WASHINGTON, DC—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should require hospice care providers to report all allegations of abuse and neglect immediately to survey agencies, regardless of whether the alleged perpetrator is affiliated with the hospice, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged in a new report.
The Department of Health and Human Services neither agreed nor disagreed with GAO's recommendation.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold an open-door forum for home health, hospice and durable medical equipment (DME) providers on Wednesday, January 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Participants should call in at least 15 minutes before the start time.
The agenda as provided by CMS is:
Opening Remarks
WILLOW GROVE, Pennsylvania—A Pennsylvania homecare agency has been ordered to pay more than $3.8 million in back wages and damages after its employees accused it of withholding overtime pay.
DURHAM, North Carolina—Arosa, a provider of integrated care management and caregiving services, celebrated 13 caregivers who received Ceca Awards in recognition of their exceptional care delivery and also announced two new locations.
San Antonio—Caring Senior Service, a private-duty, non-medical senior homecare services company, announced that it has tapped Jeff Bevis as its new chief operating officer tasked with expanding the company’s franchising opportunities, accelerating its revenue growth and showcasing its proprietary technology.
CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. has bought Great Elm Healthcare, LLC, a division of Great Elm Group, Inc. that operates a complete line of respiratory-related durable medical equipment (DME) service locations across eight states in the Midwest, Southwest and Pacific Northwest and had $60 million in revenue last year.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Monogram Health, a value-based specialty provider of in-home evidence-based care and benefit management services for patients living with polychronic conditions, including chronic kidney and end-stage renal disease, has closed on $375 million of new funding.
Expect 2023 to be a big year for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which have been gaining attention since the COVID-19 pandemic drew public attention to failures in the health care system. The PACE Innovation Act allows pilot programs to expand their reach, and the Alliance for PACE Innovation and Quality has launched a new project in 2023 designed to hit a target of 200,000 PACE participants in five years.
EL SEGUNDO, California—24 Hour Home Care, a non-medical in-home care provider, announced Simon Close will be promoted to president of its Senior Care division. Close joined the 24 Hour Home Care team in 2020 as vice president of sales and brings a wealth of knowledge in the health industry and worldwide business experience. As president of senior care, Close is focused on serving clients and their families by making it easy to access in-home care with an effortless experience.
LAS VEGAS—Assistive robotics company Labrador Systems is presenting new demonstrations of its award-winning personal robot at CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show).
