Crown Medical Solutions Pays $825K to Settle DME Fraud Allegations
The DME supply company & its owners allegedly billed Medicare for DME…
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Preparing for a New Era of Oversight
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Optimizing Underwriting for Home Health Care Providers
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A Pivot Point for HME
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3 Steps to Take Now to Prepare for the 2023 Launch of OASIS-E
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HomeCare’s 2022 Salary & Staffing Survey
Staffing issues aren’t new to the homecare industry. We’ve been running our Salary & Benefits Survey since 2014, and back in 2015, we reported in these pages about a survey of home health agency owners that found that almost 63% said caregiver shortages were one of their biggest obstacles to growth. But we’ve not seen hiring pressures reach the pitch they have in 2022 in all industries, and especially in health care. According to the American Hospital Association, job vacancies for nurses increased by 30% from 2019 to 2020, and respiratory therapist vacancies jumped by 31%. EMSI reports there will be a shortage of up to 3.2 million health care workers by 2026. When we ran our salary and benefits survey last year, we asked…Read More →: HomeCare’s 2022 Salary & Staffing Survey -
Education is Needed to Ensure Medical Waste is Managed Well
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Care Disparities Between Rural & Urban Home Health Agencies
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What to Know About Buying & Selling Your Home Health Agency
Understanding your transaction details is key in homecare mergers & acquisitionsRead More →: What to Know About Buying & Selling Your Home Health Agency
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