Home health providers aiming to achieve success under the Home Health Value-Based Purchase (HHVBP) model should implement clinical strategies that will help improve scores. According to Chris Attaya, vice president of product strategy for the Data Analytics Company Strategic Healthcare program, detail-oriented providers who commit to daily and weekly data reviews can see efforts that pay off with notable bonuses. US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded its HHVBP nationwide in 2021. This model has been an active demonstration in nine states since 2016 before this expansion. In this model, home health providers are incentivized or penalized according…
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On Wednesday, Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) announced that it had acquired outpatient therapy for Healing Hearts Home Health and Healing Hearts. Healing Hearts offers home health, non-medical home care and outpatient therapy services, serving seven Wyoming communities. The transaction was completed on Monday. Both home healthcare and outpatient therapy operations will serve the communities of Gillette and Moorecroft, Wyoming, and continue to operate under their own brand. “Healthcare should see people where they are,” Pennant CEO Brent Gerrisorli said in a statement. “By expanding our home health and outpatient therapy network, we can serve more Wyoming residents with the same…
This article is part of the HHCN+ membership Most patients with complex medical needs, especially those relying on life support devices, are cared for at home by work-from-home equipment care providers. However, providing care to these patients presents unique challenges that require specialized skills and better communication. To effectively care for medically intensive patients, home care operators need to integrate new technologies such as wearables and remote patient surveillance, while enhancing collaboration across the interdisciplinary care team. “Ensuring continuity and consistency in care depends on effective closed-loop communication between care teams, caregivers, participants and families,” Patricia Connelly, CEO of the…
Later this week we have some data points on how the labor market is going. Along with the unemployment rate, the employment report will be released on Friday. However, on Wednesday, the July job openings and labor rotation survey was conducted. Headlines are that they have little change in all categories. Job openings, employment, layoffs, stop. They are all about the same as last month.The job market is a bit stuck. It's not happening much.”If you have a job and are very happy with it, things are pink,” said Guy Berger, a senior fellow at the Burning Glass Institute.That's because…
Middle East Smart Healthcare Market Summary The Middle East smart healthcare market sizewas estimated at USD 4.94 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 15.43 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 13.4% from 2025 to 2033. This growth is attributed to the technological advancements, rising healthcare costs, and the increasing demand for efficient, patient-centric care delivery. Key Market Trends & Insights Saudi Arabia dominated the market and accounted for a 19.2% share in 2024. By product, the telemedicine segment held the largest revenue share of 40.6% in 2024. By end-use, the hospitals segment held the…
It would have taken four presidential administrations to ultimately achieve that, but U.S. healthcare professionals blocking access to electronic medical data for patients and providers could ultimately begin to face real consequences. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week it plans to take a break from the demolition of US public health systems and take an “active enforcement stance” against healthcare actors (PDFs) that “restrict patient care by blocking access, exchange and use of electronic health information.” “Patients must have free access to health information, as guaranteed by law,” General Juliet Hodgkins of Juliet Hodgkins said…
There is a simple reason healthcare is expensive. Millions of executives, investors, providers and nonprofits are financially rewarded for increased healthcare costs.Mika Magong |Guest columnistWho is in Medicaid? Popular programs may be in the chopping block72 million people in the United States are enrolled in Medicaid, a federal and state health insurance program for people with disabilities or low incomes.The author argues that market distortions encourage insurers to keep costs down and do not control costs. Employee-based health insurance reduces competition and leads to integration between pharmacies and physician practices. This article proposes giving families medical funds directly to use…
Digital Edition: People with learning disabilities ‘progress faster’ to severe diabetes 03 September, 2025 By Steve Ford Patients with learning disabilities are likely to progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are also at greater risk of dying from it than other parts of the population, warn the authors of a UK study. This area is reserved. Please register for a trial, or subscribe for full access to continue reading. If you are a subscriber, login here. Welcome! To continue reading either: Access your account Log…
Digital Edition: Call for government maternity review to focus on ‘national structures’ 03 September, 2025 By Emma Baines A major investigation into failures of maternity and neonatal care in England should focus on problems with the system at national level, according to a report from a patient safety watchdog. This area is reserved. Please register for a trial, or subscribe for full access to continue reading. If you are a subscriber, login here. Welcome! To continue reading either: Access your account Log in to your account to…
“This year we took a step further in creating our Global Hub, which will result in over 300 high quality jobs,” Perez says. “This new center was created with the aim of encouraging the development of innovative therapies through responsible use of AI.” From this centre, they are working on strategic projects applying AI across the value chain, focusing on areas such as real-world evidence generation (RWE), clinical analysis and statistical programming, scientific and R&D support, and development of predictive models for logistics and supply chains. “Everything we do from this centre has a common goal: to provide a faster,…