Jay Duty, the newly appointed senior vice president and chief corporate development officer of Enhabit Home Health and Hospice (NYSE: EHAB), is spearheading the company’s ambitions for growth, including acquisitions and de novos. Duty transitioned to Enhabit from Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC), where he served as vice president of strategy. Enhabit spun off from Encompass […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition to hear a False Claims Act (FCA) and anti-kickback case brought against Georgia-Based Bethany Hospice & Palliative Care LLC. FCA cases often hinge on the question of patient eligibility for hospice care based on a six-month terminal prognosis, often involving a qui tam complaint. This occurs when […]
Most people who work in hospice have a story. For Frontpoint Health CEO Brent Korte, that story began at 20-years-old when he volunteered to help dying patients in Calcutta, India. This was a formative experience for the future home-based care leader, which was later reinforced as he saw some of his own family members receive […]
Virginia-based Blue Ridge Hospice, and its CEO Cheryl Hamilton Fried, are mobilizing for value-based care with geographic expansion and a new suite of services. Fried took the helm at Blue Ridge Hospice in January 2021 and moved quickly to reinforce the non-profit’s marketing and business development operations. Within 18 months of her arrival, Blue Ridge […]
The U.S. health care system is in a state of flux, as the home gains prominence as a care setting and value-based payment builds momentum. Recent deals by UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum subsidiary demonstrate a willingness to change with the times. UnitedHealth Group is positioning Optum as a cornerstone of its growing home-based care […]
A group of health care organizations is developing interoperable systems for sharing information on social determinants of health across care settings. The Sync for Social Needs Coalition seeks to standardize the types of data that providers collect from patient screenings for social determinants and develop ways to integrate that information into electronic medical records (EMR) […]
Hospices and Accountable Care Organizations have the ability to customize payment contracts within the Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is replacing the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model with ACO REACH. The agency says the new program […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is putting the pedal to the metal in its $392 million deal to secure full ownership of home-based care company CareCentrix. The Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is a Fortune 500 health care and retail powerhouse and parent company of the Walgreens retail pharmacy chain. Like its rival CVS Health (NYSE: […]
Senior services entrepreneur Tim Peck has started up an unnamed venture under the umbrella of the insurance company and long-term care operator Genworth (NYSE: GNW). Peck brought the venture out of stealth earlier today in a LinkedIn post. The business, wholly owned by Genworth, will build on its existing assessments and caregiver support capabilities, as […]
Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa has penned an agreement the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to offer a range of home-based care services, including palliative care. The two organizations have formed a joint venture — UAMS Health Comprehensive Care at Home — that will provide primary care; hospital, recovery, and rehabilitation services; home health, […]
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