GREEN BAY, Wis. (August 28, 2018)—CorLife LLC, a provider of ancillary benefits and home modification services for workers’ compensation carriers nationwide, recently added a new company to their family of brands. CorCare is a home health care company that provides a wide variety of skilled services including all levels of nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, wound care, rehabilitation, translation, transportation and more.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. And PITTSBURGH (July 31, 2018)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced today that it has opened its newest franchise in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Always Best Care of Fox Chapel marks the company’s seventh location in Pennsylvania and will provide senior care services to the communities of Fox Chapel, Plum, New Kensington, Cheswick, Verona, Penn Hills and surrounding areas.
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RESEDA, Calif. (June 21, 2018)—Molly Forrest, chief executive officer and president of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, has been selected as chair-elect of LeadingAge California, the state’s advocacy group for nonprofit senior living and care. Her two-year term begins July 1, 2018.
Agencies invited to help develop best practices, new course to be offered
TAVARES, FLA. (June 14, 2018)—Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care has received an Excellence in Program Innovation Award—Clinical Practice from the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association (FHPCA) for its Nurse Onboarding Program. It is one of six hospice agencies across Florida to receive Awards of Excellence at the recent FHPCA 2016 Forum.
CINCINNATI (June 13, 2018)—FirstLight Home Care, a provider of non-medical homecare, has been named by Forbes as one of the best franchises to own in the United States.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (June 5, 2018)—Synzi, a virtual care company, has announced that Trilogy Home Healthcare (Trilogy), a Medicare-certified home health care agency, has selected its virtual care communication platform to improve patient management, engagement and care.
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Memo not yet filed at Federal Register, input sill needed
By Kristin Easterling
SAN FRANCISCO (May 30, 2018)—ClearCare, a technology platform for homecare agencies, announced the nationwide availability of a new technology to seamlessly connect these agencies with insurance companies and hospitals.
CMS releases new guidance for electronic visit verification
By Kristin Easterling
(May 17, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance on electronic visit verification (EVV), in accordance with section 12006(b) of the Cures Act. This section requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect and disseminate best practices for the training people who provide personal care services (PCS), home health care services (HHCS) or both, on the operation of EVV systems.
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