April Anthony, the CEO of Encompass Health Corp.’s (NYSE: EHC) home health and hospice segment is stepping down from her role. Anthony is the original founder of the business. The Birmingham, Alabama-based Encompass Health announced the news on Friday, nearly four months after it unveiled… Read More »Encompass Health Home Health, Hospice CEO April Anthony to Step Down
One of the biggest home health providers in the country is teaming up with one of the nation’s largest home care organizations. Birmingham, Alabama-based Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) and Omaha, Nebraska-based Right at Home jointly announced a new preferred provider relationship on Tuesday. Broadly, the… Read More »Encompass Health, Right at Home Collaborating on Value-Based Delivery Models
Kindred at Home remained at the top of the home health care mountain in 2020, checking in as the largest provider in the country, according to the latest annual ranking from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Kindred specifically captured nearly 6% of the national market share last… Read More »The Top 10 Largest Home Health, Hospice Providers in 2020
Nursing home occupancy rates have plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with hospitals, families and others opting for in-home care over institutional care settings. And that trend may very well become permanent, recent data suggests. Since the start of last spring, nursing home operators have faced… Read More »Pandemic-Driven SNF-to-Home Diversions May Become New Norm
All eyes have been on Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) since the company first announced it would be “exploring strategic alternatives” for its home health and hospice segment in December. At the time, Encompass Health said it was exploring a number of options for its… Read More »Encompass Health Building MA Momentum, Still Exploring ‘Strategic Alternatives’ for Home Health Business
There may soon be a major shakeup of the home health and hospice markets. Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) announced Tuesday it is “exploring strategic alternatives” for its home health and hospice business, which brought in total segment revenue of $274.5 million in the third… Read More »Encompass Health Exploring ‘Strategic Alternatives’ for Home Health, Hospice Segment
Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of monthly personal protective equipment (PPE) costs. Nationwide lockdowns of assisted living communities. Continued restrictions on elective surgeries in most markets. These remain just a few of the major pain points that Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) and its… Read More »Encompass Health Gaining Ground with ACOs, But Still Facing Assisted Living ‘Lockdowns’
Hospital admissions across the U.S. fell dramatically in spring with the onset of the COVID-19 virus. That sudden drop, in turn, caused patient volumes to plummet for home health providers that work primarily with acute referral sources. While hospital admissions rebounded in summer, they remain… Read More »Hospital Admissions Remain Down, But That Isn’t Bad News for Home Health Providers
Across the U.S., ongoing protests against police violence toward Black Americans and other people of color have caused many companies to take a closer look at issues pertaining to workplace diversity and inclusion. For some companies, this time has been a call to action, with… Read More »Encompass Health CEO Mark Tarr: It’s in Every Company’s Best Interest to Make Diversity a Priority
Home health providers large and small have had to navigate workforce uncertainty, supply shortages, admissions declines and various other challenges over the past several months. All of those obstacles are tied to the coronavirus, which has turned the home health industry upside down in 2020.… Read More »Encompass Health Restructures Therapy Compensation Amid PDGM Rebalancing