ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – HCA Virginia has announced a $50,000 grant to expand access to medical education across the state. Officials from HCA Healthcare and the Virginia Community College Educational Foundation held a check presentation at Virginia Western Community College.“The Virginia Community College System has 23 colleges across the commonwealth, and Virginia Western University is a leader in developing health care programs and curricula, bringing them to rural and underserved communities. We actually provide some of our services,” the Virginia Foundation said. Gina Hecky, Director of Community College Education Philanthropy Partnerships;Heckey explained how this grant will help expand the health…
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More than 100 home care companion workers have been awarded a share of nearly $355,000 in unpaid wages and damages after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation into two south Louisiana home care providers under shared ownership. will receive. Investigators determined that SafeCare LLC of Franklin misclassified many of its employees as independent contractors and paid them a flat rate for all hours worked, including overtime in excess of 40 hours per week. In New Iberia, the department found that ApexCare LLC did not allow six employees to work overtime in excess of 40 hours per…
Wolters Kluwer Health 25 for ’25 expert predictions reportAs 2025 nears, healthcare is undergoing unprecedented transformation, particularly with headlines about artificial intelligence (AI) technologies shifting away from grandiose promises as the dust starts to settle around the potential of Generative AI (GenAI). These innovations and others aim to reshape how healthcare is delivered. To shed light on anticipated trends, challenges and opportunities in healthcare technology in 2025, leading experts from Wolters Kluwer Health offer their outlook on 2025 across a variety of topics. Diffusing the hype, the predictions offer an eye-opening look at what’s ahead and lead us toward a smarter, more…
Current Medicare reimbursement rates are forcing home medical device companies to close their doors, leaving fewer options available to patients.This fee allows these companies to receive low-cost reimbursement for equipment such as oxygen tanks, walkers, wheelchairs, and sleep apnea machines. Low interest rates have been in place since 2013.Since then, 27% of New York businesses have closed, according to the American Home Health Care Association.This story is very moving, with owners using their 401K to pay payroll, having to cut staff, cutting certain lines of equipment, and cutting back on service coverage. There are things like being there. ” said…
New York state is facing a new lawsuit alleging irregularities in the bidding process for Gov. Kathy Hochul's overhaul of its massive $9 billion home health care program. A new filing alleges that the powerful medical union 1199SEIU will help controversial company Public Partnership LLC secure a multimillion-dollar contract to handle payment services for a rapidly expanding consumer personal assistance program. It claims to have been working on a fix to help. At least five lawsuits have been filed to shed light on Hochul's overhaul of CDPAP, two of which specifically allege collusion on the part of the governor's administration.…
This month, online medical booking platform Zocdoc released its year-end report detailing various trends in patient behavior. The report is based on data from the millions of visitors ZokuDok sees each month, and highlights the increased demand for sleep medicine specialists, the spike in summer mental health appointments, and the increased use of telemedicine visits. They point out the low level of The report also includes several predictions from Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz about how patient behavior and the healthcare industry as a whole will change over the next year. Below are three of his most notable predictions. Patients increasingly…
A new Texas 2036 health care poll shows most Texas voters are concerned about government regulation of health care mergers. Texas 2036 is a nonpartisan public policy research and advocacy organization. They're thinking about the future of the state, which will turn 200 in just over a decade. A poll of 1,001 Texans was conducted by Texas 2036 in November. Seventy-five percent of those surveyed agreed that states should more aggressively regulate health care mergers. Health Policy Director Charles Miller said this kind of interest is new to his research. “I don't think this reflects a shift away from Texas'…
This article is part of the HHCN+ membership In an effort to diversify their business and reach across the continuum of care, some home care providers are choosing to expand their service lines. Florida-based Empath Health is an example of a company making such a move. Jonathan Freese, CEO of Empath Health, argues that the company needs to expand access to care. “It's all about expanding access to help people in a bigger and deeper way during advanced and severe terminal post-acute events,” he said at the CONTINUUM conference in the Washington, D.C., area last week. “That was the case,”…
PA mediaThe consultation asked how much of the savings should be spent on care. Putting a cap on the cost of care in nursing homes has the support of a “significant majority” of people who took part in a consultation on future care provision.People were asked their views on two models proposed for how nursing, housing and home care should be funded on the Isle of Man.Of the 1,227 people who took part, all but 5% supported moving away from the current funding model.The government said it wanted to fund care services in a “more sustainable and fair way” and…
JMP Securities begins coverage of Addus HomeCare Corp. ADUSa provider of home personal care and clinical services. JMP analysts believe Addus HomeCare has a uniquely strong and established presence in personal care services across multiple states due to its size and experienced management team. The analyst wrote that personal care is a cost-effective way to provide home-based services, especially as the United States faces a shortage of expensive and skilled clinicians. This approach can also help delay the need for more expensive treatment options. Because the personal care sector is highly fragmented, Addus has an opportunity to expand by adding…