Home Health

Home health care leads job gains in February

For the second month in a row, the healthcare sector saw an increase in job growth, with home healthcare services leading the sector in job growth. According to the newest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment report issued Friday morning, job growth was widespread, with the greatest increases seen in the leisure and hospitality, …

Home Health

Multi-state agency shares employee vaccine incentives

Southeast post-acute provider PruittHealth recently released its 2021 COVID-19 report, offering a look at its efforts during the pandemic, including the perks it has offered to employees to promote vaccination. Incentives included: The Protect Bonus, which granted all full-time employee partners $100 when their health care center achieved a 90% vaccination rate.The Hero Bag, a …

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2022 Home Health Coding Summit

The 2022 Home Health Coding Summit is your one-stop shop to get intermediate and advanced code training! Join us and get a first look at the FY2023 codes, guideline and OASIS changes! We will set you up with the tools and resources you need to succeed so you can sit for your coding credential, earn CEUs, and advance your career. It's no wonder coders across the nation consider the Coding Summit a priority investment year after year.

Home Health

Guilty plea in home health kickback scheme

Federal prosecutors claim five South Florida home health agencies are linked to an alleged scheme involving kickbacks and bribes in exchange for Medicare referrals for services the patients did not need and, in many cases, never received, according to a release from the Department of Justice’s Southern District of Florida. On Friday, Ernesto Espinosa, 71, …

Private Duty

How to Get Started Supporting Caregivers

There are more than 53 million caregivers in the United States – and from the legislation at the federal and local levels, they are emerging as the new protected class of workers. And it’s about time. For decades, caregivers have been neglected in the workplace. Millions have found themselves ineligible for protection under federal law …