home health

ATLANTA (February 20, 2020)—The American Society on Aging (ASA), an association of diverse multidisciplinary professionals who seek to improve the quality of life of older adults and their families, will honor leaders in the field of aging during the presentation of the ASA Leadership Awards at the 2020 Aging in America Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

WASHINGTON, DC (February 19, 2019)—Jeff Huber, CEO of Home Instead, joined Serve America Together as campaign co-chair to advance efforts to make national service part of growing up in America.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (February 18, 2020)—Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for contract therapy providers, skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice agencies, and outpatient therapy, announced it has added eCare21 to its partner network. The service is available immediately to Casamba Skilled customers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 14, 2020)—NAHC President William A. Dombi told the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday, Feb. 12th, that while the “Medicare home health benefit is well managed,” it needs to be modernized to improve access to quality care in the home for all Americans, especially those living in rural areas.

CHICAGO (February 14, 2020)—BrightStar Care is a medical and non-medical home health care franchise. The brand expanded into many previously untapped markets in 2019 and has promising projections for 2020.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 12, 2020)—The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) faced sharp questioning during a Senate committee hearing on Feb. 5 from skeptical Senators about a growing backlog of unpaid providers caring for elderly and disabled veterans.

CHESHIRE, Conn. (February 5, 2020)—Assisted Living Services, Inc. (ALS) in Cheshire, Connecticut has earned national recognition from Home Care Pulse, a firm providing quality assurance for homecare. The family-owned company received three 2020 Best of Home Care awards—Leader in Excellence, Employer of Choice and Provider of Choice.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (February 3, 2020)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced it is beginning to introduce a Balance Tracking & Fall Risk Assessment Program to help keep its clientele safe.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 31, 2020)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) recently responded to an invitation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to comment on a proposed rule regarding regulations governing physician self-referral rules.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (January 31, 2020)—Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for contract therapy providers, skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice agencies, and outpatient therapy, announced Keet, Inc. has been added to the firm’s partner network. Users of Casamba Clinic will have access to Keet Health beginning in February 2020.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (January 30, 2020)—MatrixCare/Brightree’s Home Health and Hospice EMR solution earned Best in KLAS honors, receiving a top-ranked score of 87.1 in this year’s “Best in KLAS: Software & Services” report.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2020)—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) has issued the second annual report on the Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program.