Category: Living healthy

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) will soon be in a league of its own, at least to a certain extent. There are certainly plenty of independent, home-focused companies still on the publicly traded market. But the Baton Rouge,...

Encompass Health reported a strong financial first quarter for 2022 despite continued staffing constraints in its home health business. On Wednesday, Encompass Health reported total revenue of $1.33 billion for Q1 2022, up 8.4%...

It would be silly to have an argument over whether value-based care is a good principle. That’s unless, of course, you had to parse out what exactly each individual or organization meant when they referred to value-based care....

The amount of money being invested in the home-based care space has many people excited about the future, particularly as smaller startup companies continue to grow. VC firms have in recent years pumped over $2.5 billion into...

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has been vocal about its plan to develop its health care services capabilities in three phases. The first phase is building the capabilities. The second phase includes enhancements to align its...

The way in which home care agencies are finding and hiring caregivers is evolving. Over time, word-of-mouth recruitment via current employees is having a lesser impact on overall hires, while job hiring sites like Indeed are...

Amedisys names Nick Muscato as chief strategy officer Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced this week the promotion of Nick Muscato to chief strategy officer. Moscato most recently served as the senior vice president of finance...

The right partnership can be a powerful tool for businesses looking to expand their service offerings, enhance their internal operations or even gain an edge over competitors. Over the years, home care providers have gone beyond...

For startups, reaching unicorn status — a valuation at over $1 billion — is a major milestone. And with its latest funding round, Biofourmis just surpassed getting there. The company announced Tuesday that it has raised $300...

Staffing is almost ubiquitously considered the toughest challenge in both home health and home care. A parallel issue that is often considered far less, however, is turnover among executives at the companies that make up the...

By most measures, 2021 was a resounding success for home health company PathWell. Now, CEO Raman Brar has even bigger plans for 2022. “I would say our goals [for the next year] is doubling down on what we did in 2021,” Brar told...

Getting an accurate and timely OASIS is a challenge that home health providers continue to face. As providers continue to gear up for OASIS-E, it will be important to follow a set of processes that will help set them up for...