Preparing for the Future

Leaders turn attention to capturing untapped revenue. Flying back from DC last week, the handle on my favorite carry-on bag gave out. Like the Lucky Starr song popularized by Johnny Cash, I truly [...]

Value is more than a buzzword in home care these days. Agencies know that payers, policymakers and consumers are all expecting it in the care they provide. But where should a hospice or home care [...]

Thriving in Change Transcend’s latest research gives a deep understanding of the challenges caregivers face. It’s rich on data and insights your program can use to develop more community [...]

With regulatory complexity increasing, staffing costs and pressures continually on the rise, and payment rates lagging the economic pressures of inflation, it’s no surprise that providers are [...]

Over the past 48 hours, I’ve had a number of conversations with nervous home health and hospice CEOs. The gist is the same. “Once the largest Medicare Advantage plan and one of the largest [...]

Inclusion of hospice in Medicare Advantage is all-but-guaranteed to happen in the coming years. How can you prepare to contract with private payers? The Medicare Advantage juggernaut The growth [...]

In the face of an increasingly competitive landscape, home and hospice care agencies need a thorough understanding of their market to thrive – one that goes beyond the numbers to achieve a [...]

For decades, palliative care has been an enigma. This vital service that relieves pain and suffering to greatly improve quality of life is woefully misunderstood, delivered in a zillion different [...]

Unless you’ve been vacationing on a remote island for the past few months, chances are you’ve heard of ChatGPT by now. Whether you perceive it as a vague concept that’s too lofty to take [...]

If you’re a hospice provider, you’re bound to be aware of the extensive changes CMS published in late January regarding their hospice survey and hospice surveyor training for State Agency and [...]