On October 31, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update final rule, which…

What is your biggest ”pet peeve” with home health today? No agency names please. I am writing a blog/podcast potentially. Patients wanting visits after 1pm but also don’t want a…

K&K Health Care Solutions knows that finding clinical and caregiving staff is hard right now.  Many agencies have stepped up their recruiting efforts in big ways.  A close friend of…

Excerpted from News Leader Editorial By: Howard Pines Amelia Island resident Howard Pines has more than 30 years of  experience as CEO, chairman and founder of BeamPines, a premier firm…

Every day we speak with home health leaders who are looking to solve problems in their agency.  Most often they “feel” like they are not performing to their optimal level…

I once heard an industry leader make the statement “at its core, Home Health is a logistics business.”  This statement struck a chord in me and has stuck with me.…

I asked this question to just about everyone who stopped by our booth over the last couple of days at the 2022 AHHC Annual Convention & Expo in Raleigh, NC. …

Unbelievably, the 1st Q of 2022 is already behind us. While the pandemic is not yet fully behind us, we are moving very quickly toward a return to “normal.”  I…

The last couple of years have been HARD! I have a hand drawn “COVID SUCKS” sign on my office wall. This sign has been part of my virtual wall for…