the average cost of healthcare data breaches is once again surpassing all other industries. The annual report on the cost of violations shows that the average medical data breach costs $7.42 million. This is the 14th consecutive year that healthcare data breaches have been ranked as the most expensive in any industry.The average cost of health data breaches fell compared to last year's report. This brings the average price to $9.77 million. Two years ago, the average price was $10.93 million.Limor…
Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) is seeing continued growth in the home health segment amediments, amedis Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) is seeing continued growth. On Wednesday, Amedisys released its second quarter financial results for 2025, forecasting the expected impact if the proposed home health payment rules are finalized. The company has chosen to hold an accompanying conference call. Amedisys' service lines include home hygiene, hospice and palliative care services. The company provides care in 38 states and Washington, DC, employs 19,000 people and provides care to more than 499,000 patients per year. It owns and operates 347 Medicare-certified Home Medical Centers. In the second…