# Home Health * **Definition:** A sector focused on providing medical care and support services to individuals in their own homes, encompassing various products and services such as skilled nursing care, physical therapy, and other healthcare services, often following hospital discharge. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Home Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Home Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 19.6K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/16/2025 | [**Medicare Home Health Use High Among Dementia Patients - But Falling**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2025/05/medicare-home-health-use-high-among-dementia-patients-but-falling/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**Only 31f Home Health Patients Report Their Dementia Diagnosis To Their Providers**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2025/05/only-31-of-home-health-patients-report-their-dementia-diagnosis-to-their-providers/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 4/24/2025 | [**Industry Analysis and Competitive Strategies in Smart Home Healthcare Market Report 2025-2032**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/industry-analysis-competitive-strategies-smart-home-whkcc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**The Top 25 Healthcare AI Companies of 2025**](https://thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com/the-top-25-healthcare-ai-companies-of-2025/) | [[Healthcare Technology Report]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Elumina Health Announces The Launch of New AI Capability in BasisEHR-The First AI-Powered EHR for Post-Acute Home Healthcare**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elumina-health-announces-the-launch-of-new-ai-capability-in-basisehr-the-first-ai-powered-ehr-for-post-acute-home-healthcare-1034586356) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 3/12/2025 | [**CoachCare Acquires VitalTech, Expanding RPM and Virtual Care Capabilities**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/03/12/coachcare-acquires-vitaltech/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/10/2025 | [**The Rising Importance Of Social Workers On The Home Health Team**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2025/03/the-rising-importance-of-social-workers-on-the-home-health-team/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 2/19/2025 | [**Study: Older adults using home health in rural areas prone to more infection-related hospitalizations**](https://www.mcknights.com/news/study-older-adults-using-home-health-in-rural-areas-prone-to-more-infection-related-hospitalizations/) | [[McKnights Long Term Care News]] | | 2/14/2025 | [**House Lawmaker Introduces Resolution To Block Home Health Payment Rule**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2025/02/house-lawmaker-introduces-resolution-to-block-home-health-payment-rule/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**How Home Health Agencies Can Adapt To TEAM and HHVBP Models**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2025/01/how-home-health-agencies-can-adapt-to-team-and-hhvbp-models/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 12/9/2024 | [**Hidden Changes: What Home Health Providers May Have Missed In The Final Rule**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2024/12/hidden-changes-what-home-health-providers-may-have-missed-in-the-final-rule/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**The Rise and Promise of Technology in Home Health - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/the-rise-and-promise-of-technology-in-home-health.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**Home Health Hub Market to Surpass USD 9.16 Billion by 2032, Says S&S Insider**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-health-hub-market-surpass-140000316.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Software Market to Surpass USD 38.92 Billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 13.8**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/home-healthcare-software-market-surpass-130000171.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Devices Market Trends and Market Growth Outlook (2024 - 2031)**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/home-healthcare-devices-market-trends-growth-outlook-2024-2031-y8iwf) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/5/2024 | [**Germany Home Healthcare Market Forecast Report 2024-2032 - Rising Adoption ... - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-home-healthcare-market-forecast-095600031.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 10/10/2024 | [**Home health providers, CMS raise red flags over delayed access**](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/medicare-home-health-pay-delays-cms) | [[Modern Healthcare]] | | 9/18/2024 | [**Giles County 2024 Main Street Awards Finalists Announced**](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/contests-lifestyles-pulaskicitizen/giles-county-2024-main-street-awards-finalists-announced/) | mainstreetmediatn.com | | 9/16/2024 | [**Home Health Record Management Market Key Insights and Strategic Innovations - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/882079-home-health-record-management-market-key-insights-and-strategic-innovations-leading-players-and-industry-projections-to-2031.html) | whatech.com | | 9/14/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Equipment Market Share and Outlook 2024 In Latest Study - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/881309-home-healthcare-equipment-market-share-and-outlook-2024-in-latest-study.html) | whatech.com | | 8/27/2024 | [**How Forvis Mazars Built a Global Network**](https://www.forvismazars.us/forsights/2024/08/how-forvis-mazars-built-a-global-network) | forvismazars.us | | 8/15/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Software Market 2024: Industry Insights and Future Growth - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/867403-home-healthcare-software-market-2024-industry-insights-and-future-growth.html) | whatech.com | | 8/7/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Software - Product & Service Market To Surpass USD 38.92 Billion ... - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/864018-home-healthcare-software-product-service-market-to-surpass-usd-38-92-billion-by-2032-driven-by-aging-population-and-technological-advancements.html) | whatech.com | | 8/1/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Market to Expand at a High 7.96% CAGR through 2031 On the Back of ... - WFXR**](https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/732120237/home-healthcare-market-to-expand-at-a-high-7-96-cagr-through-2031-on-the-back-of-rising-senescent-population) | wfxrtv.com | | 1/8/2024 | [**Does Medicare Cover Home Health Care?**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/does-medicare-cover-home-health-care/ar-AA1mEHhl) | msn.com | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **MD Home Health**: A home health provider emphasizing value-based care arrangements. - **Home Health Companions**: Recognized for outstanding client care and employee satisfaction in the home health sector. - **Bayada Home Health Care**: A leading provider of home health services, focusing on improving patient care through innovative technologies. - **BAYADA Home Health Care**: One of the largest providers of home health services in the U.S., advocating for recognition of home health care's cost-saving potential. - **Enhabit, Inc.**: A national home health and hospice provider focused on enhancing patient care through advanced technology. - **Baystate Health**: A healthcare organization facing clinician concerns regarding contract negotiations and quality of care for home health patients. - **Memorial Hermann Health System**: Announced a joint venture with Monogram Health to provide multispecialty home care services. - **Visiting Angels**: A home healthcare agency providing personal care, respite care, and hospice care, focusing on short-term or intermittent care. - **Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare**: An advocacy group focused on ensuring access to quality home healthcare services and addressing legislative challenges. - **Åmcare**: A digital health technology leader debuting its Home Health Hub, integrating physical health support with digital connectivity for aging populations. - **PeopleScout**: A recruitment service specializing in home health care staffing, utilizing advanced technology and market insights to address staffing challenges. - **Humana**: A major healthcare company with significant involvement in home health through its CenterWell division. - **Providence**: A health system that is forming a joint venture to enhance home health services and improve operational efficiency. - **UnitedHealth Group**: A major player in the home health care market, currently facing legal challenges regarding its acquisition of Amedisys. - **Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)**: Regulatory body influencing home health payment policies and practices. - **Vivid Health**: A company entering the at-home care market with a multispecialty care management platform aimed at improving clinical staff efficiency and patient capacity. - **Compassus**: A provider of home health and hospice services, partnering with health systems to manage operations. - **WellSky**: A software and professional services company that provides solutions for home health and hospice care. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **MD Home Health and Homecare Homebase**: A partnership aimed at recognizing emerging professionals in the home health sector. - **Memorial Hermann Health System and Monogram Health**: A partnership to enhance access to home healthcare for members with chronic conditions. - **Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) and National Alliance for Care at Home**: Collaborating to strengthen advocacy for the home health industry. - **OhioHealth and Compassus**: Transitioning employees to focus on core hospital services while ensuring quality in-home care. - **Premier Home Health Care Services and AlayaCare**: Collaboration to migrate to a modern, cloud-based EHR platform to enhance care delivery across multiple states. - **Future Leaders Awards**: In partnership with Homecare Homebase, this program recognizes emerging professionals in home health and related fields. - **Providence and Compassus**: A joint venture to enhance home health services and reduce patient length of stay in acute settings. - **Apricot Technologies and Healthcare Synergy**: An integration to enhance AI accessibility for home health nurses, improving patient care and operational efficiencies. - **Axxess and Olli Health**: A partnership aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and financial performance for home health clients through advanced coding and quality review services. - **Bon Secours Mercy Health and Compassus**: Finalizing an agreement to transfer home health and hospice operations across five states. - **Renovus Capital Partners and Superior Health Holdings**: Strategic partnership aimed at expanding home health and hospice services in Louisiana. - **Pennant Group and Hartford HealthCare**: Entered a partnership to establish a service center on the East Coast, enhancing operational practices and leadership development. - **Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and TytoCare**: Collaborating to provide virtual clinics to students in rural Oklahoma. - **CrossTx and Artemis Global RPM**: Strategic partnership to enhance Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management programs. - **Gen7 Health and NueHee**: Partnered to bring a nutritional and dietetics digital health platform to market. - **Axxess and SimiTree**: Collaborated to launch the Market Analysis Platform (MAP) and Compass tool to enhance operational efficiency for home health providers. - **CareQuest Innovation Partners**: Invested in Grin, a virtual care platform focused on digital oral health care solutions. - **Pennant Group and John Muir Health**: A joint venture aimed at expanding operational support and service offerings. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Omnichannel Home Health Services**: MD Home Health's approach combining remote monitoring, telehealth, and in-home services. - **Home Health Consolidation**: Increasing consolidation in the home health sector as providers seek to expand market presence and improve leverage with Medicare Advantage plans. - **Smart Home Healthcare**: Utilizes connected devices for remote patient monitoring, driven by technological advancements. - **Home Health Hub**: Åmcare's platform designed to support family caregivers and enhance the independence of aging individuals. - **Telehealth and Remote Monitoring**: The home health market is shifting towards digital solutions, including telehealth and remote patient monitoring, driven by labor shortages and rising healthcare costs. - **Home Health Record Management (HHRM)**: Transforming healthcare data management to improve patient care through secure access to records. - **Behavioral Health Integration**: Recognizing the importance of mental health in home health care to improve overall patient outcomes. - **Home Healthcare Devices Market Growth**: Projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% from 2024 to 2031, driven by telehealth integration and remote monitoring. - **Remote Patient Monitoring**: Technological advancements enabling continuous monitoring of patients' health at home. - **Wearable Medical Devices**: The rise of wearable technology is enhancing remote monitoring capabilities in home health. - **Home Health Hub Market**: Expected to grow from USD 0.80 billion in 2023 to USD 9.16 billion by 2032, fueled by telemedicine and AI innovations. - **Home Health Care Hire**: An Applicant Tracking System launched by CareConnect to streamline hiring processes for home care agencies. - **Home Healthcare Software Market**: Projected to grow from USD 12.16 billion in 2023 to USD 38.92 billion by 2032, driven by technological advancements. - **Pediatric Home Healthcare Expansion**: Companies like Bayada and Aveanna are expanding services in response to rising demand for pediatric care. - **Telemedicine and Remote Care**: Technological advancements are transforming home healthcare, enabling better patient monitoring and personalized care. - **AI in Home Health**: Artificial intelligence is transforming home healthcare through remote monitoring, chatbots, and personalized treatment plans. - **AI and telehealth solutions**: Transforming in-home care by enabling continuous monitoring and personalized treatment. - **Artificial Intelligence in Home Health**: AI and data aggregation tools are being leveraged to improve patient care and clinician satisfaction in home health settings. - **Value-Based Care Models**: Home health providers are increasingly pursuing value-based care arrangements to improve quality and financial outcomes. - **Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model**: Introduced to adjust Medicare payments based on home health agencies' performance on quality measures. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Home Health Deserts**: Emerging in rural areas due to financial pressures and service reductions, limiting access to care. - **Access to Care**: Patients facing barriers to accessing Medicare-certified home health services, with significant delays reported. - **Staffing Shortages**: A significant concern in home health care, exacerbated by high turnover rates and a shortage of home health aides. - **Staff Shortages**: A critical issue affecting the timely delivery of home health services, particularly for Medicare beneficiaries. - **Regulatory Changes**: New regulations from CMS regarding social determinants of health impacting home health service delivery. - **Data Privacy and Reimbursement Policies**: Ongoing concerns regarding data privacy and the adequacy of reimbursement for home health services. - **Fraud in Home Health**: Concerns about fraudulent activities in the home health sector persist, with regulators focusing on distinguishing between genuine errors and intentional fraud. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Concerns regarding the protection of patient information in home health record management systems. - **Workforce Shortages**: Declining number of Medicare-certified home health agencies leading to a shortage of home health aides. - **Access Disparities**: Studies indicate that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries face reduced access to quality home health services compared to traditional Medicare beneficiaries. - **Disparities in Access**: Research indicates lower utilization of home health care services among Medicare Advantage enrollees compared to traditional Medicare. - **Ownership Changes**: Increasing ownership changes in Medicare-certified home health agencies raise concerns about care quality and workforce stability. - **Regulatory Compliance**: The complex regulatory environment poses challenges for home health and hospice operations. - **Financial Viability of Providers**: Many home health providers are struggling financially despite optimistic reports from regulatory bodies. - **Regulatory Environment**: Home health providers face challenges due to unfavorable payment rates and potential cuts recommended by MedPAC. - **Medicare Payment Cuts**: Ongoing cuts from CMS are leading to challenges for home health providers, with anticipated reductions in reimbursements affecting operational viability. - **Payment Cuts by CMS**: Continued reductions in home health payments leading to operational challenges for providers. ## Related Topics [[Home Health Care]]; [[Home Healthcare]]; [[Home Care]]; [[In-Home Care]]