SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (February 8, 2022)—At the Home Care 100 conference, there was one overwhelming message from leaders in the home health and hospice industry: Workforce is the No. 1 issue facing homecare now—and for the foreseeable future. 

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (February 8, 2022)—Medicare Advantage programs are likely to continue to grow at a rapid pace, replacing traditional Medicare coverage for America’s seniors in increasing numbers, former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma said Tuesday. 

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (February 8, 2022)—MatrixCare announced its Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care electronic health record solution has earned Best in KLAS honors for the third year in a row, receiving a score of 87.1 for Home Health EHR (Large) and 85.0 for Hospice, according to this year’s report.

KLAS Research added the hospice category this year, making MatrixCare the first winner for its comprehensive hospice EHR solution.

ARVADA, Colo. (February 8, 2022)—The Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (Colorado VNA) announced that it has reached an agreement with 24/7 AvaRe Home Health to absorb their health care staff and patients into Colorado VNA.

ATLANTA (February 8, 2022)—Graham-Field is proud to congratulate CEO, Ken Spett, upon his appointment by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the District Export Council, for a four-year term.

In 1974, the Secretary of Commerce authorized and established the first District Export Council to support the expansion of export opportunities for U.S. companies.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 8, 2022)—Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is offering a stipend to allow Florida health care providers to recruit and retain staff to care for vulnerable patient populations and increase the ability of Floridians to receive care in a community-based setting. As the application instructions make clear, this funding is available to increase and improve staffing for your company.
 

TAMPA, Fla. (February 3, 2022)—U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington sentenced Patsy Truglia (54, Parkland, Florida) to 15 years in federal prison for his role in two consecutive conspiracies to commit health care fraud and for making a false statement in a matter involving a health care benefit program. As part of his sentence, the court ordered Truglia to pay $18.3 million to the affected government health programs and an insurance company.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (February 3, 2022)—The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) appreciates the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) publication, “HIT Monitoring Report, January 2022,” which summarizes utilization trends for the Medicare Part B home infusion therapy (HIT) services benefit over three years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2022)—As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand Americans’ access to free testing, people in either Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early spring. Under the new initiative, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access up to eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per month for free.

CHESHIRE, Conn. (February 3, 2022)—Assisted Living Services, Inc. (ALS), a homecare agency serving the state of Connecticut, announced that it received the distinguished 2022 Best of Home Care –Leader in Experience Award from Home Care Pulse, a firm offering experience management for homecare.